We Are Living in 1984

I’m not going to belabor all the parallels we could find in current society regarding “Big Brother,” the thought police, the various government agencies, revisionist history and language (which Orwell called “Newspeak”), not to mention sexuality gone out-of-control.

However, one particular aspect of our current Orwellian culture involves what I would call “Hatespeak.” It would seem, for example, that Catholics and other Christians are no longer allowed to express personal conviction or Catholic teaching about moral issues such as same-sex marriage or abortion. To do so is considered a personal attack on individuals and relegated as a hate crime when we are addressing a principle even though no people are targeted.

via Opinion: We Are Living in 1984 – Living Faith – Home & Family – Catholic Online.