“Creation Care” sounds like it could be a brand name, and in a way it is. It’s a sly evangelical euphemism for the word “environmentalism.”
euphemisms
Bedside Baptist, St. Mattress
Have you been to Bedside Baptist or St. Mattress on a Sunday morning? These are clever ways of saying that you slept in and missed church!
St. Arbucks
Have you worshiped at “St. Arbucks” on a Sunday morning? Read on…
pot blessing, and other potluck words
In the South it used to be called dinner-on-the-ground, but more and more you hear people calling it pot-blessing or pot-providence. I’m referring of course to the potluck dinner.
fall festival, and other halloween words
Does your church throw a “fall festival” on October 31 and invite the entire neighborhood over for some good, clean fun?
tooth angel
Somewhat below Santa Claus on the list of things Christian parents worry about is whether to tell the kids about the tooth fairy or the tooth angel…
doubled eggs
Well, speak of the devil… actually, belay that. The operative principle today is don’t speak of the devil. At least when it comes to doubled eggs instead of deviled eggs…