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Question: Is profanity sinful/morally wrong?
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Keystone Phil
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« on: June 20, 2008, 02:10:36 PM »

Does it harm anyone against their consent?

Yeah, that's what I thought. No.

That's not the definition of sin though.

Yes, I think it's sinful. That doesn't mean I don't do it (more than I should).

Kevin Smith is a Christian. Take a look at his movies.

Timothy McVeigh was a Christian right? In case you forgot, he was responsible for blowing up a federal building, killing nearly two hundred people. Does that make it acceptable by Christian standards?
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2008, 09:24:27 PM »

Does it harm anyone against their consent?

Yeah, that's what I thought. No.

That's not the definition of sin though.

Yes, I think it's sinful. That doesn't mean I don't do it (more than I should).
The question could also be interpreted as asking if it's simply morally wrong.

Well, I don't believe that morality is simply based on whether or not we willing go against another's wishes but I guess that's another discussion.
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2008, 01:31:03 AM »


Wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_McVeigh#Religious_beliefs

Religious beliefs

After his parents' divorce, McVeigh lived with his father; his sisters moved to Florida with their mother. He and his father were devout Roman Catholics who often attended daily Mass. In a recorded interview with Time Magazine[3] McVeigh professed his belief in "a God", although he said he had "sort of lost touch with" Catholicism and "never really picked it [back] up". The Guardian reported that McVeigh wrote a letter claiming to be an agnostic.[4] He was given a Catholic ritual before his execution.
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2008, 11:47:49 AM »

that blurb doesn't really contradict what BRTD said

I didn't notice the part where he claimed to be an agnostic but at the same time, he professes a faith in "a God."

Whatever the case, BRTD is a total moron for using the example of behavior of a Christian as justification for such behavior.
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2008, 11:23:08 AM »

that blurb doesn't really contradict what BRTD said

I didn't notice the part where he claimed to be an agnostic but at the same time, he professes a faith in "a God."

Whatever the case, BRTD is a total moron for using the example of behavior of a Christian as justification for such behavior.

Not the first time. Don't you remember my "It's OK to go to strip clubs, because I've seen strippers wearing crosses." post?

So you're proving that you're simply a joke poster? Ok, fair enough.
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