The Use Of Demonic As An Adjective

The word "demonic" can be used so casually that the ones using it ignore its conceptual connotations.  I have seen people call things like racism inherently demonic, when this is not an inherent quality of most particular sins.  Genuine racism is sinful by Biblical standards, but nothing about this or many other specific sins have an immediate affinity for the demonic.  This misapplication of the word, like all other similar uses of it, is more about stirring up shocked or hostile attitudes towards the sin in question within listeners/readers than accurately conveying concepts from one rational person to another.

Calling something demonic does not make it so, and the descriptor of "demonic" at most only applies to a very specific subset of spiritual events or entities described in the Bible or other religious systems.  In fact, it is outright asinine to refer to a person or activity as demonic when neither has a direct relationship with actual Christian demonology.  Doing so only obscures the linguistic context of the word's more directly applicable usages in the perceptions of someone who actually believes that Biblically sinful behaviors that are unrelated to demonic possession or activity are somehow still affiliated with demons.

Does a savage act have a "demonic" aspect simply because it is brutal in its injustice?  How savage or contrary to God's will would an action or attitude have to be before it becomes demonic?  The non sequitur relationship between the general concepts of human sin and demonic activity aside, there is no line other than an assumed and arbitrary one distinguishing sin that has nothing to do with acknowledging or aligning with demons from the very same sins when they are called demons.

Indeed, arbitrary lines are all evangelical Christians have--both conservatives and liberals who claim that title.  Conservative Christians might call sexual promiscuity demonic, while liberal Christians might call racism demonic (if only on a selective basis, like when a white person is racist towards a black person), but neither has done anything more than use an irrelevant word.  The way the Bible describes demons portrays them as entities that may or may not involve themselves in human affairs, which means human life is separate from the demonic except in specific circumstances.

For the sake of rationality and Biblicality, Christians need to be careful with what they label demonic.  Humans are capable of great acts of selfishness and unjust violence on their own, and mere macabre imagery or dark inclinations have no connection to the concept of fallen angels in themselves.  The only sins that could truthfully fall into this category are those undertaken in the name of actual demons or due to direct demonic influence.  Since most people do not even claim demons are behind their actions, whether or not they think their actions are morally good, there is no evidence whatsoever that demons are involved at all.