Inclusive language is exclusive; exclusive language is inclusive. That’s the oxymoronic truth I will argue here. So as not to cause confusion, let me briefly explain. By claiming that inclusive language is exclusive, I mean that so-called gender-inclusive language (such as . . . . Continue Reading »
Hans Boersma joins the podcast to discuss the modern social engineering of language and the inherent exclusivity of “inclusive language.” Continue Reading »
Nominalism has won, and politics has thus become preoccupied with language. Continue Reading »
To speak well of God, we must not conform ourselves to the rapidly changing fashions of the woke world, nor should we project those fashions onto God lest we fall into idolatry. Continue Reading »
The battle over pronouns on social media and in public spaces, as trivial as it seems, is actually of great importance. Continue Reading »
In recent decades, one of the most popular terms of political abuse has been “fascist.” Continue Reading »
One of the disappointing features of our controversies about biblical translations, the readings in the lectionary, the composition of our hymnals, sacred art in our churches, and gestures and actions in our liturgies, is that people in charge of things seem to be poorly versed in the humanities. . . . . Continue Reading »
We have no “constitutional crisis.” We have no “normative crisis.” One could, however, make the case that we have a “credibility crisis.” Continue Reading »
Some people acquire foreign languages more easily than others. I, alas, am one of those others. I cannot truly say that I have possession of any foreign language. I have perhaps two hundred or so words of Yiddish—just enough to fool the Gentiles into thinking I know the language, but not . . . . Continue Reading »
Murray’s poems pack an impossible amount of meaning into short lines. Continue Reading »
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