We can't rely on the state or even schools to do it anymore.
“Oxford University Press has removed a number of words associated with Christianity from its latest edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary, including “sin”, “devil”, “psalm” and “saint”.The publisher says the changes have been made to reflect the fact that Britain is a modern, multicultural, multi-faith society.
Oxford University Press selects words for the junior edition with the aid of the Children’s Corpus, a list of words made up of general language, words from children’s books and terms related to the school curriculum.
Lexicographers consider word frequency when making additions and deletions to the dictionary. With fewer children in the UK exposed to Christian teaching than in past years, and references to biblical terms being purged from school textbooks, it’s hardly surprising that these words are dropping from everyday language- and hence from the dictionary.
Oxford University Press selects words for the junior edition with the aid of the Children’s Corpus, a list of words made up of general language, words from children’s books and terms related to the school curriculum.
Lexicographers consider word frequency when making additions and deletions to the dictionary. With fewer children in the UK exposed to Christian teaching than in past years, and references to biblical terms being purged from school textbooks, it’s hardly surprising that these words are dropping from everyday language- and hence from the dictionary.
How much harder will it be for evangelists to tell this generation that Jesus died “for their sins”? (Hebrews 7:27)
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