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Great article Pam. Thanks. God has been removing bitterness and hate from my heart, but not passion. For some people my saying "Dude, you need to get your crap together." isn't strong enough;You know.I need another word. We have been duped by the 'Jesus wants you to be nice' crowd. Nice does not tell the truth. Nice does not make waves. Nice does not get dirty. Nice does not speak up. Nice does whatever is necessary to LOOK dignified and respectable but often fails to do the right thing.
The nice people's opinions (thankfully) are not the ones that really matter.

Wow, how refreshing to hear the bulk of these views. :-)

   I grew up in a family with a father who cursed in anger and a mother who denies the existence of such speech. As a young teenager, I gave myself permission to curse as an outlet for my anger. Never at anyone in an abusive tirade as my father.
   An acting professor of mine once said cursing is, 'like seasoning.' Not wrong or right, but keeps our speech from being bland & boring. It conveys feeling and passion of life and thought.
   I have sometimes wondered if any of Jesus disciples, out in a boat all day casting their nets with no success, ever cursed in frustration. On the flip side, I wonder if they cursed in amazement after a non-productive day of fishing suddenly changes into a boat overflowing with fish.
   I feel God would rather us let out our anger in a safe and managed way, rather than hold it in and damage our spirit.
   Peace out!

I hope I'm not restating what I wrote earlier in any way, but a few new thoughts occurred to me -

While cussing can be used wrongly and/or abused or over used, sometimes it's the only way to state emotions and feelings.

Some act like cussing is the same as murder or rape, but it's not. Yes, obviously sometimes words CAN hurt, but not if used properly and when appropriate.

There are different kinds of "cussing." I'd put references to reproductive and excretory functions in one category, and those where we specifically invoke any of God's names in another. To speak God's name is to request his attention, and, when doing that, it's best to be polite.

spiider,

I agree with you completely.

All my life I've heard don't use God's name in vain, but sometimes it just pops out on it's own accord. It happens mostly when I'm in severe pain. It's not meant as disrespect.

The way I see it is, what's worse, murdering an innocent in cold blood or using God's name in vain? A murderer could NEVER say God's name in vain, yet he's a murderer. What then?

A good, basically decent person who never killed a soul, used God's name in vain sometimes, would goto Hell?

Do people see the point I'm making here? It's often made too clear cut.

That's all I can think of tonight, but I'll be watching this forum to add more and/or clarify my words if needed.

Thanks for listening and have a Merry Christmas and God Bless,

BlazeEagle

I agree with you. Taking God's name in vain is done when a uncover-jerk shows a little 'fish" card to have someone trust their integrity as a 'christian' and then steals the suckered souls' money. Amen to you.

wow! i completely agree 100%!!! me and my girlfriend recently got in fight over this exact thing-she tried to tell me how i shouldnt ever do it and how what comes out of the mouth is a direct reflection of heart and how the Bible says not to do it, etc... but i disagree--its not a matter of WHAT word is said but rather HOW theyre said.. to me theres no difference between 'shit' and 'shoot' or 'damn','darn,' and 'dang' except they different level of emotion between them...

i'm definitely going to show her this article and hope she'll at least understand my point of view even if she doesnt agree

I have been pondering this idea of cuss words lately. Sometimes I find myself in the culture of Motorcycle Clubs and I meet people who are both Christian and who cuss. As I wrestled with this idea, I started to wonder if it is important to God that I use a "cuss" word or more so how I use my words. Surely using all proper words that tear someone down is more important to Him than that I use a colorful word to express a state of exasperation or outrage? I tend to be someone who likes to play things on the safe side, but I find myself lately wrestling with wanting to know the true nature of God's heart and what He might really be asking me to do in this life. I want to make the things that are important to Him important to me without getting caught up with what other "Christians" think should be important to me.