Swear Words

Christiangamer · Nov 23, 2003

Who deamed these suckers to be "naughty?"

joyinchrist · Nov 23, 2003

Guess it depends on how you use them?

It's all about current slang.... it'd be neat to know how they swore in the ancient times!

72_Chev_Truck · Nov 29, 2003

I would also say that it depends on how they are used. I have a problem with using them for emphasis due to me previous lifestyle but I would have to say if you cursed someone with them, then that would be sinful

Teal · Nov 30, 2003

Its all about Context.

Reader Nilus · Dec 1, 2003

The F word became a no no because it was associated with Swedish Farmers in Illinois because they would f the ground, which the word is Nortic in origen. It was deemed low class.
A person could use totally acceptable speech to demean someone, so it is how the words are used. In some of the speech patterns that kids use, it is bad speech, like fillers, but naughty words I doubt it.
Jeff the Finn

Nightstrike · Dec 23, 2003

why would they penetrate the ground?
Thats bizarre!

Reader Nilus · Dec 25, 2003

What is casting seed?
Jeff the Finn

Shiphrah · Dec 31, 2003

Over time words change meaning do to the culture and time the word is used. Take for example the ever present popular word gay. 50 years ago it meant to be happy. 10 years ago it meant to be homosexual. Now it seems to take on the conotation of stupid as in " that's soooooo gay" with that said, does that mean that a word like gummy, in 50 year become the next f, word? Maybe, but it seems that most swear words have some denotation of sexuality to it.

secretdawn · Dec 31, 2003

jeffthefinn said:
The F word became a no no because it was associated with Swedish Farmers in Illinois because they would f the ground, which the word is Nortic in origen. It was deemed low class.
A person could use totally acceptable speech to demean someone, so it is how the words are used. In some of the speech patterns that kids use, it is bad speech, like fillers, but naughty words I doubt it.
Jeff the Finn

that is a new one...i heard that it was a midevil term that stood for "Fornication Under Consent of the King" cause you had to get permission from the king to procreate or something and they would give you something to hang in your house...

CeeBee · Dec 31, 2003

I think they are wrong. They are always used badly.

secretdawn · Jan 2, 2004

Catholicboy7777 said:
I think they are wrong. They are always used badly.

maybe..though i ask how poo is bad...cause you know the "s" word doesn't mean anything that poo poo...so how is it bad? and the "f" word is deemed the worst in american culture, but as a christian wouldn't saying "d" you be worse, cause that is basically saying i wish you would burn in hell for all eternity...

Axver · Jan 10, 2004

Catholicboy7777 said:
I think they are wrong. They are always used badly.

You obviously have not looked at your dictionary lately.

Mongoose · Jan 17, 2004

It says "thou shalt not say the lord's name in vain".

Is God's name the F-word?... Didn't think so.

txchristian04 · Jan 18, 2004

I don't believe that f--- is from the acronym story. It is more or less a germanic thing, i think the german equivalent is somewhere along the lines of sounding like "fick". I've tried to some research into it before, but do to the nature of the word, researching it is hard. From what I can tell, it's always been a bad word. More interesting is perhaps that some languages such as Latin don't have any swear words. I think they have evovled in modern times as a way to emphasising statements. 500 years ago, damning something would turn quite a few heads, now days it's just like a verbal hilighter.

Bonhoffer · Jan 19, 2004

Mongoose said:
It says "thou shalt not say the lord's name in vain".

Is God's name the F-word?... Didn't think so.

Thats what I always said! lol

I know Christians who refuse to say "Oh my G0d!!" or "Jesus Christ" (unless they refering to God), but they have no problem with saying the F word or the S word.

I totally agree that swearings all about the context its used in.
It would be more sinful to say "Fish 0ff" with hatred and anger behind it than it would be to say "F off" in an affectionate manner.

There have been times when I've been talking with God and I've said "I F'ing love you!!" and its never felt bad because I was using it to exclaim my love for him.

Its funny because my very first act as a Christian was to swear!! This was because my realisation that is was all true and that God was real all came in an instant. My conversion was overnight and dramatic!!!

Buttermilk · Jan 19, 2004

Bonhoffer said:
I totally agree that swearings all about the context its used in.
It would be more sinful to say "Fish 0ff" with hatred and anger behind it than it would be to say "F off" in an affectionate manner.

Yes, after all what is a word, any word, but a group of letters. What makes one word worse than another. It is the inference behind the word which is really the issue. If you substitute another word for a swear word, but use it in the same context, the implication is still the same.

oworm · Jan 20, 2004

Hmmm......Weird......I thought this was the Harmatiology forum which deals with the doctrine of sin, the origin of sin and how sin entered into the world
No matter......Anyway ,i use the occasional wee sweary under certain circumstances, for instance:
When your lying under your car trying to loosen a nut and the wrench slips and you bang your knuckles against the roll bar and draw blood an almighty , "YOU F%*&£%$_+£$%G PIECE OF USELESS GOOD FOR NOTHING EXCUSE FOR A CAR I HOPE YOU BURN IN BREAKERS HELL" Can lend itself to diffusing an other wise volatile situation in which case an inoccent passer by could be attacked with a wrench and brutally murdered if they as much as look at you. But then they're wouldnt be an excuse for that because you can always ladel into the body panels with a 7lb hammer and really let rip with a few choice words aimed solely at the vehicle.
Another scenario where a wee sweary can help is when your hammering nails and the hammer slips and hits your finger. Immediately let rip with a few expletives while hammering the hell out of the offending piece of wood. It's amazing how this can help to alleviate the pain.
Of course you will feel rather silly after wards when your standing at the checkout queue with a new piece of wood and replacement body panel for your car but even then you have an opportunity to direct a few profane expletives at yourself for being such a stupid bad tempered idiot!!!

Mo_HH_ljc · Jan 20, 2004

The f... word actually was invented by the french. In a war between England and france somewhere in the early years, the england used the word "pluck" which means shoot with a bow. they said "pluck" him... The french couldn't pronounce that, they always said f... . so when you say f... you, it originally means, kill yourself.
the german word "fick" is taken from the french word f... . In Germany it means nothing more, than sleeping with another person, but in a unmoral way.
The Word means nothing bad, its just, that it is made bad.

TrustNo1 · Mar 14, 2004

lol i love it how the f word is the only f word in the english language described as the f word think about it...

i dont think that swearing is bad in conversation but if it is used to put someone or somethign down then it bad

Kakadu · Mar 25, 2004

Eph 4:29
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

Are all the words that you are talking about unwholesome...debateable? I guess that is between you and Jesus, but I don't think Jesus would have said anything that could be questionable to be misinterpreted. And are the words that you are saying 'giving grace to those who hear?'
my $ .02
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