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User talk:JRFinn

2009-05-06T01:47:35Z

JRFinn:

{{Welcome|sig=--[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 20:15, 17 February 2009 (EST)}}

Nudity

2009-05-06T01:45:17Z

JRFinn:

'''Nudity''' is the [[sin]]ful [[state]] of nakedness, of being unclothed.
[[Category:Dictionary]]

Jack Chick

2009-03-16T00:20:09Z

JRFinn:

'''Jack Thomas Chick''' (b. 1924) is a controversial [[American]] [[Evangelical]] [[Christian]] cartoonist who produces religious tracts. According to the Jack Chick publications website, hundreds of millions of copies of Chick tracts have been read worldwide.<ref>http://www.chick.com/information/authors/chick.asp</ref>

==Chick Tracts==
His works are featured in "Chick Tracts," inexpensive [[comic book]]s designed to be left in public places and to reach out to people who might be passing by. A major theme in his tracts are emotionally wrought portrayals of [[God| God's]] perfect love for his children alongside somewhat more violent images, like [[homosexuality| homosexuals]] writhing in agony while being burned alive in the streets of [[Sodom]] and [[Gomorrah]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1052/1052_01.asp</ref>. Chick tracts take a Fundamentalist approach to the Bible, with an emphasis on the act of becoming [[salvation|saved]]. Also, Chick tracts emphasize that becoming saved is something that can be done at any time during one's life, whether that person is a small child or a death row inmate minutes from execution. He is also a member of the King James Only movement. This movement rejects all other versions of the Bible.

Some recurring themes include non-Christian characters being converted at the end of the tract, Chick's belief that the Roman Catholic Church is a tool of Satan, battles over human salvation between [[angel]]s and [[demon]]s, arguments for evolution being presented by old, aggressive and quick to anger teachers, the use of an 'accept Christ' form at the end of tracts and suggestions of demonic influence in even comparatively minor events such as the creation of TV series [[Bewitched (TV Show)|Bewitched]].

[[Jews]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0014/0014_01.asp</ref>, [[Islam| Muslims]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0042/0042_01.asp</ref>, Roman [[Catholic| Catholics]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0071/0071_01.asp</ref>, [[Freemasons]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0093/0093_01.asp</ref>, [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0026/0026_01.asp</ref>, [[Mormonism| Mormons]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0061/0061_01.asp</ref>, [[Buddhism| Buddhists]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0016/0016_01.asp</ref>, [[Hinduism| Hindus]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0070/0070_01.asp</ref>, people that practice witchcraft <ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5012/5012_01.asp</ref>, [[homosexual]]s<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0084/0084_01.asp</ref>, [[evolution]]ists<ref>http://www.chick.com/catalog/comics/0106.asp</ref>, [[Dungeons and Dragons]] players<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0046/0046_01.asp</ref>, and Rock n' Roll fans<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0034/0034_01.asp</ref> have all been negatively portrayed in Chick's tracts, often being presented as subjects or tools of Satan. Chick has responded that he does not hate these individuals, but hates the system they belong to that is feverishly working to win millions of [[soul|souls]] for [[Satan]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/bc/1999/hate.asp</ref>.

==Criticism==
Critics have argued that Chick's tracts rely on stereotypes, faulty logic, exaggeration, and conspiracy theories,<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0007/0007_01.asp</ref> including suggesting that the [[Pope]] is the [[Antichrist]].

Many of his tracts have alternate versions designed for black audiences, which depict the characters within as black, including Jesus. Many believe this to be inherently racist and/or condescending.

Many Chick tracts depict unrealistic plots to help make their points. Often, Chick tracts depict children in elementary school who have never heard of Jesus, or purport that it is illegal to even discuss religion at all in school.

==External Links==
*[http://www.chick.com Chick Publications]

==References==

<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chick, Jack}}

[[Category:Religious People]]
[[Category:Cartoonists]]
[[Category:Fundamentalism]]

Talk:Lust

2009-02-25T18:51:40Z

JRFinn:

Wow! Feature this right now! I never saw a more subtlely biased article in my life. --[[User:MrMetalFLower|MrMetalFLower]] 14:42, 7 March 2008 (EST)
:The article will remain as it is, thank you very much. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 14:47, 7 March 2008 (EST)
::I'm not saying change it. --[[User:MrMetalFLower|MrMetalFLower]] 14:49, 7 March 2008 (EST)
:::What is your problem, then? The very term 'lust' doesn't exactly express approval of the act. [[User:Koba|Koba]] 14:56, 7 March 2008 (EST)
::::It was a joke. I was just saying the article goes right out and says "This is bad" :P --[[User:MrMetalFLower|MrMetalFLower]] 14:57, 7 March 2008 (EST)
In defining a negative term such as lust I would naturally express it in 'negative' terms. Had I been defining 'desire' I might have expressed it differently. But this was a wanted term. If you would like to help here, have a look at the wanted terms list and have a crack at a few. [[User:Koba|Koba]] 14:59, 7 March 2008 (EST)
:I said it was a joke, QED, it was a joke. --[[User:MrMetalFLower|MrMetalFLower]] 15:01, 7 March 2008 (EST)

#intense sexual desire or appetite.
#uncontrolled or illicit sexual desire or appetite; lecherousness.
#a passionate or overmastering desire or craving (usually fol. by for): a lust for power.

that's a dictionary definition, in case anyone feels like increasing the length and depth of the article. --[[User:MrMetalFLower|MrMetalFLower]] 15:01, 7 March 2008 (EST)

This article has a picture of a nearly naked woman. You can see her NIPPLE!!!! That is not family-friendly in the slightest, and is an abomination unto God, and I am ashamed and horrified that Conservapedia would use such a thing. I demand it be removed, and whoever placed it in the article to be reported to the proper authorities. --[[User:JRFinn|JRFinn]] 13:51, 25 February 2009 (EST)

Talk:Mystery:What Causes Aging?

2009-02-25T00:14:41Z

JRFinn:

Is this what Wilde was getting at in 'The portrait of Dorian Gray'? {{unsigned|PhillipM}}

then why don't people accumulate aging at a rate proportional to the their total lifespan? If sin builds up more the closer they get to death, then children fated to die early would have progeria. Original, but unsound. --[[User:JRFinn|JRFinn]] 19:14, 24 February 2009 (EST)

Talk:George H. W. Bush

2009-02-23T01:17:33Z

JRFinn:

== He is considered by many to be one of the greatest presidents ==
I'll freely admit that Bush Senior looks a LOT better now that we've seen Junior at work, but, seriously. You can say that about EVERY president except Millard Fillmore and it'd be true. Are there any non-Democrat presidents Conservapedia DOESN'T like? --[[User:Scrap|Scrap]] 01:40, 17 March 2007 (EDT)

I agree with you on most of your statement (except for the part about Junior at work.) We should avoid that kind of talk about Presidents. --[[User:Additioner]] 15:05, 25 April 2007

George, Sr. was a one term president, George, Jr, is polling equal to Jimmy Carter. I would not consider that one of the great political families. [[User:crshedd|crshedd]] May 6, 2007

*Well thank goodness they didn't do polling back in the days of the Adams men, eh? --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 08:31, 7 May 2007 (EDT)

== Voodoo Economics... ==

Please read the articles. It is mentioned in the campaign section. Please refrain from repeating slogans. --~ [[User:TK|TK]] [[User_talk:TK|MyTalk]] 15:47, 16 April 2007 (EDT)

:No need to be snippy, TK, I didn't mean to hit a nerve. I don't see any mention of "voodoo economics" in the campaign section. I respectfully request that you restore the reference to the GHWB article.

:*Done. Sorry if you thought directness was snippy. I will try to watch that. --~ [[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 01:31, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

If by "directness" you are referring to your snide suggestion that I read the article, you are misusing the word. Unless you have evidence to the contrary, I would suggest you assume the contributor has read the article. Your comment was evidence that you had not read the article. I thought I was being rather charitable in referring to your comment as "snippy". And what exactly did you mean by "repeating slogans." Rather snide, wouldn't you say? Or condescending? Patronizing? --[[User:NItramNos|NitramNos]] 13:08, 27 April 2007 (EDT)

==Locked?==
Is this article locked? --[[User:Will N.|Will N.]] 08:41, 7 May 2007 (EDT)

*Yes, Will. That is why I added the template saying so is pasted right above. --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 08:43, 7 May 2007 (EDT)

== Link ==

The North American Free Trade Agreement link doesn't work, as the article is titled [[NAFTA]] on conservapedia. The next time edits are allowed, it would be good to change this. ;-) [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 13:26, 21 May 2007 (EDT)

== Term of Office ==

I'd like to add a citation to George Herbert Walker Bush's term of office section. Is this possible? [[User:Malveramenso|Mal]] 16:57, 21 June 2008 (EDT)

== Skull and Bones ==

I notice we have no article about the Skull and Bones fraternal organization, and the only coverage it gets in this article is that it held HW "build friendships and political support". No mention of its occult practices, connections with drug trade and third-world dictators, nightmarish initiation rituals, funding of the Third Reich (before and after the US's involvement in WWII), assassinations (both bodily and political)... but that might just be crazy talk. Except funding the Third Reich. That's a matter of public record. --[[User:JRFinn|JRFinn]] 19:48, 17 February 2009 (EST)

:And the same charges have been made against Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. And I was on that grassy knoll, don't you know? --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 20:14, 17 February 2009 (EST)
::Well no, Skill and Bones has been investigated many times and these outrageous legends are liberal falsehoods. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 20:16, 17 February 2009 (EST) (YALE '65, but not a member of S&B)
:::liberal falsehoods? it seems there's no other kind, at least to Conservapedia editors. Anyways, at least one of those "falsehoods" is true. see [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar this] and [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,100474,00.html# this]. --[[User:JRFinn|JRFinn]] 20:15, 22 February 2009 (EST)

:::Doctor!! I swear I was on that knoll! Really I was! :p --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 20:23, 17 February 2009 (EST)

Talk:George H. W. Bush

2009-02-23T01:16:41Z

JRFinn: oops, messed up your post

== He is considered by many to be one of the greatest presidents ==
I'll freely admit that Bush Senior looks a LOT better now that we've seen Junior at work, but, seriously. You can say that about EVERY president except Millard Fillmore and it'd be true. Are there any non-Democrat presidents Conservapedia DOESN'T like? --[[User:Scrap|Scrap]] 01:40, 17 March 2007 (EDT)

I agree with you on most of your statement (except for the part about Junior at work.) We should avoid that kind of talk about Presidents. --[[User:Additioner]] 15:05, 25 April 2007

George, Sr. was a one term president, George, Jr, is polling equal to Jimmy Carter. I would not consider that one of the great political families. [[User:crshedd|crshedd]] May 6, 2007

*Well thank goodness they didn't do polling back in the days of the Adams men, eh? --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 08:31, 7 May 2007 (EDT)

== Voodoo Economics... ==

Please read the articles. It is mentioned in the campaign section. Please refrain from repeating slogans. --~ [[User:TK|TK]] [[User_talk:TK|MyTalk]] 15:47, 16 April 2007 (EDT)

:No need to be snippy, TK, I didn't mean to hit a nerve. I don't see any mention of "voodoo economics" in the campaign section. I respectfully request that you restore the reference to the GHWB article.

:*Done. Sorry if you thought directness was snippy. I will try to watch that. --~ [[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 01:31, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

If by "directness" you are referring to your snide suggestion that I read the article, you are misusing the word. Unless you have evidence to the contrary, I would suggest you assume the contributor has read the article. Your comment was evidence that you had not read the article. I thought I was being rather charitable in referring to your comment as "snippy". And what exactly did you mean by "repeating slogans." Rather snide, wouldn't you say? Or condescending? Patronizing? --[[User:NItramNos|NitramNos]] 13:08, 27 April 2007 (EDT)

==Locked?==
Is this article locked? --[[User:Will N.|Will N.]] 08:41, 7 May 2007 (EDT)

*Yes, Will. That is why I added the template saying so is pasted right above. --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 08:43, 7 May 2007 (EDT)

== Link ==

The North American Free Trade Agreement link doesn't work, as the article is titled [[NAFTA]] on conservapedia. The next time edits are allowed, it would be good to change this. ;-) [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 13:26, 21 May 2007 (EDT)

== Term of Office ==

I'd like to add a citation to George Herbert Walker Bush's term of office section. Is this possible? [[User:Malveramenso|Mal]] 16:57, 21 June 2008 (EDT)

== Skull and Bones ==

I notice we have no article about the Skull and Bones fraternal organization, and the only coverage it gets in this article is that it held HW "build friendships and political support". No mention of its occult practices, connections with drug trade and third-world dictators, nightmarish initiation rituals, funding of the Third Reich (before and after the US's involvement in WWII), assassinations (both bodily and political)... but that might just be crazy talk. Except funding the Third Reich. That's a matter of public record. --[[User:JRFinn|JRFinn]] 19:48, 17 February 2009 (EST)

:And the same charges have been made against Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. And I was on that grassy knoll, don't you know? --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 20:14, 17 February 2009 (EST)
::Well no, Skill and Bones has been investigated many times and these outrageous legends are liberal falsehoods. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 20:16, 17 February 2009 (EST) (YALE '65, but not a member of S&B)
:::liberal falsehoods? it seems there's no other kind, at least to Conservapedia editors. Anyways, at least one of those "lies" is true. see [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar this] and [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,100474,00.html# this]. --[[User:JRFinn|JRFinn]] 20:15, 22 February 2009 (EST)

:::Doctor!! I swear I was on that knoll! Really I was! :p --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 20:23, 17 February 2009 (EST)

Talk:George H. W. Bush

2009-02-23T01:15:57Z

JRFinn: /* Skull and Bones */

== He is considered by many to be one of the greatest presidents ==
I'll freely admit that Bush Senior looks a LOT better now that we've seen Junior at work, but, seriously. You can say that about EVERY president except Millard Fillmore and it'd be true. Are there any non-Democrat presidents Conservapedia DOESN'T like? --[[User:Scrap|Scrap]] 01:40, 17 March 2007 (EDT)

I agree with you on most of your statement (except for the part about Junior at work.) We should avoid that kind of talk about Presidents. --[[User:Additioner]] 15:05, 25 April 2007

George, Sr. was a one term president, George, Jr, is polling equal to Jimmy Carter. I would not consider that one of the great political families. [[User:crshedd|crshedd]] May 6, 2007

*Well thank goodness they didn't do polling back in the days of the Adams men, eh? --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 08:31, 7 May 2007 (EDT)

== Voodoo Economics... ==

Please read the articles. It is mentioned in the campaign section. Please refrain from repeating slogans. --~ [[User:TK|TK]] [[User_talk:TK|MyTalk]] 15:47, 16 April 2007 (EDT)

:No need to be snippy, TK, I didn't mean to hit a nerve. I don't see any mention of "voodoo economics" in the campaign section. I respectfully request that you restore the reference to the GHWB article.

:*Done. Sorry if you thought directness was snippy. I will try to watch that. --~ [[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 01:31, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

If by "directness" you are referring to your snide suggestion that I read the article, you are misusing the word. Unless you have evidence to the contrary, I would suggest you assume the contributor has read the article. Your comment was evidence that you had not read the article. I thought I was being rather charitable in referring to your comment as "snippy". And what exactly did you mean by "repeating slogans." Rather snide, wouldn't you say? Or condescending? Patronizing? --[[User:NItramNos|NitramNos]] 13:08, 27 April 2007 (EDT)

==Locked?==
Is this article locked? --[[User:Will N.|Will N.]] 08:41, 7 May 2007 (EDT)

*Yes, Will. That is why I added the template saying so is pasted right above. --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 08:43, 7 May 2007 (EDT)

== Link ==

The North American Free Trade Agreement link doesn't work, as the article is titled [[NAFTA]] on conservapedia. The next time edits are allowed, it would be good to change this. ;-) [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 13:26, 21 May 2007 (EDT)

== Term of Office ==

I'd like to add a citation to George Herbert Walker Bush's term of office section. Is this possible? [[User:Malveramenso|Mal]] 16:57, 21 June 2008 (EDT)

== Skull and Bones ==

I notice we have no article about the Skull and Bones fraternal organization, and the only coverage it gets in this article is that it held HW "build friendships and political support". No mention of its occult practices, connections with drug trade and third-world dictators, nightmarish initiation rituals, funding of the Third Reich (before and after the US's involvement in WWII), assassinations (both bodily and political)... but that might just be crazy talk. Except funding the Third Reich. That's a matter of public record. --[[User:JRFinn|JRFinn]] 19:48, 17 February 2009 (EST)

:And the same charges have been made against Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. And I was on that grassy knoll, don't you know? --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 20:14, 17 February 2009 (EST)
::Well no, Skill and Bones has been investigated many times and these outrageous legends are liberal falsehoods. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]]
20:16, 17 February 2009 (EST) (YALE '65, but not a member of S&B)
:::liberal falsehoods? it seems there's no other kind, at least to Conservapedia editors. Anyways, at least one of those "lies" is true. see [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar this] and [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,100474,00.html# this]. --[[User:JRFinn|JRFinn]] 20:15, 22 February 2009 (EST)

:::Doctor!! I swear I was on that knoll! Really I was! :p --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 20:23, 17 February 2009 (EST)

Essay:Best New Conservative Words

2009-02-18T03:12:04Z

JRFinn:

Each year the English language develops about a thousand new words. Over the course of a century, that amounts to 100,000 new words. Since the [[King James Version]] of the [[Bible]] was published in 1611, perhaps a half a million new English words have been developed.

A small percentage of those new words are tremendously powerful. Here are some examples developed since the King James Version was published:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!New Term
!Origin date
!Comments
|-
|[[accountability]]
|1794
|
|-
|[[Affirmative Action|affirmative action]]
|1965
|
|-
|American dream
|1911 (OED)<ref>OED refers to the Oxford English Dictionary. The Merriam-Webster dictionary gives a date of 1931.</ref>
|
|-
|bailout
|1951
|The verbal form ''to bail out'' (in a figurative sense, which is meant here) dates from the 1580s. The literal sense is somewhat earlier. <ref>OED, ''bail, v1''</ref>
|-
|[[bureaucracy]]
|1818
|
|-
|competitive
|1829
|
|-
|[[conservative]]
|1831
|
|-
|[[culture war]]
|1991
|widespread use after the book ''Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America'' by James Davison Hunter
|-
|[[Democide]]
|
|Not in dictionary. Describes [[kill]]ing of people by a [[government]].
|-
|[[deregulation]]
|1963
|Reagan won in 1980 by campaigning on this.
|-
|design by committee
|before 1958
|Pejorative directed against collective production by a group
|-
|[[deterrence]]
|1861
|
|-
|dumb down
|1933
|
|-
|[[efficiency]]
|1633
|Ultimately from the Latin ''efficientem'', meaning ''"working out, or accomplishing"''<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=efficient Online Etymological Dictionary]</ref>
|-
|[[elitism]]
|1950
|
|-
|[[entitlement]]
|1944
|
|-
|[[family values]]
|1916
|widespread use after a speech by Vice President [[Dan Quayle]], 1992
|-
|[[Fellow traveller]]
|1925
|May have existed earlier, but popularized in 1924 by Trotsky. Describes a sympathizer of a cause but who does not formally belong to the cause, such as a [[communist]] sympathizer who is not part of the communist [[party]].
|-
|[[free enterprise]]
|1820
|
|-
|go-getter
|1921
|
|-
|Good Samaritan
|1640
|how genuine [[charity]] is the best approach;
|-
|[[grade inflation]]
|1975
|the tendency by Liberal educationalists and public schools to increase marks, irrespective of merit or actual achievement.
|-
|[[grassroots]]
|1901
|
|-
|[[homeschool]]
|1980<ref>The OED assigns a date of origin of 1850 to "homeschool".</ref>
|
|-
|interventionalism
|1923
|"governmental interference in economic affairs at home or in poloitical affairs of another country"<ref>Merriam-Webster (1994).</ref>
|-
|[[Essay:Liberal hysteria|hysteria]]
|1801
|From the Latin ''hystericus'', from Greek ''hystera '' meaning ''"womb"''<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hysteria Meriam Webster Dictionary]</ref> (an old notion that hysteria was caused by the [[womb]]).
|-
|[[meritocracy]]
|1958
|
|-
|me-too
|1881
|
|-
|[[opportunity cost]]
|1911
|
|-
|[[personhood]] <ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/personhood Personhood] Dictionary.com</ref>
|1955
|Inherent rights guaranteed to all human beings from the beginning of their biological development, including the pre-born, partially born. Also, the state or fact of being a person.
|-
|[[phonics]]
|1684
|
|-
|[[politically correct]]
|1983
|This term originated at the [[liberal]] [[University of Madison-Wisconsin]] to enforce liberal orthodoxy, but immediately flipped in usage to become a term of mockery of liberals.<ref>But see 1793 J. WILSON in U.S. Rep. (U.S. Supreme Court) 2 (1798) 462 Sentiments and expressions of this inaccurate kind prevail in our..language... ‘The United States’, instead of the ‘People of the United States’, is the toast given. This is not *politically correct</ref>
|-
|potential
|1817<ref>Usage here refers to "promise", not "possibility".</ref>
|
|-
|privatize
|1940
|to return a business or enterprise from state to private control; to de-nationalize.
|-
|productive
|1612
|
|-
|[[pro-life]]
|1960
|
|-
|property right
|1853
|
|-
|[[responsibility]]
|1737
|1787 HAMILTON Federalist No. 63 II. 193 Responsibility in order to be reasonable must be limited to objects within the power of the responsible party.
|-
|[[self-defense]]
|1651
|
|-
|[[Discipline|self-discipline]]
|1838
|
|-
|self-indulgence
|1753
|
|-
|self-reliant
|1848
|
|-
|victimization
|1840
|
|-
|wannabee
|1981
|the third most recent entry; a word that criticizes liberal [[status worship]]
|-
|War on Terror
|2001
|no listing at Merriam-Webster, Encyclopedia.com has an anti-American version <ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-waronterrorism.html war on terrorism] Encyclopedia.com</ref> February 2, 2009 Obama ends use of the conservative lexicon. <ref>[http://pewforum.org/news/display.php?NewsID=17455 Obama administration drops 'war on terror' phrase] Pew Forum, February 2, 2009</ref>
|-
|}

== Rate of Generation of Conservative Terms ==

The rate of generation of conservative terms is increasing:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Century
!# New Conservative Terms
|-
|1600s
|5
|-
|1700s
|3
|-
|1800s
|12
|-
|1900s
|17
|-
|}

== Conservative Words Not Yet Recognized by the Dictionary ==

A thousand new words are developed in English each year. Here is a growing list of conservative concepts, each of which is not yet defined by a single word or two.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Not Yet Recognized Terms
!Suggestions
!Comments
|-
|Unaffected by, or impervious to, the media
|mediaproof
|cf. bulletproof. ''Once John became aware of the extent of [[liberal deceit]], he set about mediaproofing his mind''.
|-
|easily amused by [[deceit]]
|dolophile
|from Greek/Latin root ''dolo-'' meaning guile, deceit, deception [http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/664]
|-
|the opposite of [[materialism]]
|spiritualism and idealism have been its philosophical opposites, historically
|[[dualism]] has been suggested, but it is not the ''opposite'' of [[materialism]]; "spiritualism" is not a common term and is the "opposite" of materialism
|-
|runaway jury
|
|The term has existed for decades, but Merriam-Webster has not recognized it yet.
|-
|[[Second generation atheist|second-generation atheist]]
|cradle atheist
|
|-
|denial that [[Hell]] exists
|Hell-denier? Antinfernal?
|
|-
|[[deliberate ignorance]]
|
|the term exists; the dictionary does not yet include it
|-
|proven wrong, a refusal to admit it
|mulism; heel-digger?
|cf. mulish. This refusal is what promoted the [[Parable of the Good Samaritan]].
|-
|[[term limits]]
|
|can you believe this is not in the dictionary yet? Merriam-Webster omits it, but dictionary.com includes it with an origin date of 1861[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/term+limit]
|-
|[[Illegal Alien|illegal alien]]
|
|widely used in court decisions and political discourse for years, Merriam-Webster still does not recognize it is as a term.
|-
|strict constructionism
|
|an important term for over 200 years to describe adherence to the text of the Constitution, Merriam-Webster still does not recognize it.
|-
|[[abstinence denial|denier of the effectiveness of abstinence]]
|abstinence-denier?
|-
|anti-family
|tradition opposer, familiopathic
|
|-
|[[militant gays]]
|intimidating homosexual
|
|-
|causing harm by spreading falsehoods
|
|e.g., denying or concealing disease and infertility caused by promiscuity
|-
|[[peer pressure]]
|
|can you believe that isn't recognized by Merriam-Webster?
|-
|modern idolatry
|"media idolatry"; "money idolatry"; "celebrity idolatry"
|idolatry conjures images of golden calves, and a modern version is needed
|}

== New Liberal Terms ==

New liberal words often have deceptive, or nonsensical, meanings. Here are some new words created by liberals to combat [[conservatism]]:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!New Term
!Origin date
!Comments
|-
|[[Atheism|atheist]]
|1571
|
|-
|"[[Big Bang theory|Big Bang]]"
|1948
|term invented by the leading [[British]] physicist Sir [[Fred Hoyle]] to ''mock'' this suggestion of how the universe was formed
|-
|bilingual education
|1972
|a euphemism describing a costly and hurtful program that hinders the learning of English by foreign-born children in American [[public school]]s, which hurts their future opportunities
|-
|[[carbon footprint]]
|1999<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/carbon%20footprint</ref>
|term indicates an individual human's effect on the environment by production of carbon dioxide
|-
|[[class warfare]]
|
|first entered the political lexicon primarily as an attack by liberals against conservatives. <ref>[http://www.spinsanity.org/columns/20030115.html The art of "class warfare"], Ben Fritz, Spinsanity.org, January 15, 2003</ref>
|-
|[[communism]]
|1840
|
|-
|compassion fatigue
|1968
|Liberals, driven by materialistic self-interest, are likely to suffer from this.
|-
|[[condescension]]
|1647
|
|-
|[[Dark Ages]]
|1730
|A term coined in the so-called [[enlightenment]] to disparage the period between the fall of the [[Roman Empire]] and c.1000, when the Christian faith, and its learning and culture, spread across Europe.
|-
|[[Dead white males|dead white males]]
|
|a disparaging term used of significant figures from previous generations by those who wish to undermine [[Cultural Literacy|cultural literacy]]
|-
|[[Détente|detente]]
|1970s
|A euphemism referring to pacifist policy re. the Soviet Union
|-
|distributive justice
|
|A term used to redefine socialist abridgment of rights as "just"
|-
|[[enlightenment]]
|1669
|
|-
|[[Environmentalist|environmentalism]]
|1922
|a mixture of [[pseudoscience]] and neo-[[paganism]] used to justify the imposition of [[socialist]]ic controls.
|-
|[[fundamentalism]]
|1922
|"a movement in 20th century Protestantism emphasizing the literally interpreted Bible as fundamental to Christian life and teaching"<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fundamentalism</ref> From a series of pamphlets called "The Fundamentals" which outlined the movement. Perjorative usage started when the liberal [[Harry Emerson Fosdick]] began using the term in a straw man attack against [[Conservative Christianity]].
|-
|[[feminism]]
|1895
|notionally, "the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes"; in reality, the attempt to destroy traditional family, societal and religious values by erasing or undermining natural gender differences.
|-
|[[gay rights]]
|1969
|The movement for civil rights for homosexuals
|-
|glass ceiling
|1984
|the notion that an invisible barrier prevents women and ethnic minorities from reaching high office; an excuse for [[feminist]]s and others to demand [[affirmative action]]
|-
|[[global warming]]
|1969
|The baseless [[environmentalist]] mantra that the earth's temperature is rising, and that human intervention is the cause.
|-
|[[homophobia]]
|1969
|used by Liberals to describe a failure to subscribe 100% to the [[homosexual agenda]].
|-
|[[humanism]]
|1832
|
|-
|[[imperialism]]
|1851
|a clever term later used by liberals to interfere with Christian missionaries and stopping anti-Christian tyranny
|-
|[[isolationism]]
|1922
|a pejorative term that is critical of American politicians putting America first in priorities
|-
|Keynesianism
|1946
|advocacy of 'tax and spend' policies as elaborated by the economist [[John Maynard Keynes]]; a [[euphemism]] for back-door [[Socialism]].
|-
|[[Living Constitution]]
|2000
|a continually evolving Constitution (first used by presidential candidate Al Gore, title of a 1936 book by Howard McBain)
|-
|[[People are animals|people are animals]]
|
|-
|[[politically correct]]
|1936
|According to some sources, the term originally comes from Chairman Mao
|-
|[[population control]]
|1968
|the issue of population dates back to Confucius. Liberals promoted the term after the book The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich
|-
|[[pro-choice]]
|1975
|a euphemism for insisting on taxpayer-funded [[abortion]]; people who claim to be pro-choice typically oppose ''informed'' choice, which makes the "choice" meaningless
|-
|[[progressivism]]
|1892
|the progressive movement was not entirely liberal; it was started by a Republican and shared some goals with conservatives, and still does
|-
|[[quote mining]]
|non-existent
|a term used by [[evolutionists]] without logical meaning
|-
|[[racism]]
|
|That which is practiced by those who discriminate based on one's racial ancestry.
|-
|[[Sexual Discrimination|sexism]]
|1968
|That which is practiced by those who oppose equality of the sexes.
|-
|strict liability
|1869
|court-imposed liability even when there is no evidence of any fault by the defendant
|-
|Swift-Boating
|2004
|Allegations of unfair campaign tactics when the truth is exposed about a liberal candidate.
|-
|undocumented immigrant
|2000
|a [[politically correct]] replacement for illegal alien.
|-
|unfair
|1700
|
|-
|union shop
|1904
|
|-
|[[unitarian]]
|1687
|
|-
|}

== New Terms Difficult to Classify ==

These conservative terms are less significant:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[twilight zone]]
|1949
|the realm of imagination that seems impossible but is difficult to disprove, and which challenges ordinary views of reality
|-
|}

== Downgraded Conservative Terms ==

These conservative terms are less significant:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|byzantine
|1794<ref>The usage here -- in sense of complex governmental rules -- probably developed later.</ref>
|
|-
|[[entropy]]
|1868
|
|-
|[[filibuster]]
|1851
|
|-
|media
|1923
|
|-
|[[milquetoast]]
|1933
|
|-
|normalcy
|1920
|related to the election of [[Warren G. Harding]] by the largest margin yet in history
|-
|[[RADAR|radar]]
|1940
|Acronym of "Radio Detection and Ranging"; inclusion here being challenged on talk page
|-
|}

== Sources ==

*[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ Merriam-Webster dictionary]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Essays]]

Talk:George H. W. Bush

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Demon

2009-02-18T00:33:38Z

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A '''demon''' is a supernatural immortal creature which is an enemy of [[God]]. Demons may also be referred to as 'devils,' with a lowercase initial letter to differentiate them from The Devil, a title for [[Satan]].
A [[succubus]] is an example of one kind of demon.

==Demons in the bible==
In the [[Old Testament]], God uses 'evil spirits' to serve His purposes. The precise nature of these spirits is unclear, but they may be classed as demons.
*Judges 9:23, ''God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem''

*1 Kings 22:23, ''...behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets...''

*1 Samuel 16:14, ''But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.''

In the [[New Testament]], Jesus cures the illnesses of various people by casting possessing demons from them.

*Matthew 4:24: ''...they brought unto him'' [Jesus] ''all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy...''

*Matthew 8:16: ''When the even was come, they brought unto him'' [Jesus] ''many that were possessed with devils...''

*Matthew 8:28-34: ''And when he'' [Jesus] ''was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce...''

Demons, and 'evil' or 'unclean' spirits are mentioned at least fifty times in the new testament.

==Modern views of demons==

More liberal-leaning protestants tend to either ignore or explicitly reject the existence of demons, or view scriptural passages about them as metaphorical for sin or illness. The [[Catholic Church]] still claims demons exist and actively try to corrupt humans into sinful behavior, but has reduced the significance of this element of doctrine.

More conservative protestants, especially those from evangelical denominations, see demons as engaging in a constant struggle for the soul of each person. Fallen angels who followed satan in his rebellion, demons are believed to operate in secret in order to corrupt and influence individual humans in order to ensure they turn away from Christ. For some examples of this, see the works of [[Jack Chick]].

==Demons in fiction==

Demons are, by definition, evil. This moral unambiguity makes them useful antagonists in TV series such as [[Charmed]], as the 'good guys' can kill demons without either moral dilemma or proof of guilt for any specific crime. They also play important parts in [[Frank E. Peretti]]'s novels, such as ''[[This Present Darkness]]'' and ''[[The Visitation]]''. Other works of fiction, including [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], [[Angel]], and many comic series, depict demons who, possessing free will, can choose to do good.

[[category:Abrahamic Religions]]

Demon

2009-02-18T00:31:12Z

JRFinn:

A '''demon''' is a supernatural immortal creature which is an enemy of [[God]]. Demons may also be referred to as 'devils,' with a lowercase initial letter to differentiate them from The Devil, a title for [[Satan]].
A [[succubus]] is an example of one kind of demon.

==Demons in the bible==
In the [[Old Testament]], God uses 'evil spirits' to serve His purposes. The precise nature of these spirits is unclear, but they may be classed as demons.
*Judges 9:23, ''God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem''

*1 Kings 22:23, ''...behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets...''

*1 Samuel 16:14, ''But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.''

In the [[New Testament]], Jesus cures the illnesses of various people by casting possessing demons from them.

*Matthew 4:24: ''...they brought unto him'' [Jesus] ''all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy...''

*Matthew 8:16: ''When the even was come, they brought unto him'' [Jesus] ''many that were possessed with devils...''

*Matthew 8:28-34: ''And when he'' [Jesus] ''was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce...''

Demons, and 'evil' or 'unclean' spirits are mentioned at least fifty times in the new testament.

==Modern views of demons==

More liberal-leaning protestants tend to either ignore or explicitly reject the existence of demons. The [[Catholic Church]] still claims demons exist and actively try to corrupt humans into sinful behavior, but has reduced the significance of this element of doctrine.

More conservative protestants, especially those from evangelical denominations, see demons as engaging in a constant struggle for the soul of each person. Fallen angels who followed satan in his rebellion, demons are believed to operate in secret in order to corrupt and influence individual humans in order to ensure they turn away from Christ. For some examples of this, see the works of [[Jack Chick]].

==Demons in fiction==

Demons are, by definition, evil. This moral unambiguity makes them useful antagonists in TV series such as [[Charmed]], as the 'good guys' can kill demons without either moral dilemma or proof of guilt for any specific crime. They also play important parts in [[Frank E. Peretti]]'s novels, such as ''[[This Present Darkness]]'' and ''[[The Visitation]]''. Other works of fiction, including [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], [[Angel]], and many comic series, depict demons who, possessing free will, can choose to do good.

[[category:Abrahamic Religions]]

Jack Chick

2009-02-18T00:26:49Z

JRFinn:

'''Jack Thomas Chick''' (b. 1924) is a controversial [[American]] [[Evangelical]] [[Christian]] cartoonist who produces religious tracts. According to the Jack Chick publications website, hundreds of millions of copies of Chick tracts have been read worldwide.<ref>http://www.chick.com/information/authors/chick.asp</ref>

==Chick Tracts==
His works are featured in "Chick Tracts," inexpensive [[comic book]]s designed to be left in public places and to reach out to people who might be passing by. A major theme in his tracts are emotionally wrought portrayals of [[God| God's]] perfect love for his children alongside somewhat more violent images, like [[homosexuality| homosexuals]] writhing in agony while being burned alive in the streets of [[Sodom]] and [[Gomorrah]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1052/1052_01.asp</ref>. Chick tracts take a Fundamentalist approach to the Bible, with an emphasis on the act of becoming [[salvation|saved]]. Also, Chick tracts emphasize that becoming saved is something that can be done at any time during one's life, whether that person is a small child or a death row inmate minutes from execution. He is also a member of the King James Only movement. This movement rejects all other versions of the Bible.

Some recurring themes include non-Christian characters being converted at the end of the tract, Chick's belief that the Roman Catholic Church is a tool of Satan, battles over human salvation between [[angel]]s and [[demon]]s, arguments for evolution being presented by old, aggressive and quick to anger teachers, the use of an 'accept Christ' form at the end of tracts and suggestions of demonic influence in even comparatively minor events such as the creation of TV series [[Bewitched (TV Show)|Bewitched]].

[[Jews]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0014/0014_01.asp</ref>, [[Islam| Muslims]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0042/0042_01.asp</ref>, Roman [[Catholic| Catholics]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0071/0071_01.asp</ref>, [[Freemasons]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0093/0093_01.asp</ref>, [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0026/0026_01.asp</ref>, [[Mormonism| Mormons]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0061/0061_01.asp</ref>, [[Buddhism| Buddhists]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0016/0016_01.asp</ref>, [[Hinduism| Hindus]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0070/0070_01.asp</ref>, people that practice witchcraft <ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5012/5012_01.asp</ref>, [[homosexual]]s<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0084/0084_01.asp</ref>, [[evolution]]ists<ref>http://www.chick.com/catalog/comics/0106.asp</ref>, [[Dungeons and Dragons]] players<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0046/0046_01.asp</ref>, and Rock n' Roll fans<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0034/0034_01.asp</ref> have all been negatively portrayed in Chick's tracts, often being presented as subjects or tools of Satan. Chick has responded that he does not hate these individuals, but hates the system they belong to that is feverishly working to win millions of [[soul|souls]] for [[Satan]]<ref>http://www.chick.com/bc/1999/hate.asp</ref>.

==Criticism==
Critics have argued that Chick's tracts rely on stereotypes, faulty logic, exaggeration, and conspiracy theories,<ref>http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0007/0007_01.asp</ref> including suggesting that the [[Pope]] is the [[Antichrist]].

Many of his tracts have alternate versions designed for black audiences, which depict the characters within as black, including Jesus. Many believe this to be inherently racist.

Many Chick tracts depict unrealistic plots to help make their points. Often, Chick tracts depict children in elementary school who have never heard of Jesus, or purport that it is illegal to even discuss religion at all in school.

==External Links==
*[http://www.chick.com Chick Publications]

==References==

<references/>

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