He who defines...wins.
(always a work in progress - many thanks to those who've contributed)
abuse: as a noun, only valid when attached to something that results in bloodshed, bruises, and entrails/ as a verb, causing bloodshed, bruises, or entrails
anger: bitterness - for which, of course, you need to repent
attack: any solid, well-reasoned argument against P/QF authoritarian beliefs
biblical: whatever the leaders of the movement believe and promote, whether found and rooted in the bible or not
bitterness: Justified anger, as well as any other form of anger
blessing: the approval of your parents or authority figures/if you feel blessed by God apart from parents or authority figures, a possible sign of pride or rebellion
character: forcing yourself to meet a certain quota of bible reading, praying, witnessing, adherence to religious rules, and Christianese speaking, even if it's merely ritualistic and not heartfelt
display of affection (kiss, embrace, hand holding): something that, if it happens once, you'll surely be fornicating within minutes, and you'll be going to Hell, so don't do it! Ever! What are you thinking?!
divisiveness: any behavior which will eventually be used to make you feel guilty and manipulate you/when you disagree with us
fear: the working of the Holy Spirit in your life
forgiveness: blind accommodation/in extreme cases, a license and excuse to sin, if that sin serves the group-family-belief purposes
godliness: the manner of a SuperChristian - the result of adhering to a list of self-punishing, arbitrary, and superficial religious rules designed to cosmetically defeat the sin-nature
godly: adhering to a list of self-punishing, arbitrary, and superficial religious rules designed to cosmetically defeat the sin-nature and produce a SuperChristian
grace: blind accommodation/in extreme cases, a license and excuse to sin, if that sin serves the group-family-belief purposes/sometimes the result of godliness/something you earn by being humble
honor: see obey
honorable: blind agreement with and support of any mandate issued by the father or authority figure
humility: doing things that you don't like or are distasteful to you/admitting that you are wrong (sometimes whether you were or not)/never contradicting or questioning an authority
love: a deceitful, devilish emotion when it makes you happy, particularly for women/demonstrated BY you through dutiful behavior, obedience, and "godliness"/demonstrated TO you as a reward only when you perform to a certain standard
obey: to do whatever your father or authorities tell you to do, no questions asked/required even when morally objectionable
peace: the end all and be all of any decision/only valid if your father or authority figure shares it/what the Holy Spirit gives you after He's completed His work of fear in your life/never, ever a deceptive ploy by the adversary, or the result of overwhelming pressure placed on someone by a father or authority figure suddenly being-replaced by love-bombing
pride: any manner of living or conduct that suggests confidence in a grasp on right and wrong apart from the family or group standard/having an opinion or passion
protection: submission to your father or an authority figure, allowing them to make your life choices
rebel: to ask any form of question directed at your authority figures, or to in anyway displease them/to dare to hear from God without it going through your father or authority figure/to dare to obey God without it going through your father or authority figure
rebellion: similar to witchcraft, or at least equally as bad
a request: if it's something a young suitor makes, it's insignificant, possibly an attempt to brainwash a vulnerable young woman, and easily discarded/if made by a young woman, a tell-tale sign of her rebellious heart/if made by the parents, a rule from the mouth of God that, if broken, comes with a corresponding emotional punishment
respect: blind agreement and accommodation to be offered liberally whether earned or not
scriptural: whatever your father, or another authority figure, tells you the bible says, usually containing something about the "spirit of the scriptures"
submit: not asking questions - blind acceptance/giving up your life, dreams, vision, hopes and goals to those your human father or authority chooses for you
unforgiving: having a moral compass that points to the magnetic truth/unaccommodating
unity: everyone agreeing with the leader
wisdom: words from the lips of someone fluent in Christianese and platitude/words from the lips of someone very skilled and practiced in "godliness"
worldview: us versus them/that which makes you different from your enemies, which, in essence, anyone who doesn't share your "worldview" is/the sum of the movement's presuppositions which you accept without examination/usually based on cultural fear
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