It’s Getting Harder to Talk About God
The decline in our spiritual vocabulary has many real-world consequences.
By Jonathan Merritt
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Interesting report. There was a recent item in the Atlantic Monthly about a Christian who felt as this guy but he became so disallusioned about his faith he quit and then some lights went off. I just read a similar item in the latest Freedom From Religion Foundation newsletter and will try to remember to post it tomorrow.
JackPedigo
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Oct 15, 2018
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I'm not sure I see this as a problem. I don't talk about God so I have no use for the current lingo nor do I care that Christians aren't talking about it either. I do care, as the article points out, that those who are misusing the language to push non religious agendas are hogging the microphone but I don't need to use spiritual language in order to counter their arguments. I can use humanistic language that demonstrates empathy and compassion are enough of a motivation to do the right thing.
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