From Christian Quotation of the Day
An essential part of the ordination exam ought to be a passage from some recognized theological work set for translation into vulgar English -- just like doing Latin prose. Failure on this part should mean failure on the whole exam. It is absolutely disgraceful that we expect missionaries to the Bantus to learn Bantu, but never ask whether our missionaries to the Americans or English can speak American or English. Any fool can write learned language: the vernacular is the real test. If you can't turn your faith into it, then either you don't understand it or you don't believe it.
... C. S. Lewis in "The Christian Century"
Absolutely right. In fact, CSL has inspired me: As of this moment, this blog will be devoid of any and all "Christianese" or "Christianspeak". (And yes, I know that the word Christianese is itself an example of Christianese). No more obscure vocabulary that only Christians understand, no more relying on tired clichés, and worn phrases. From here on, this blog will use the language of the masses - with some exceptions - after all, you can't really expect me to end sentences with prepositions! Hail to the vernacular!
Posted by Tim at July 20, 2004 11:18 AM