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While the development of conservative words grows by doubling each century, those with an antichristian and anti-American agenda, such as liberals, homosexuals, atheists, evolutionists and leftists, have attempted to remove the Christian origins of our language by replacing common phrases with secularized versions. By appealing to tolerance and political correctness, they have succeeded in propagating these secularized versions, even among those who don't share their views. Such deceitful tactics are a prime example of Liberal redefinition and other Liberal tools.
Contents
Calendar Terms
Original expression | Secularized version |
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B.C./A.D. | B.C.E./C.E.1 |
Christmas | Xmas2 |
Christmas Holiday | Winter Break |
Easter Holiday | Spring Break |
Godspeed | Be good |
Gregorian calendar | Civil calendar |
All Hallow's Eve[1] | Halloween |
Holy Day | Holiday |
Independence Day | The Fourth of July |
Merry Christmas | Happy Holidays/Season's Greetings |
Resurrection Sunday | Easter3 |
Saint Patrick's Day | Paddy's Day |
Saint Valentine's Day | Valentine's Day |
Shrove Tuesday | Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Carnival |
Thanksgiving | Turkey Day |
The Reverend Martin Luther King Day | MLK Day |
Washington's Birthday4 | President's Day |
Expressions and Colloquialisms
Original expression | Secularized version |
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God be with you | Good luck |
God bless you, Bless you | Gesundheit |
God Willing | Hopefully |
Jesus! | Gee whiz! |
One nation under God | One nation5 |
Praise the Lord | Praise be |
Thank God! | Thank Goodness! |
Thank heavens | Thank goodness |
Thank the Lord | Give thanks |
General Examples
Original expression | Secularized version |
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Abomination | Mistake |
Abortion | Birth control6 |
Act of God | Natural disaster |
Adultery | Cheating |
Adultery | Fooling around |
Angelic | Pretty |
Anti-Christian bigotry | Separation of church and state |
Anti-life | Pro-choice |
Bible study | Fundamentalism |
Blasphemy | Secular opinion |
Blessed | Lucky |
Chosen lifestyle | Innate characteristic |
Contraception | Protection |
Covetousness | Inequality |
Creation | Abiogenesis |
Curse | Bad luck |
Diabolical | Dishonest/Underhanded |
Drunkard | Alcoholic |
Father | Old man |
Fertile | Breeder |
Founders | Dead White Men |
Glory | Praise |
God | A higher power |
God-fearing | Intolerant |
God-given | Natural |
Godless | Secular |
Golden Rule | Altruism |
Govern | Rule |
Harlot | Sex worker |
Heathen | Multicultural |
Hell (or Heaven) | Afterlife |
Heavenly | Beautiful |
Heresy | Scientific theory |
Heretic | Crackpot |
Holy matrimony | Civil union |
Homosexual | Gay |
Homosexuality | Lifestyle choice |
Husband or wife | Significant other/life partner |
Immoral | Personal choice |
Islamic Terrorism | Man-made disaster |
Lazy | Lacks motivation |
Living in sin | Shacking up/cohabitation/domestic partnership |
Mankind | Humankind |
Meek | Weak |
Miraculous | Amazing |
Mother | Parent |
Nature | Social construct |
Pagan | Secular |
Perversion | Diversity |
Possessed | Crazy |
Possessed | Influenced |
Pray | Plead |
Prayer/blessing | Moment of silence |
Pro-abortion | Pro-choice |
Providence | Lucky break |
Rebuke | Hate speech |
Reckoning | Accountability |
Religion | Spirituality |
Righteous | Law-abiding |
Sacred | Respected |
Sanctify | Set apart[2] |
Saintly | Well-behaved |
Sex before marriage | Liberated |
Sin | Crime |
Sin | Lifestyle Choice |
Sodomite (generally) | Gay; LGBT |
Sodomite (in antiquity) | Male shrine prostitute |
Sodomy | Relations |
Solemn | Dignified |
Son/Daughter | Offspring |
Soul | Spirit |
The State | The Government |
Terrorist | Freedom fighter |
Unborn baby | Fetus |
Virgin | Young woman |
Wicked | Antisocial |
Wicked | Naughty |
Witchcraft | Wicca, (Neo-)Pagan |
With child | Pregnant |
Names
Original expression | Secularized version |
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Augustine | August |
Notes
- 1 Sometimes C.E. is an abbreviation for "Christian era" instead of "common era", but this also conceals the historical basis due to Jesus Christ being Jewish. Christianity would not exist as a separate religion until much later.
- 2 The 'X' in "Xmas" was originally an abbreviation for the Greek letter "chi" translated as "Ch", though the abbreviation eventually became a means of "crossing out Christ".
- 3 Easter was originally a pagan festival, upon which Christianity would later apply the Resurrection of Christ and surrounding events (such as the Crucifixion on Good Friday). "Resurrection Sunday" is often used to emphasize the Resurrection of Christ rather than the pagan holiday.
- 4 Washington's Birthday was February 11th in the Julian calendar, while Lincoln's Birthday was February 12th in the Gregorian. Under the Gregorian calendar, Washington's Birthday would be February 22nd. Thus Washington's birthday would be more accurate. (source)
- 5 This was part of the original Pledge of Allegiance. "Under God" was added in the 1950s at the request of President Eisenhower. (source) However, atheists such as Michael Newdow have been trying to remove the phrase "under God" from the Pledge through the federal courts (source)
- 6 Pro-choice people often use the phrase "birth control" regardless of whether conception has occurred.
References
- ↑ All Hallow's Eve was originally the pre-Roman pagan Celtic holiday of Samhain's Day. In 835 Pope Gregory IV moved All Saint's Day, which celebrates the lives of Catholic martyrs and the communion of saints, to November 1. Thus, Halloween is not itself a Christian holiday, but the evening before the Catholic feast day. [1] [2]
- ↑ See Jeremiah 1:5 in the Feminist Bible.
See Also
- Politically correct
- Liberal creep
- Opposition to Christianity
- Contrast with Essay:Best New Conservative Words