Common meaning: Presenting both sides of an issue. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Only the Equity viewpoint on a subject is allowed, with all other opinions being banned. Discussion: From the Equity perspective, being balanced is hearing from a number of oppressed groups and how they have suffered. Since all ideas that do not…

Common meaning: The qualities of a person or thing that gives pleasure and exalts the human spirit. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  A false Western construct that must be eliminated.  Discussion: The Equityists believe that there is no humanity based on a common biology and the idea of beauty is only constructed by societal…

Common meaning: When everyone is accepted as part of the group. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  When the oppressed have been accepted as part of the group and the oppressive people have been removed.  Discussion: Some people think that belonging includes everybody, but true Equity believers know that belonging is only for people who…

Common meaning: Assuming the good intentions of others and accepting what they say, even if parts of it are uncertain. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Assume that all members of a dominant group are guilty. Discussion: Equity sees no one as an individual, but as simply an instantiation of the groups we belong to. …

Common meaning: When an individual is holding an unsupported prejudice toward something. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Occurs every time a person from an oppressive group is communicating and it never occurs when a person from an oppressed group is talking.  Discussion: The Equity belief system says that everyone from a dominant group has…

Common meaning: Advantages of being male or female: Males have certain advantages over females and females have other advantages over males. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Binary norms are oppressive to non-binary people. Discussion: The Equityists think that all people who identify with binary gender norms have privilege and are oppressing all non-binary people. …

Common meaning: A field of knowledge that deals with living organisms. This includes how human biology impacts human behavior. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Biology is an illusion because only socialization impacts human behavior. Discussion: The Equityists believe that biology is actually an illusion and a trick used by dominant groups to keep the…

Common meaning: The power of biological systems. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Oppressing people using scientific knowledge and claiming it is true because it is biological. Discussion: The religion of Equity says that we are only limited by what we can imagine in our minds and that science oppresses people by putting forth the…

Common meaning: Non-white group that includes Black, Indigenous and people of color. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Three groups that have agreed to come together in solidarity to fight Western values. Discussion: The Equityists believe that people in Black, Indigenous and people of color groups have experienced generations of oppression that must be addressed.…

Common meaning: Black people matter just as much as white people. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Only people who are members of the oppressed black group matter.  Discussion: From the perspective of the Equity believers promoting Black Lives Matter, the only people who matter are members of the oppressed black group.  Equity has never…