Brannon Howse: October 12

Last week I wrote an article titled: Marxists, Muslims, Mormons, Globalists, and Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention. Instead of being straight forward with the Christians that listen to his national radio program, or the SBC members from which he receives $3.2 million dollars a year to run his office, Richard Land chose to defend his unbiblical activities and affiliations using double speak, obfuscation, straw-man arguments, and what I see as outright dishonesty. Let's begin by acquiring the definition of doublespeak. Dr. William Lutz from Rutgers University defines doublespeak this way:

Doublespeak is language that pretends to communicate but really doesn't. It is language that makes the bad seem good, the negative appear positive, and the unpleasant appear attractive or at least tolerable. Doublespeak is language that avoids or shifts responsibility, language that is at variance with its real or purported meaning. It is language that conceals or prevents thought; rather than extending thought, doublespeak limits it."8 [bold added] The use of doublespeak includes the use of phrases and terms that rename otherwise objectionable concepts..." Now let's see if Richard Land is gifted in the art of doublespeak. Richard Land's doublespeak on supporting the building of mosques:
In responding to articles by such individuals as Michael Carl of Worldnetdaily, Bryan Fisher of the American Family Association and myself, Mr. Land put out a rebuttal to our objections. Listen to today's program to hear audio clips of Richard Land and how he put out false information about what I wrote in my article. You need to be aware of doublespeak because it is not only used by politicans but leading evangelical leaders to hide their true agenda and goals.