Tonight Winston asked me why profanity was wrong.
I hope I helped him. I explained that in one sense all words are made up from sounds. Sounds that when put together form ideas. There technically isn’t anything wrong with sounds.
But, language is used to communicate ideas and the words we choose are the way we are attempting to communicate. We either communicate on the basest level possible or we seek to communicate on a higher, more respectable level. Culture determines this.
An aside that I threw in that may be perceived as bigoted was this, those with the most detestable language more often than not have the most detestable behavior.
The goal is to use the best language possible to communicate the best message possible in the most helpful and encouraging way. Profanity doesn’t fit that objective.
Here’s a bonus thought. The word “gospel” means good news.
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