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Five weasel words to watch out for

11/04/2015 1 Comment 2,674 Views

A weasel. Photo by Cecil Sanders.

Like most organisations, churches love to use words which give the impression of being intelligent and inclusive whilst smoothing over potential discord. But these deliberately ambiguous words can be as evasive as weasels, containing no actual meaning. Keep a close eye on these lest they give you the wrong idea. Unchurched This word was coined as tactful way of describing ...

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