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Amen. Very astute comment.
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DoGodsBidding
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What I teach is that just as we are offended if someone were to insult our father, mother, brother, sister, etc., we should be offended whenever someone insults our Heavenly Father. He is the source of all we have, and He loves us deeply.**Sorry I did not make my question clearer. If I could edit my original question I would.
My point was, how could I make my child understand that it’s not okay for people to blaspheme. Not that the guy blasphemed, but that my child should be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and be outraged when she/he hears such horrible utterances. That was my question.
By the way, the movie was on Netflix and was about techies who design games.**
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captainrick
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I also wish we had more details, hard to give much advice without specifics. But at least the teen should learn that “freedom of speech” applies only to governmental control. In the home, Mom has every right to decide what is acceptable.
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CAROLOFTHEBELLS
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The presenter of the show really does not have a right to say whatever he wants to say. If he said the N word and he was a popular TV presenter, he would be shamed by the rest of the media and possibly fired or have sponsors pull out support. Look what happened to Paula Deane and that did not even occur on TV and was only public because it was said in a court case, therefore public record.
This show with the techie sounds like a rather obsure thing, which means he can get away with throwing out phrases that might upset some people or be inappropriate. You bet your boots if he was a teacher he would have to watch his language.
I am assuming, because of the OP’s post saying this is a phrase used by some kids on line, that the presents said OMG, but including and F in the phrase. I would have the same concern over that. It is absolutely terrible and really hard to believe that somewhere along the line someone thought of putting those words together and then spread it around!
I like Cat’s advice in post 12. I remember that when I knew something bothered my mother I would not want to do it, sometimes just because I didn’t want her to feel bad and sometimes just because it made me look at things in a different way. But if she told me not to do something, I felt contolled.
Without being told, I grew up thinking people who cussed and swore were low class. I don’t know, maybe my parents put too much emphasis on good grammar and a love of language.
This show with the techie sounds like a rather obsure thing, which means he can get away with throwing out phrases that might upset some people or be inappropriate. You bet your boots if he was a teacher he would have to watch his language.
I am assuming, because of the OP’s post saying this is a phrase used by some kids on line, that the presents said OMG, but including and F in the phrase. I would have the same concern over that. It is absolutely terrible and really hard to believe that somewhere along the line someone thought of putting those words together and then spread it around!
I like Cat’s advice in post 12. I remember that when I knew something bothered my mother I would not want to do it, sometimes just because I didn’t want her to feel bad and sometimes just because it made me look at things in a different way. But if she told me not to do something, I felt contolled.
Without being told, I grew up thinking people who cussed and swore were low class. I don’t know, maybe my parents put too much emphasis on good grammar and a love of language.
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Cat
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I have no way of knowing, but I don’t think that the F word would be used in a children’s show about science. At least, I hope not. We don’t have cable, though, so I could be wrong. As Ricky Ricardo would say, Ai yi yi!
Again, I think we all need to know exactly what the blasphemy was. I’m convinced that perhaps the OP is overreacting. I agree with the OP that anything said or done about Jesus that is not reverent is not acceptable. But I think that there’s a line–e.g., saying “Gee” or “OMG” is a small offense and the reaction should not have been so emotional. If the OP reacted in a hyper-emotional way to a small offense, the daughter would be alienated and put off, and the OP would not achieve the results she wishes to achieve; namely that the daughter will respect the Name of the Lord Jesus.
We need to save our big salvos for truly blasphemous words and actions. E.g., I think that the Mapplethorpe picture (the cross in a bucket of urine) was blasphemous and required an outcry from Christians. But I think that a Saturday Night Live skit of Jesus appearing to Tim Tebow was NOT blasphemous; it was actually really funny and presented a good truth that Christians need to remember: Jesus isn’t a personal “lucky charm.”
I know that I could be totally wrong and the program may well have presented a disgusting blasphemous phrase or action along the lines of the Mapplethorpe picture. I would like to know.
Again, I think we all need to know exactly what the blasphemy was. I’m convinced that perhaps the OP is overreacting. I agree with the OP that anything said or done about Jesus that is not reverent is not acceptable. But I think that there’s a line–e.g., saying “Gee” or “OMG” is a small offense and the reaction should not have been so emotional. If the OP reacted in a hyper-emotional way to a small offense, the daughter would be alienated and put off, and the OP would not achieve the results she wishes to achieve; namely that the daughter will respect the Name of the Lord Jesus.
We need to save our big salvos for truly blasphemous words and actions. E.g., I think that the Mapplethorpe picture (the cross in a bucket of urine) was blasphemous and required an outcry from Christians. But I think that a Saturday Night Live skit of Jesus appearing to Tim Tebow was NOT blasphemous; it was actually really funny and presented a good truth that Christians need to remember: Jesus isn’t a personal “lucky charm.”
I know that I could be totally wrong and the program may well have presented a disgusting blasphemous phrase or action along the lines of the Mapplethorpe picture. I would like to know.
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CAROLOFTHEBELLS
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I am assuming it was just a tech talk show. Never thought about it being specifically aimed at children nor teens. Of course, if the presenter is a young adult and the topic interests teens and pre-teens it would attract that audience.
Was there any rating that went along with it?
I don’t need to know exactly what was said. I think if it offends you it is not small and you can teach your children that. I don’t think you need to wait for an outrageous example of blashemy or bad taste to teach that. As someone said, the mother (or parent) determines what kind of speech is acceptable in the home.
Was there any rating that went along with it?
I don’t need to know exactly what was said. I think if it offends you it is not small and you can teach your children that. I don’t think you need to wait for an outrageous example of blashemy or bad taste to teach that. As someone said, the mother (or parent) determines what kind of speech is acceptable in the home.
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