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How moral are swear words?

Classik

Classik

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Swear words or words used for emphasis are in some cultures considered moral or polite...in other cultures it is a taboo. There are other ones like hell, heck, etc that people use in some cultures that are okay in their culture. So how moral or 'near moral' are such words these days - and in your area? Some words several years ago were completely forbidden. Today they are popular ...and doesn't necessarily mean what it used to mean before. It is almost as popular as 'hi'. What do you think?
 
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They aren't. Even if they are accepted by most people, they are not acceptable forms of communication. Intelligent people should be able to find a better way to express themselves. Even averagely intelligent people should.
 
The words themselves are not moral OR immoral. It's the meaning behind them. The heart of it. If you're cussing because you're angry, then it's sinful because you were angry. Saying "Dang!" is no different than saying "damn!" because the two are the EXACT same meaning.

But hearing the words is not a sin. If you watch a movie where they say the F bomb...that's not a sin and there isn't a single verse in the bible that supports the belief that HEARING swear words is sinful. (sorry to get off track!)
 
Just thought people might want to be really careful with this topic, I'm not sure if the mods would approve.

"2.3: No foul language, pornographic, sexually offensive, sexually explicit, or similarly related material or language including toilet humor. Including words purposely misspelled or alternate use of characters to indicate such statements. " Maybe it would be better to just say "the F word" instead of just leaving one letter out.
 
Some cultures permit certain words while some do not. Almost all of such words are okayed in the...
 
Destructus86 said:
The words themselves are not moral OR immoral. It's the meaning behind them. The heart of it. If you're cussing because you're angry, then it's sinful because you were angry.
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But being angry isn't a sin either. It is how you are being angry that establishes whether or not it is sin. Anger, nor any other emotion for that matter, is neither good nor bad. Emotions just "are." What we do with them, that's where the judgment of goodness or sin is applied.

Destructus86 said:
Saying "Dang!" is no different than saying "damn!" because the two are the EXACT same meaning.
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No, not necessarily. Again, it is how we use it, what we do with it, rather than what we are saying. If there is no real emotion behind it, it is inconsequential. Like "Dang! Where'd I put my phone?" vs. a more strenuous use of the word when you are mad but are conscious that you don't want to cuss, so you think you aren't sinning by using the less offensive word.

Destructus86 said:
But hearing the words is not a sin. If you watch a movie where they say the F bomb...that's not a sin and there isn't a single verse in the bible that supports the belief that HEARING swear words is sinful. (sorry to get off track!)
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Then again, if you went to the movie with the intent of being worldly entertained, there's a likelihood that is sin, hearing the word as part of entertainment that isn't fit to be watched.
 
"But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?" James 3:8-11 ESV
 
Jesus used curse words quite a bit..... We just don't see it as such.

I don't like to cuss, and do so as little as possible. But when I do use the words, it's with meaning.
 
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Jesus used curse words quite a bit..... We just don't see it as such.

I don't like to cuss, and do so as little as possible. But when I do use the words, it's with meaning.
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Jesus used curse words?

This is too much for me.

I'm off this thread.
 
Classik said:
... Remember the F word several years ago was completely forbidden. Today it is a popular word...and doesn't necessarily mean what it used to mean before. It is almost as popular as 'hi'. What do you think?
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When did this happen, and in what culture? No one I associate with (Christian or not, but especially Christians) consider some words to mean anything other then what it always meant, it's still just as vulgar as it always has been, and it's certainly no where near as popular or polite as saying "Hi". I can just picture the reaction I'll get if I walk into church next Sunday and instead of greeting the pastor with "Hi" or "Good morning",And that picture isn't very pretty.
 
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RachelKeeth said:
"But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?" James 3:8-11 ESV
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Rachel: Very relevant.

Guys: Rachel has a good point here.
 
RachelKeeth said:
"But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?" James 3:8-11 ESV
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farouk said:
Rachel: Very relevant.

Guys: Rachel has a good point here.
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:thumbsup 2nd that!

It's one thing to curse when something bad happens and you just lose it. We live in an age of grace and forgiveness. But it's a totally different thing to just use vulgar language like it was nothing just because other people do. I'll confess I've caught myself doing this a couple of times lately, and had to repent and ask forgiveness for it.
 
There was a lot of bad language in the White House which seemed to coincide with when Rahm Emanuel was chief of staff. Apparently.

(My idea of a chief of staff is Leo McGarry, from The West Wing.)
 
I personally don't see a case in the Bible against any words being more or less evil than any others. Although it has plenty to say about the way words are used.
Some quote a verse about keeping your words pure or something to that effect (the actual phrasing escapes me at the moment). But who is to say this necessarily refers to swear words?


Also, swearing isn't always done in a negative or cursing sort of way. (Ie, "[Dang], you did a good job!")


I'm not saying that it's perfectly okay, I'm just saying it appears to me that it's technically not wrong. That said, since it considered wrong culturally, using swear words is giving an appearance of evil, and the Bible does say to avoid that.
 
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questdriven said:
I personally don't see a case in the Bible against any words being more or less evil than any others.
Some quote a verse about keeping your words pure or uplifting or something to that effect (the actual phrasing escapes me at the moment), and that has a good point. But swearing isn't always done in a negative or cursing sort of way.


I'm not saying that it's perfectly okay, I'm just saying it appears to me that it's technically not wrong. That said, since it considered wrong culturally, using swear words is giving an appearance of evil, and the Bible does say to avoid that.
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questdriven:

I guess you would have some words that come to mind that aren't bad, but which might be exclamations of one sort or another.

Anyway, I see what you mean. A well thought out comment, in any case.

Blessings.
 
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