Ed Coomber’s opinion piece in Stuff (19 Feb) is insightful regarding the motivation behind the recent push to ban conversion therapy. It is clear from his article that ‘conversion therapy’ does not refer merely to a medical treatment, but as Tamati Coffey said last October 2020, “Conversion therapy is
The word for today is… pabulum – (noun) 1 : food especially : a suspension or solution of nutrients in a state suitable for absorption 2 : intellectual sustenance 3 : something (such as writing or speech) that is insipid, simplistic, or bland Source : Merriam – Webster Etymology : Pabulum derives from the Latin term for “food”
It’s been over six months since I first wrote that “Black Lives Matter” is a violent, barking-mad conspiracy theory, totally unhinged from reality. Before that, journalist Jim Goad put it mildly when he wrote, “the entire Black Lives Matter phenomenon is moored in lies and rampaging innumeracy.” Black
The word for today is… destine (verb) – 1 : to decree beforehand 2a : to designate, assign, or dedicate in advance b : to direct, devise, or set apart for a specific purpose or place Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Middle English, from Anglo-French destiner, from Latin destinare, from de- + -stinare (akin to
Ann Farmer mercatornet.com Ann Farmer lives in the UK. She is the author of By Their Fruits: Eugenics, Population Control, and the Abortion Campaign (CUAP, 2008); The Language of Life: Christians Facing the Abortion Challenge (St Pauls, 1995), and Prophets & Priests: the Hidden Face of the Birth Control
Chris Sellars It’s been a funny old year in a funny old world. Definitely more in the vein of funny peculiar rather than funny ha ha I have tried to discharge my patriotic and prophetic duty of informing my loyal reader along with my many disloyal readers as to
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The acronym, “FOMO”, or “Fear Of Missing Out”, accurately describes the current irrationality by so-called “little people”, buying into the likes of Tesla, Afterpay and Bitcoin, all entities without a scintilla of justification for their booming share-prices. FOMOists are today’s equivalent to
The word for today is… tribute (noun) – 1a : something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved especially : a gift or service showing respect, gratitude, or affection b : something (such as material evidence or a formal attestation) that indicates the worth, virtue, or effectiveness of the one in question 2a
The word for today is… feint (noun, verb) – (n) : something feigned (v) 1 : to lure or deceive with a feint 2 : to make a pretense of Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Noun: borrowed from French feinte, going back to Middle French fainte, feinte “act of dissembling, subterfuge,” noun derivative from feminine
Craig Bannister cnsnews.com Craig joined CNSNews.com in July of 2005. Craig is responsible for all CNSNews.com media relations, public relations, and marketing programs. Prior to joining CNSNews.com, he served as communications manager for the Intelligent Transportation Society of America. Craig has spent his career managing communications,
Louis Houlbrooke Campaigns Manager New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Teasers for a new play about New Zealand’s COVID-19 response suggest it will be nothing more than taxpayer-funded propaganda. The play, named “Transmission”, received a $57,000 grant from Creative NZ taxpayers, and according to its co-director Miranda
The word for today is… sarcophagus (noun) – a stone coffin Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Body-eating coffins might sound like something out of a horror film, but flesh-eating stone? The latter plays a role in the etymology of sarcophagus; it is the literal translation of líthos sarkóphagos, the Greek
The word for today is… charlatan (noun) – A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud. Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In medieval times, people claiming medical skills they did not have roamed throughout Italy, selling “medicine” that was often completely without
The word for today is… pariah (noun) – 1 : a member of a low caste of southern India 2 : one that is despised or rejected Source : Online Etymology Dictionary Etymology : 1610s, “member of a low caste in southern India, shunned as unclean,” from Portuguese paria or directly from Tamil (Dravidian) paraiyar,
The word for today is… vituperative (adjective) – uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse Source : Wordsmith Etymology : From Latin vituperare (to blame), from vitium (fault) + parare (to make or prepare). Earliest documented use: 1727. If you enjoyed this BFD word of the day please consider sharing
Mary Cooney mercatornet.com Mary Cooney is a home-schooling mother of six who lives in Maryland. She blogs at Mercy For Marthas Our youngest child has Down Syndrome. We found out the day after he was born when the paediatrician noticed several markers for T21. That day the nurses
