qfnol31 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I hear so many conflicting ideas on this. What do ya'll say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thicke Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I put "no", even though I probably should have put "depends". Every time I do it, it is out of anger, pure and simple. My wife does it infrequently, she usually does it out of surprise instead of anger. My big fear about it is that someone else might pick up my bad habit. I have been know to ask people to watch their language around kids in public before too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rev Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I agree with thike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Here's a question I've always asked myself. Are the words I'm saying appropiate enough to say in front of children? Or a Pastor, priest, or someone of that stature? The answer is no, and i fiugre, if it's not appropiate to say it around them, then it is not appropiate at all. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 However, when you are running thru the hall, and break your foot on a 35lb weight, you really do not stop to consider WHAT you are screaming. :skitzo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamalove Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I said no, even though I am guilty of it many times.There is always a better word or phrase you can say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Cussing is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popestpiusx Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Cussing is bad. But I am guilty of it, I must admit it. (Mea Culpa). I do think though that there are rare situations where a small intensifier is ok. Rhett Butler comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin D Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I cuss unfortunately, most of the time it's out of anger or frusteration. But I guess it depends what the definition of a cuss word is, I don't consider [b]"carp"[/b] a cuss word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theologian in Training Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 [quote name='Mrs. Bro. Adam' date='Apr 8 2004, 08:49 AM'] Here's a question I've always asked myself. Are the words I'm saying appropiate enough to say in front of children? Or a Pastor, priest, or someone of that stature? The answer is no, and i fiugre, if it's not appropiate to say it around them, then it is not appropiate at all. Period. [/quote] Indeed. Or to take it a bit further, in front of the Saints, angels, Mary, or even God Himself? At the same time, you have to remember that we, in a sense, set the precedence as to what is cussing and what is not. Culturally we accept some words and view others as pure filth. I guess the overarching question is, what makes one word bad and another perfectly acceptable? Also, in dealing with this issue, what about the words that are simple words but could contain double meanings or even worse, double entendre? Further, since our entire existence is founded upon our ability to communicate in words, and we defame those words, how does that effect the true Word, the same Word that became flesh? It is an interesting avenue to explore. God Bless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Apr 8 2004, 07:59 AM'] However, when you are running thru the hall, and break your foot on a 35lb weight, you really do not stop to consider WHAT you are screaming. :skitzo: [/quote] [font="Courier[b]"]...and break your foot on a 35lb weight... in front of Mary and Jesus?[/b] Ya, even though one is inclined to cuss (and I am known to swear at times) it doesn't make it right. I think bad habbits come natural - but that does not make them "good habbits."[/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popestpiusx Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 LD, I don't think she was saying that it is a good thing, just that at times it is not completely voluntary (and therefore less sinfull or even not at all). Like when I get up in the middle of the night and attempt to walk to the bathroom in the dark and step on a toy car or a lego. Oh yea, I cuss. Mea Culpa. It is usually accompanied by a mean thought or word about my kids. Voluntary? Not so much. Sometimes just a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacobus Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I never cuss unless it is something like Holy Buckets! I am not sure for that counts. I do slip sometimes, like the time a hockey puck hit me in my privite area in gym without a cup. It wasn't something I intended to do, it just sliped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phikoz Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 there are so many words in our language so there are many other words to say besides cuss words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLAZEr Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I think cussing is a vice. I think it is a venial sin. I do not think it is the end of the world. Would we cuss in front of Christ? I think people probably did. Remember, Christ was a human presence in life. He hung out with fisherman. Has anyone ever been around dock workers and fisherman? Certainly its an imperfection. Does Christ freak out and ban you to hell for it? Oh the Humanity! Or the lack of it, amongst some of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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