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(part 2)
Question 4: “Standing up for gay rights? Isn’t that part of some secret “homosexual agenda” that I’ve
heard about?”
Answer: There are those who believe that there is some kind of “homosexual agenda” forced through
the media. Especially in the music industry. There are a couple of problems I would like to point out
about this belief. First off, let’s look at some of the so-called “gayest” moments in the music industry
that have stood out in recent years. There was the pop music duo of t.A.T.u. that had the hit song and
music video “All the Things She Said,” in which the two female singers kissed and pretended to be a
lesbian couple. There was that famous kiss that Britney Spears shared with Madonna and then the
kiss that Britney shared with Christina Aguilera on stage at an MTV award show. And don’t forget Katy
Perry had that hit song “I Kissed A Girl,” in which she sang, “I kissed a girl and I liked it. I hope my
boyfriend don’t mind it.” What do all of these people have in common? They are straight. This brings
me to my first point. And it’s this: If there is some kind of “homosexual agenda,” it’s not gays promoting
their sexuality to straight people. It’s straight people promoting homosexuality to other straight people.
It’s like there is some kind of trend for straight people to get other straight people to “experiment” and
go against their natural sexual orientation.
If that sounds strange, here’s something to consider: Boy George and George Michaels were major music
stars in the 1980’s. But they both hid their true sexuality until after their fame died down a bit. In the
1990’s, Lance Bass from N’SYNC and Ricky Martin were huge pop stars. But they also stayed in the closet
and hid their gayness from the public eye for years. The new millennium brought in American Idol’s Clay
Aiken and Adam Lambert. Adam was one of the rare mainstream music artists to be open about being gay
right from the start without letting the fear of being who he is be viewed as a risk to lose record sales and
his career. Clay started out not being very open but eventually came out, making his transition from
mainstream music to Christian music a struggle. This brings me to the other point: There seems to actually
be a bit of discrimination against true gay music artists. I mean, it’s like it is a fad and cool to express
homosexuality if you’re straight (like the pagans in Biblical times). But if you’re actually gay, it’s gross to
express yourself. Wow.
Take the singer Frank Ocean, for example. I hadn’t even heard of this guy until I saw females online talking
about how they found it gross and unattractive that he might be “taking it up the butt.” So wait, you mean
it’s not okay that Frank can admit that he felt attractions towards another guy, but Lady Gaga can have
homosexuality parading throughout her music videos and it’s cool? What?
Also, there is clearly more prejudice towards gay men than there is toward gay women. Here’s a concept:
When it comes to MUSIC artists, let’s spend a moment focusing on their MUSIC rather than their looks or
sexual preferences. You know, if there is any type of sexually immoral agenda going on in Hollywood to be
worried about, it would probably be child molestation and abuse. Pedophilia is something that is not spoken
of very much by adult celebrities, but it is something several child celebrities may encounter on their way to
stardom and throughout their careers.
Question 5: “How can I care about what you have to say when I don’t even know you? My grandmother said
this and my great grandfather said that. I’m going by what I was raised to believe.”
Answer: Often times, people get caught up in the things that they were taught as a child and when they find
out that the things they learned may not be exactly as they were taught by their parents or grandparents,
they have a hard time accepting the truth. Yes, it is very important to honor, respect, and love your parents
or anyone else who raised you. However, no one is perfect and no human has the infinite knowledge that
God does. So there will be instances in which a person will be raised to believe certain things and will have a
hard time realizing that what they were told might not be the exact truth. But it is not necessarily that the
older person was lying to the younger person. Maybe the older person truly believed the false information
that they passed on as well.
For example, I met someone years ago who comes from an all-white town. Her father was in the KKK. So she
was raised to believe things from a prejudice standpoint. But after becoming an adult and going out of the
place she is from and seeing things from her own point of view, she has learned that not all of her
preconceptions of other races (and people in general) were exactly what she was raised into believing. She
thinks more for herself on certain issues now. And from the few years that I’ve known her, it seems to me as
though people of her own race have done more damage to her than what any other race has. Although I’m
not sure if she has noticed that yet.
A big issue is that people have the tendency to put tradition over truth and religion over relationship. A
relationship with God is not the exact same thing as being religious, as what many are taught inside and
outside of churches. When folks become too religious, it becomes more about looking and acting the part
rather than being the part. It’s all about dressing up, going to church, saying a few “Amen’s,” and going back
home to our regular routines. But a true relationship with God brings so much more than that. In this
relationship, it’s not about playing some role. The closer you get to the Father, the more you will want to read
His Word outside of church, the more you will want to tithe inside of church, the more you will want to be good
to other people (of whom you do AND don’t know personally), the more you will see that it is not about simply
doing good works, but about having outstanding faith, the more you will want to pray and fast, and the more
obedient, joyous and fruitful you become.
However, the more people choose religion over relationship, the more they get so wrapped up in legalism
that they become slaves to the Law. And this extreme legalism is what the Jews were going through right before
Jesus came to set them free from this bondage. In other words, it’s best to have a heart for God and let Him
mold you instead of trying to believe you can achieve perfection by fulfilling the Law that Jesus came to fulfill
himself because we can’t do it. To do otherwise is like saying Jesus died for us in vain because we can do
everything perfectly on our own. But we can’t. If we could, we would still be killing animals as a blood sacrifice
for our sins today, as they did in Old Testament times before Jesus came. But instead, we have to accept Jesus as
our ultimate Lamb and Sacrifice for our sins.
And finally for this question comes my reasoning for calling this video series “Outside The Box.” We, as humans,
have such limited ways of thinking compared to God. Our imaginations are so much more restricted than what
we believe they are. We can’t even begin to fathom how amazing and beautiful Heaven is until it is our time to go
because of our mind’s inadequacy. But yet so many of us believe that just because we may know things about God,
our minds might just be equivalent to His. We begin to believe that God likes the same things and people we like
and that God dislikes the same things and people we dislike. So instead of yielding to the fact that we were made in
God’s image, we start to try to mold God into our image and ways of thinking.
The point is this: because of our simple-minded ways of thinking, we start putting limits on God, whether we realize
it or not. In other words, we start trying to put God in a box, so to speak. But because God is limitless and
everlasting, we are wrong to attempt to minimize and belittle Him. As humans, we let our ignorance, prejudices, and
stale traditions intoxicate our feelings for others. Instead of looking at an individual person for their character, we
get upset at one person and take it out on a whole group of people. We begin to hate our own fellow man. Just
because you don’t like blacks, whites, men, women, gays, straights, etc., doesn’t mean that God hates them as well.
God cannot be bought at a store or placed in a box. And we can’t take Him out of a box, play with Him like He’s a toy,
and then put Him back on a shelf when we are done toying around with Him. And no one person is so much better
than the other that he or she can hop inside of a box with God and have God all to his or her self. God is open to all
that believe in Him. So whether it is the spirit of religion or something else that has you bound up, rebuke whatever
the problem is and step “Outside The Box” and get with God. Cause He is all out in the open waiting on a relationship
with you. Our God is not a secret, boxed in God. And when you pray to God, talk to Him, worship Him, and do things
for Him in secret, He will reward you openly.
Question 6: Can there really be translation issues in modern Bibles? And if so, why would God allow that to happen
to His perfect word?
Answer: Again, remember, the Bible has been translated into different languages many times over many years. The
Bible isn’t a book that just fell out of the sky one day. What started out as writings on leather and papyrus scrolls and
was later put together into a book form (in what was called codex) later became known as the Bible.
In the original writings of the Bible was inerrancy, meaning that there were no mistakes. And all of the words,
although written by human hands, were God inspired. The books of the Bible are believed to be written by over 40
different people used by God in over a period of no less than 1500 years. Although most of them never met or even
saw each other, the things they wrote matched up so well, the unity and continuity of all that they wrote proved even
more that they were God inspired.
The Bible was originally not divided into verses and chapters. That was added later to make reading easier. Also,
words in italics were added by translators in ways that they thought would help the reader understand certain things
better. And because punctuation marks have been added (because the original Hebrew language didn‘t have our type
of punctuation), some scholars debate the locations of certain commas and whether they should even be in certain
spots at all. Some old Bible translations (the Septuagint and the Vulgate) had what is called the Apocrypha. The
Apocrypha was about 14 books that were eventually removed because they were believed to be inconsistent with the
popular doctrines of that time.
The Bible was first translated into English from the Latin language by John Wycliffe and his students. The earliest
translations of the Bible into English include, in this order: the John Wycliffe Bible, the William Tyndale Bible, the
Coverdale Bible, Mathew’s Bible, The Great Bible, The Geneva Bible, The Bishop’s Bible, The Rheims-Douai Bible, and
The King James Version. More recent translations include: the English Revised Version, the American Standard Version,
the Revised Standard Version, the New American Standard Bible, the New International Version, and many others.
So here are some questions that I have to get this point across.
1. If a Bible is a Bible no matter what version, why are there so many “KJV only” people? You know, the people that say
that the King James Version is the only true version.
2. If a Bible is a Bible no matter what, why do we have those “NRSV all the way” people? You know, the people that say
that if you are a true studier of the Bible, you must use a New Revised Standard Version because it is the most scholarly
Bible.
3. If a Bible is a Bible no matter what version, why are there so many people who are “anti-NIV.” You know, the people
who are completely against the New International Version and say that it is a perverted Bible.
4. If there are never any translation issues, why is it necessary to have so many different translations in general? I mean,
I understand that there are some Bibles and translations written for purposes like: breaking certain words or phrases
down (like the Amplified Bible) or making what you read much easier (like The Message). And I do appreciate them. But
is it really necessary to have nearly as many translations as what we do today?
5. Surely there is a reason(s) why God has allowed this to happen. Maybe He wants a church body that wants to study
and dig really deep into His word and make new discoveries and seek hidden revelations and learn as much as it can in
a much more intense and passionate way than it has in history. And especially in these last days before the return of our
Savior. Maybe He wants a church body that wants to praise and worship Him harder than ever and that wants to love
Him (for who He is and not just for what He can do for us) harder and with more fervor than ever before. I’m not saying
I know for sure that this is why. It’s just a thought.
But the point is, He knew that things would turn out this way. But it didn’t have to. He could have altered this outcome,
right? Think about this: The original Ten Commandments were written by God’s own finger. He wrote them in stone so
that they could not be “erased” or altered. But when it came to the scriptures, He let them be written by humans and
then translated over and over and over for so many years by so many imperfect humans. Hold that thought.
Now, this is just how awesome God is: A. God is omnipresent. So He fills the Heaven and the earth. He can be anywhere
and everywhere at all times. Therefore, He is all-seeing. B. God is omniscient. He knows the past, present, and future.
We, as humans, cannot even hide our thoughts from Him. Therefore, He is all-knowing and all-wise. C. God is
omnipotent. He is the creator of all things and has ultimate control. He can do anything and nothing is too hard for
Him. His only limitation would be a self-limitation. Therefore, He is all-powerful and all-mighty.
With that said, God saw this coming (because He’s all-seeing), He knew it was going to play out like this (because He’s
all knowing), and He let it happen anyway. Not because He couldn’t stop it (because He’s all-powerful), but He still let
it happen. But despite our mistakes, imperfectness, and free will, God still has, and ALWAYS had, a plan (because He’s
all-wise) and He will carry it out no matter what (because He’s all-mighty).
And this finally brings me to my fifth question: Do you really not think that, as imperfect as we are, that we would not
fail at many things (including perfect translations). But do you also not realize that God already knew this and that,
although we are not perfect, He is and He already has a perfect plan that He will carry out to fix everything in due
time (because God is an on time God)? And do you not believe that His plan will work out for the good of us all and
that it will make us all acknowledge His glory, whether you believe in Him or not? Besides, do you not think that if
there were never supposed to be issues to be looked into about the Bible that God would have written all scriptures
in all languages in stone with His own finger so that it could never have changes? But again, I’m just calling it how I
see it.
Anyway, for another little boost, I’ll give you some simple instances of how translation and communication problems
can occur in general. The book “The Children Are Free” gives a pretty cool example of how this works, using the word
“lady-killer.” Lady-killer was a made up word used popularly in the 1970’s. Nowadays, that word isn’t used nearly as
much. And as the years go by, it will be used less and less until it isn’t really used anymore. In other words, it has gone
“out of style.” Hundreds of years from now, someone could sit down, read an old book that has the word lady-killer in
it, and would have no idea what it meant. So they may try to “translate” it in a way that it can be understood. Well, just
looking at the word lady-killer, it would appear as though it means either “a woman who kills” or “a person who kills
women.” But the actual meaning of lady killer is “a man that women find to be attractive or irresistible.” This word has
nothing to do with killing at all. But of course… how would the translator know that right away?
Here’s the other communication problem that I find interesting and kind of funny. Here in our country (the U.S.) our
main language is English. In the U.K., one of their languages is English as well. In the U.S., when we say the word “fag,”
we usually mean a gay man. In the U.K., when they say “fag,” they probably mean a cigarette. So if you say “I’m about
to smoke a fag” over there, you probably simply mean you’re about to smoke a cigarette. But if you say “I’m about to
smoke a fag” here, you’re probably saying that you’re about to give a gay guy a sexual favor. …Wow… In the same
language, just in a different country or culture! What a difference!
heard about?”
Answer: There are those who believe that there is some kind of “homosexual agenda” forced through
the media. Especially in the music industry. There are a couple of problems I would like to point out
about this belief. First off, let’s look at some of the so-called “gayest” moments in the music industry
that have stood out in recent years. There was the pop music duo of t.A.T.u. that had the hit song and
music video “All the Things She Said,” in which the two female singers kissed and pretended to be a
lesbian couple. There was that famous kiss that Britney Spears shared with Madonna and then the
kiss that Britney shared with Christina Aguilera on stage at an MTV award show. And don’t forget Katy
Perry had that hit song “I Kissed A Girl,” in which she sang, “I kissed a girl and I liked it. I hope my
boyfriend don’t mind it.” What do all of these people have in common? They are straight. This brings
me to my first point. And it’s this: If there is some kind of “homosexual agenda,” it’s not gays promoting
their sexuality to straight people. It’s straight people promoting homosexuality to other straight people.
It’s like there is some kind of trend for straight people to get other straight people to “experiment” and
go against their natural sexual orientation.
If that sounds strange, here’s something to consider: Boy George and George Michaels were major music
stars in the 1980’s. But they both hid their true sexuality until after their fame died down a bit. In the
1990’s, Lance Bass from N’SYNC and Ricky Martin were huge pop stars. But they also stayed in the closet
and hid their gayness from the public eye for years. The new millennium brought in American Idol’s Clay
Aiken and Adam Lambert. Adam was one of the rare mainstream music artists to be open about being gay
right from the start without letting the fear of being who he is be viewed as a risk to lose record sales and
his career. Clay started out not being very open but eventually came out, making his transition from
mainstream music to Christian music a struggle. This brings me to the other point: There seems to actually
be a bit of discrimination against true gay music artists. I mean, it’s like it is a fad and cool to express
homosexuality if you’re straight (like the pagans in Biblical times). But if you’re actually gay, it’s gross to
express yourself. Wow.
Take the singer Frank Ocean, for example. I hadn’t even heard of this guy until I saw females online talking
about how they found it gross and unattractive that he might be “taking it up the butt.” So wait, you mean
it’s not okay that Frank can admit that he felt attractions towards another guy, but Lady Gaga can have
homosexuality parading throughout her music videos and it’s cool? What?
Also, there is clearly more prejudice towards gay men than there is toward gay women. Here’s a concept:
When it comes to MUSIC artists, let’s spend a moment focusing on their MUSIC rather than their looks or
sexual preferences. You know, if there is any type of sexually immoral agenda going on in Hollywood to be
worried about, it would probably be child molestation and abuse. Pedophilia is something that is not spoken
of very much by adult celebrities, but it is something several child celebrities may encounter on their way to
stardom and throughout their careers.
Question 5: “How can I care about what you have to say when I don’t even know you? My grandmother said
this and my great grandfather said that. I’m going by what I was raised to believe.”
Answer: Often times, people get caught up in the things that they were taught as a child and when they find
out that the things they learned may not be exactly as they were taught by their parents or grandparents,
they have a hard time accepting the truth. Yes, it is very important to honor, respect, and love your parents
or anyone else who raised you. However, no one is perfect and no human has the infinite knowledge that
God does. So there will be instances in which a person will be raised to believe certain things and will have a
hard time realizing that what they were told might not be the exact truth. But it is not necessarily that the
older person was lying to the younger person. Maybe the older person truly believed the false information
that they passed on as well.
For example, I met someone years ago who comes from an all-white town. Her father was in the KKK. So she
was raised to believe things from a prejudice standpoint. But after becoming an adult and going out of the
place she is from and seeing things from her own point of view, she has learned that not all of her
preconceptions of other races (and people in general) were exactly what she was raised into believing. She
thinks more for herself on certain issues now. And from the few years that I’ve known her, it seems to me as
though people of her own race have done more damage to her than what any other race has. Although I’m
not sure if she has noticed that yet.
A big issue is that people have the tendency to put tradition over truth and religion over relationship. A
relationship with God is not the exact same thing as being religious, as what many are taught inside and
outside of churches. When folks become too religious, it becomes more about looking and acting the part
rather than being the part. It’s all about dressing up, going to church, saying a few “Amen’s,” and going back
home to our regular routines. But a true relationship with God brings so much more than that. In this
relationship, it’s not about playing some role. The closer you get to the Father, the more you will want to read
His Word outside of church, the more you will want to tithe inside of church, the more you will want to be good
to other people (of whom you do AND don’t know personally), the more you will see that it is not about simply
doing good works, but about having outstanding faith, the more you will want to pray and fast, and the more
obedient, joyous and fruitful you become.
However, the more people choose religion over relationship, the more they get so wrapped up in legalism
that they become slaves to the Law. And this extreme legalism is what the Jews were going through right before
Jesus came to set them free from this bondage. In other words, it’s best to have a heart for God and let Him
mold you instead of trying to believe you can achieve perfection by fulfilling the Law that Jesus came to fulfill
himself because we can’t do it. To do otherwise is like saying Jesus died for us in vain because we can do
everything perfectly on our own. But we can’t. If we could, we would still be killing animals as a blood sacrifice
for our sins today, as they did in Old Testament times before Jesus came. But instead, we have to accept Jesus as
our ultimate Lamb and Sacrifice for our sins.
And finally for this question comes my reasoning for calling this video series “Outside The Box.” We, as humans,
have such limited ways of thinking compared to God. Our imaginations are so much more restricted than what
we believe they are. We can’t even begin to fathom how amazing and beautiful Heaven is until it is our time to go
because of our mind’s inadequacy. But yet so many of us believe that just because we may know things about God,
our minds might just be equivalent to His. We begin to believe that God likes the same things and people we like
and that God dislikes the same things and people we dislike. So instead of yielding to the fact that we were made in
God’s image, we start to try to mold God into our image and ways of thinking.
The point is this: because of our simple-minded ways of thinking, we start putting limits on God, whether we realize
it or not. In other words, we start trying to put God in a box, so to speak. But because God is limitless and
everlasting, we are wrong to attempt to minimize and belittle Him. As humans, we let our ignorance, prejudices, and
stale traditions intoxicate our feelings for others. Instead of looking at an individual person for their character, we
get upset at one person and take it out on a whole group of people. We begin to hate our own fellow man. Just
because you don’t like blacks, whites, men, women, gays, straights, etc., doesn’t mean that God hates them as well.
God cannot be bought at a store or placed in a box. And we can’t take Him out of a box, play with Him like He’s a toy,
and then put Him back on a shelf when we are done toying around with Him. And no one person is so much better
than the other that he or she can hop inside of a box with God and have God all to his or her self. God is open to all
that believe in Him. So whether it is the spirit of religion or something else that has you bound up, rebuke whatever
the problem is and step “Outside The Box” and get with God. Cause He is all out in the open waiting on a relationship
with you. Our God is not a secret, boxed in God. And when you pray to God, talk to Him, worship Him, and do things
for Him in secret, He will reward you openly.
Question 6: Can there really be translation issues in modern Bibles? And if so, why would God allow that to happen
to His perfect word?
Answer: Again, remember, the Bible has been translated into different languages many times over many years. The
Bible isn’t a book that just fell out of the sky one day. What started out as writings on leather and papyrus scrolls and
was later put together into a book form (in what was called codex) later became known as the Bible.
In the original writings of the Bible was inerrancy, meaning that there were no mistakes. And all of the words,
although written by human hands, were God inspired. The books of the Bible are believed to be written by over 40
different people used by God in over a period of no less than 1500 years. Although most of them never met or even
saw each other, the things they wrote matched up so well, the unity and continuity of all that they wrote proved even
more that they were God inspired.
The Bible was originally not divided into verses and chapters. That was added later to make reading easier. Also,
words in italics were added by translators in ways that they thought would help the reader understand certain things
better. And because punctuation marks have been added (because the original Hebrew language didn‘t have our type
of punctuation), some scholars debate the locations of certain commas and whether they should even be in certain
spots at all. Some old Bible translations (the Septuagint and the Vulgate) had what is called the Apocrypha. The
Apocrypha was about 14 books that were eventually removed because they were believed to be inconsistent with the
popular doctrines of that time.
The Bible was first translated into English from the Latin language by John Wycliffe and his students. The earliest
translations of the Bible into English include, in this order: the John Wycliffe Bible, the William Tyndale Bible, the
Coverdale Bible, Mathew’s Bible, The Great Bible, The Geneva Bible, The Bishop’s Bible, The Rheims-Douai Bible, and
The King James Version. More recent translations include: the English Revised Version, the American Standard Version,
the Revised Standard Version, the New American Standard Bible, the New International Version, and many others.
So here are some questions that I have to get this point across.
1. If a Bible is a Bible no matter what version, why are there so many “KJV only” people? You know, the people that say
that the King James Version is the only true version.
2. If a Bible is a Bible no matter what, why do we have those “NRSV all the way” people? You know, the people that say
that if you are a true studier of the Bible, you must use a New Revised Standard Version because it is the most scholarly
Bible.
3. If a Bible is a Bible no matter what version, why are there so many people who are “anti-NIV.” You know, the people
who are completely against the New International Version and say that it is a perverted Bible.
4. If there are never any translation issues, why is it necessary to have so many different translations in general? I mean,
I understand that there are some Bibles and translations written for purposes like: breaking certain words or phrases
down (like the Amplified Bible) or making what you read much easier (like The Message). And I do appreciate them. But
is it really necessary to have nearly as many translations as what we do today?
5. Surely there is a reason(s) why God has allowed this to happen. Maybe He wants a church body that wants to study
and dig really deep into His word and make new discoveries and seek hidden revelations and learn as much as it can in
a much more intense and passionate way than it has in history. And especially in these last days before the return of our
Savior. Maybe He wants a church body that wants to praise and worship Him harder than ever and that wants to love
Him (for who He is and not just for what He can do for us) harder and with more fervor than ever before. I’m not saying
I know for sure that this is why. It’s just a thought.
But the point is, He knew that things would turn out this way. But it didn’t have to. He could have altered this outcome,
right? Think about this: The original Ten Commandments were written by God’s own finger. He wrote them in stone so
that they could not be “erased” or altered. But when it came to the scriptures, He let them be written by humans and
then translated over and over and over for so many years by so many imperfect humans. Hold that thought.
Now, this is just how awesome God is: A. God is omnipresent. So He fills the Heaven and the earth. He can be anywhere
and everywhere at all times. Therefore, He is all-seeing. B. God is omniscient. He knows the past, present, and future.
We, as humans, cannot even hide our thoughts from Him. Therefore, He is all-knowing and all-wise. C. God is
omnipotent. He is the creator of all things and has ultimate control. He can do anything and nothing is too hard for
Him. His only limitation would be a self-limitation. Therefore, He is all-powerful and all-mighty.
With that said, God saw this coming (because He’s all-seeing), He knew it was going to play out like this (because He’s
all knowing), and He let it happen anyway. Not because He couldn’t stop it (because He’s all-powerful), but He still let
it happen. But despite our mistakes, imperfectness, and free will, God still has, and ALWAYS had, a plan (because He’s
all-wise) and He will carry it out no matter what (because He’s all-mighty).
And this finally brings me to my fifth question: Do you really not think that, as imperfect as we are, that we would not
fail at many things (including perfect translations). But do you also not realize that God already knew this and that,
although we are not perfect, He is and He already has a perfect plan that He will carry out to fix everything in due
time (because God is an on time God)? And do you not believe that His plan will work out for the good of us all and
that it will make us all acknowledge His glory, whether you believe in Him or not? Besides, do you not think that if
there were never supposed to be issues to be looked into about the Bible that God would have written all scriptures
in all languages in stone with His own finger so that it could never have changes? But again, I’m just calling it how I
see it.
Anyway, for another little boost, I’ll give you some simple instances of how translation and communication problems
can occur in general. The book “The Children Are Free” gives a pretty cool example of how this works, using the word
“lady-killer.” Lady-killer was a made up word used popularly in the 1970’s. Nowadays, that word isn’t used nearly as
much. And as the years go by, it will be used less and less until it isn’t really used anymore. In other words, it has gone
“out of style.” Hundreds of years from now, someone could sit down, read an old book that has the word lady-killer in
it, and would have no idea what it meant. So they may try to “translate” it in a way that it can be understood. Well, just
looking at the word lady-killer, it would appear as though it means either “a woman who kills” or “a person who kills
women.” But the actual meaning of lady killer is “a man that women find to be attractive or irresistible.” This word has
nothing to do with killing at all. But of course… how would the translator know that right away?
Here’s the other communication problem that I find interesting and kind of funny. Here in our country (the U.S.) our
main language is English. In the U.K., one of their languages is English as well. In the U.S., when we say the word “fag,”
we usually mean a gay man. In the U.K., when they say “fag,” they probably mean a cigarette. So if you say “I’m about
to smoke a fag” over there, you probably simply mean you’re about to smoke a cigarette. But if you say “I’m about to
smoke a fag” here, you’re probably saying that you’re about to give a gay guy a sexual favor. …Wow… In the same
language, just in a different country or culture! What a difference!