tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290159632337609818.post4546100274655467183..comments2023-12-31T13:37:10.753-08:00Comments on Christian Missionary UK: Why it's Not Okay for a Christian Author to SwearNatalie http://www.blogger.com/profile/02780394204265268454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290159632337609818.post-71717402920781038152019-07-08T06:43:13.077-07:002019-07-08T06:43:13.077-07:00I don't buy it. I think Christians avoiding bl...I don't buy it. I think Christians avoiding blasphemy is pretty obvious. However, whatever your opinions on 'bad words', sealing yourself in a bubble and refusing to let the world around you be what it is, will ultimately lead to arrogance and judgmentalism, but more importantly, closed-mindedness.<br /><br />Now, onto the curse words that aren't blasphemy. Beyond blasphemy, there is no biblical reason for one word to be considered worse than another. The unholy act is to act in unrighteous anger. My next point requires that you can hear my voice: I can say 'You banana!' and I can fill that with bile and hatred I can manage. I can say with a smile and a humorous tone, 'You ****'.<br /><br />Now, there is an issue of politeness when dealing with things that might offend people. (I might not make dark humour to a person who has just experienced a tragedy, for example). But, frankly, I would hope that everyone learns a lesson in how the best way to empower a word is to keep it locked away where no one can hear it. If you normalise the word, then you weaken it's ability to inherently offend. I don't have to censor the word 'idiot', but that could be far crueller than '****'. It all depends on the context. <br /><br />It is the anger, not the collection of sounds that make up a word, that the bible teaches against. Edmund Bloxamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619917437392918932noreply@blogger.com