Thoughts on cussing

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I’m glad to hear your not the only one who agrees with me!
 
The worst I go is saying “rats!”

Otherwise I’ll be profaning my mouth for Jesus on Sunday
 
Ridgerunner said:
Supposedly (as I have read) the most ornate cussers are Hungarians. Their cussing tends to be obscene and incredibly inventive. I can’t give an example. Don’t think I have read one. But supposedly it’s considered almost an art form in Hungary.

Italians also tend to the obscene and are supposedly artistic in its usage.

Supposedly, Germans are given more to scatology.
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And let’s not forget the elaborate “sacre” profanity in French-speaking Canada, where Catholic liturgical and sacramental terms are used as cuss words. I won’t repeat the terms here, but knowing what I know now, I cringe inwardly when I go to Spanish Masses and the wine (caliz de mi sangre) is consecrated.
Hoosier-Daddy said:
The C word which in the US is right up there with the n word and has surpassed the F word is common in the UK, though certainly not polite.
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And that vile word is used as a term of friendly banter, almost endearment, among men in Australia.

What things we learn online.
 
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TrueRomanCatholic said:
The worst I go is saying “rats!”

Otherwise I’ll be profaning my mouth for Jesus on Sunday
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Ok, just a little devils advocate here but aren’t you profaning an animal and a creature of God by using it as a cuss word? I mean some people have pet rats they love very much…

By the way… I love peanuts… The original use of “rats” as an exclamation!
 
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Was watching an old Bond movie the other day. And sure enough… bam! C word from Rodger Moore! I about spit out my coke!
 
thank yall for the replies. to make a few things clearer, i do not and will not cuss like a sailor. i think that’s a little trashy. i just think cussing on some occasions is ok.

on the verse that says not to say unwholesome words, how do we know what words are unwholesome?
 
Bushum said:
Those people come off to me as uneducated/unintelligent. They use those words because their vocabulary is severely lacking.
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Exactly what my mother said to me on the first occassion I used the F word as a young teen. “People who use those words do so because their vocabulary is limited. They use that instead of using appropriate descriptive terms” or very similar words. It certainly made me stop and think!
 
I am not sure if it is a Sin or how severe of a Sin if you are not profane God or taking His name in vain. That being said, to me it makes one sound ignorant/uneducated, so I try and not do it. Sometimes I slip though.
 
So to show ones vocabulary is not limited, one limits the vocabulary? That seems odd. Again, the most educated people in the world cuss… also, the best wordsmiths and authors.
 
Considering mother had to leave school when she was 12 but educated herself through reading etc - she could argue politically with the best people around us (may not be much compared to intellectuals, but she sure was knowledgable about our political history). I guess it was her way of telling me to use my brains and think of a better word to use instead of using coarse language to express myself.
 
I wasn’t really trying to make an argument so to say, more trying to point out that it really is a respect factor and that we are always in the presence of God. Society teaches these kids that if it feels good and everybody else is doing it then it’s ok. I would never give another kid advice that I would not give my own, and the advice I would give my own if they asked if cursing is ok is a big no. Does it happen? Yes, but that does not make it Ok. The best advice any adult can give a child is to imitate and recognize the Holiness of Christ.

Ephesians 5:1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
 
Hoosier-Daddy said:
From an educational standpoint it is actually less educated to eliminate a popular segment of words from your own vocabulary on the basis that you don’t want to appear uneducated.
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You are really reaching here with this one. If you want to curse as part of your vocabulary then fine but this line of reasoning and justification is silly. There are maybe a dozen common curse words out of 171,000 words in the English language. I don’t think leaving out .0072% of available words has any bearing on showing one’s intelligence. Curse words are uncouth, period. You say the president swears but he gets torn apart by the media and social media for being “unpresidential”.
 
The point is, that the “uneducated people cuss” argument is outdated. The best educated people in the world cuss. Yale, Harvard, CEOs authors, politicians, religious leaders etc… cuss. 50 years ago sure… but now? Nope, Carlin had a point.
 
Let’s say there’s a young man at home, he stubs his toe, he lets out a bunch of bad words. Then one day mom tells him he shouldn’t be using that language in front of her little sister. He stubs his toe again but this time he’s yelling ouch ouch ouch!

What changed? The stubbing of the toe is the same. What came into that moment of time was love. Love became present. The presence of another caused a change in behavior. This is a good thing.

What is more excellent? It’s making the decision that when something happens where we usually would use bad words, we decide to change them out to say something like ‘Praise you Jesus the light of the world!’. This shows a decision to love again. This time though, it’s love of God, who opened heaven for us.

Who are we? Do we bring Christ into the difficult situation? Do we call God into the difficult moments? We can. We are made for love, and we will be going to Love. That’s the reason we are here.
 
Yes. That is an excellent example of intent and respect. It wasn’t the words themselves that had a moral value but rather the respect and intent.
 
Hoosier-Daddy said:
The point is, that the “uneducated people cuss” argument is outdated. The best educated people in the world cuss. Yale, Harvard, CEOs authors, politicians, religious leaders etc… cuss. 50 years ago sure… but now? Nope, Carlin had a point.
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I won’t argue against moral relativism. Since the goalposts, by definition, shift it’s pointless to argue against.
 
I would of course agree with you in a generality. But language is fluid. Certain things are unchanging though. The Lord’s name being chief among them. But Rowling, Twain, King, Hemmingway and the great Shakespeare used vulgarities as tools to communicate elaborate and intricate points. (BTW I shudder to bring Rowling into this because in my opinion she is a weak writer but it is a modern example of an author who is prolific.)

Just use Twain, who love or hate, was a genius of writing certainly his use of language is the most masterful of generations. But his choice of language, certainly focused on a small percentage of words, yet they were telling. The Pope when describing abuse, has used the equivalent of the S word. Obama loved to use court language in his basketball games. As mentioned earlier different English words have different meanings in different countries. Wyh? because language evolves. My wife is a businesswoman and scientist, the corporate world is full of colorful language.
If you pick the three most powerful people in the world right now… they all cuss…
 
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Hoosier-Daddy said:
Ok, but intent is key right?
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Not sure. Intent is only part of it. For example, in the case of euthanasia, the intent is to put the person out of his excruciating misery, knowing that he will surely die soon. But regardless of intent, it is still a mortal sin to kill a person suffering in pain.
 
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