Dictionary Revisions

I don’t think that children need to look in a dictionary to know what a blog is. But they might need to do that in order to know what a bishop or a cathedral is. Which is why I think this is a very sad development — certain words relating to Christianity and the monarchy are being taken out of dictionaries aimed at children in the UK. This is doing these children a disservice. Christianity may be a myth, and the British monarchy may be an anachronism, but they are integral features of the cultural heritage of the western world. Kids should learn about what these things are.

Burt Likko

Pseudonymous Portlander. Homebrewer. Atheist. Recovering litigator. Recovering Republican. Recovering Catholic. Recovering divorcé. Recovering Former Editor-in-Chief of Ordinary Times. House Likko's Words: Scite Verum. Colite Iusticia. Vivere Con Gaudium.