In the middle of the 20th century, a man named George Orwell wrote a book entitled 1984. It was one of the first of the truly dystopian stories to describe the direction of humanity under a totalitarian dictatorship. One of the fascinating features of Orwell's vision of the future was the manipulation of language. Because with the changing of definitions, with the newly assigned meanings so that words mean something different than they've traditionally meant, he shows how government is able to reshape the way we think about things. Language is thevehicle for critical thinking. And so, if we change the language, we shape the thought process. We've seen that now for generations. Orwell was ahead of his time because we now no longer talk about being pro-abortion, we’re pro-choice. Whilewe say we're pro-life, the other side likes to call us anti-abortion. The language that we use shapes or provides the framework for the way we think about things. Well, there's a new example that I want you to hear about. Let's talk about manipulating language for ideology.

Looking at the headlines this week, I stopped to think through how we got here. And I just need to start by saying a big thank you to the sexual revolution of the 1960s. And all of the promises made and never kept. Let's talk about culture.

Joseph Backholm, “Moloch revisited,” October 12, 2026.

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. “Secretary Rubio and the crisis of our age,” October 12, 2026.

Julie Smyth, “Society goes off the rails,” October 12, 2026.

One of the most dangerous philosophies that has taken root in our generation is simply the idea that, even Christians accept just out of hand now, is this idea that every culture is equally valid. Every intellectual argument or assertion should be seriously considered. Everybody's truth has a place at the table. The problem with that is that treating every idea, as though it was equally a valid proposition for our consideration, leads, inevitably, to intellectual absurdity. Some ideas simply need to be called out, highlighted, and mocked.

Cody J. Sanders, “Practicing Multispecies Relationality”, Vol. 37, No. 3, Summer 2026.