Compelled Speech & Fallacious Words
Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, November 10, 2017 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler
Today, my subject is “compelled speech” and “fallacious words.” “Compelled speech” is the forced use of language, terminology, or words that you don’t choose to use, but you must use or suffer the consequences. “Fallacious words” express false or mistaken ideas, opinions, or errors. I’m using those words in the context of gender identity that’s being forced upon our culture, from preschoolers to nursing homes for senior citizens. By the way, compelled speech is presumptively unconstitutional because it is forced.
Both phrases apply to the October 6th LGBT Senior Bill of Rights that authorized California to jail nursing home and long-term care residents that don’t use preferred gender pronouns of other residents. Also, it’s an example of fallacious words, since residents of those facilities must disregard the truth about other residents’ biological sex and address them by the pronoun that reflects their choice of gender (sexual behavior) identity. See Leviticus 19:19, Job 21:10, Job 38:29 in the Bible, KJV.
Some say using preferred pronouns show respect for the trans-person, but it shows even more disrespect for those who recognize the fallacy of the words and are compelled to speak a falsehood that rejects the truth. Continue reading