Cussing, A Specific Issue On It

[dairygirl4u2c]

firstly i don't think cussing is ever a sin on it's own...for it to be a sin it must be coupled with malice.

secondly if i say "i hope you go to heaven", but my intent is not a charitable one i have sinned.

I agree! :)

Edited February 1, 2004 by dairygirl4u2c

[BLAZEr]

If you say "freak" but intend it like "f*ck" then what's the difference?

What if I say "FCUK" instead? Would you think that was alright?

Seems to me like the word isn't the problem . . . more like the intention . . . which is exactly what I was saying in the other thread.

[Aloysius]

if you would normally say 'f*ck' if something really bad happened, not out of malice toward anything but say, out of shock or frustration, it CAN still be wrong if it offends someone around you, if it causes them to stumble. therefore, if you would say it in that situation, replacing it with "freak" in order not to offend anyone or make them stumble, as long as the original intention was never malice towards anyone, then it's fine...

[BLAZEr]

causing someone to stumble and offending someone are not the same thing . . .

we've been over that before with the example of someone being offended by my talking about the Virgin Mary. Would it be a sin for me to talk about the Virgin Mary in a group of Protestants if I know full well that they will be offended?

That being said . . . causing someone to stumble means, literally, causing scandal . . . that means comitting a sin publicly that will lead others to think that it is ok to commit this sin. For instance, When John Kerry receives communion, and also votes for abortion he is causing people to stumble . . . He's not causing me to stumble, even though I'm offended by him going to communion and voting pro-life . . . he is causing other people to stumble who might not be offended and think that they can do what he does.

[PatrickRitaMichael]

I'm curious:

I personally try not to curse b/c I notice that cursing is an indicator for me that I am sort of 'slipping' in my spiritual life. When I am around other people who curse or watch movies w/ cursing in them, I notice those words tend to come out during moments of stress or frustration. Is it considered a stumbling block to me if you curse and that influences me to curse when I would prefer not to? Or is it just my problem b/c it's not a sin to curse (I don't think it's a sin)? I'm just wondering.

[littleflower+JMJ]

we've been over that before with the example of someone being offended by my talking about the Virgin Mary.  Would it be a sin for me to talk about the Virgin Mary in a group of Protestants if I know full well that they will be offended?

i might be confused.....but im not sure i understand that example....

i do know that, no, it would not be a sin....

you have the duty and obligation to share the truth of the Blessed Mother becuase we need to share the truth with our separated brethen regardless because that can and will HELP them learn more about Jesus and God, and their faith journey to heaven, it might come with some oppositions because they are protestants but it in no way makes it wrong.

cussing is wrong because offends, lacks charity and is no way able to be offered for the greater glory of God.

just like talking about the truth of abortion to people who are pro-choice may offend them AND like talking about the BLessed Mother Mary to protestants might be also......its apparent that its different cuz we're talking about the truth that we have an obligation and duty to share and spread with others......while cussing is not.

one we're called to do. another we're not.

i see it as two very different things.

God bless.

+JMJ

[DojoGrant]

People have been out in the alleyway for the last 20 minutes yelling the F-word at each other.

I dunno, but I think they're sinning. <_<