10/09/22 - Weaponized

In the last few years, a new term has become common: Weaponized! It means to convert something so it can be used as a weapon, or to supply or equip something with weapons. Coming from military use, it meant fitting rockets or plane with nuclear capabilities. In cultural terms, it means that we arm normally innocent things for war. We talk of weaponizing facts, marketing, stories, leaks or campaign tactics. But the first and most powerful use of the idea is found in the Bible and it speaks of a weaponized life, equipped for impact, influence, movement and power. In fact, the Bible says that not even the gates of hell will be able to withstand us!