How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain meaning of words.
Sam Adams 1722-1803
When leaders change the meaning of words, we should ask, “Why? Words are how we think, reason, discern, and make decisions. Is the meaning of a word being changed to change the way we think about a subject? If so, for what reason? Throughout history, men have often changed words to change minds to their advantage. This is tyranny of the mind, or in past centuries, “brainwashing.”
Think of words used today in politics and media like social justice, education, gender, and choice. These words carry meanings that pervert their original uses and therefore “brainwash” minds into assuming untruth as equivalent to truth. Perverting meanings, like “choice,” to mean killing the unborn, has legalized action forbidden by natural and moral law from the beginning of time. Suddenly, our Constitutional law is circumvented, new laws are enacted, policy issues are revised, and budgets are created. We have witnessed the effects in every aspect of our culture and lifestyle.
Do words have power? We must speak truth to power by holding to the true meaning of words.
Teach the Children
- Think carefully about the words you hear from media and others.
- Review source definitions from the Bible, founding documents, and the Ten Commandments to do your thinking about the words you hear.
- Use the Noah Webster 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language to ensure that your words are Biblically and etymologically true to what you believe.
Let no one deceive you with empty words..
Ephesians 5:6 ESV