Tuesday, December 9, 2008

"Christianity" taken OUT of dictionary

Yes, that is right! The Junior Oxford dictionary (Oxford University Press) has taken the word "Christianity" out of it's most recent version. Hopefully this is not a widely used version for children in the US, from other articles it seems it's more of a UK directed text.

Words removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary:
NATURE
Bluebell,
budgerigar, cygnet, dandelion, gerbil, goldfish, guinea pig, kingfisher, magpie,
marzipan, minnow, newt, piglet, primrose, starling, willow,
wren.

CHRISTIANITY
Carol, cracker, holly, ivy, mistletoe, abbey,
altar, bishop, chapel, christen, disciple, monk, nun, pew, saint, sin

HISTORY
Coronation, duchess, duke, emperor, empire, monarch, decade

Words added:

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Blog, broadband, MP3 player,
voicemail, attachment, database, chatroom, analogue, incisor, square number,
trapezium, food chain

SOCIETY
Celebrity, tolerant, vandalism, negotiate, interdependent,
drought, biodegradable, bilingual

POLITICS
Citizenship, EU, euro, committee, democratic *

Read more:
World Net Daily : Cultural Cancer
Daily Mail: Is it a sin? Christian words deleted from Oxford dictionary
John Stossel's 'Stupid in America'

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