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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:13 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:00 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:28 am
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:37 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:18 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 12:45 am
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:44 pm
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@Galad: I went ahead and censored your post, just to keep the language clean.
@viper: I'm going to assume that your comment was in response to me. Here's the thing: they are words. I think what you are saying is more important that how you say it in some instances. In my mind, calling someone a dog, swine, idiot, etc is just as bad as using any four letter word or variation. You can be swearing but be saying nothing malicious, or you can have a squeaky clean mouth and still be slandering an individual.
Plus, swear words are just part of my world and work. I'm a theatre major, and most contemporary plays have language in them. I simply can't avoid them if I want to get work. As I said, I think most of the time there are better words that can be used, but like any word in our language, it exists for a reason and conveys a certain message.
And at the end of the day, they're words society has deemed "dirty". They're certainly not appropriate in all situations, but as I already said, I think what you're saying is more important than how you're saying it. In the grand scheme of things, I think there are more significant ways to lead a life set apart as a Christian as well. I'm not advocating swearing, but I also don't think it's the worst thing in the world.
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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:25 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:50 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:50 am
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:41 am
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:07 am
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:47 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:42 pm
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viper_353 Well I know that it doesn't mean he's a Christian neccesarily, I'm just saying that that's something that people do look for and is therefore significant. I'm not saying that all Christians won't swear, and all athiests will! @comfortably: Hey, good job! That's really encouraging!! It's great to hear!! And yeah, I understand what u guys are all saying...that words are given meaning through intentions...God judges the intentions of the heart, etc... But what I'm saying is that they do have meaning to people. That this is what we're given to judge on, and the fact is that people judge you on what they can obviously see. and cursing and swearing is just as much a temptation to some people as drinking and sex are. They're all different things satan gives us to tempt us, and we each have our own things we struggle with! Just thought I'd add that...and priestly what u said about glory is true!!
It's true that swear words aren't always appropriate. I work with kids, so I obviously don't swear around them. There are other instances that commend respect, and those words aren't appropriate then. But in the end they're just words. Besides, we're called not to judge others, so if someone is judging me for swearing now and then they might not be someone I want to associate with anyway.
And alcohol and sex being sinful is definitely a subject for another topic.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:02 pm
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