The proper format for this is as follows:

YOU SAID HIS NAME!!
THAT REALLY MEAN GERMAN GUY WHOSE NAME YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY IN FORUMS!! (or TRMGGWNYNSTSIF!!, because we have to abbrev everything).
THREAD = VERY OVER!! YOU = VERY LOSE'D!!

Didymus should stop being Harry Potter about it and just say his name.

Thank you Thomas, that was very helpfull.

Now for a little bit of my own ideas.

To COLA:
Cola, swearing at those who swear at you will never work. If I went to my dad and started swearing at him because he used language at me, that would not only break me apart and deystroy the promise I made to myself, but I would then make myself even worse then my dad. You can never fight sin with sin.

To No Toppings:
Toppings, swear words can never lose their meanings. Becaue of that was true, then all words would'nt make sence. If I said, "My kitty ran up the tree!" and the word had no meaning, then I wouldn't know what I said. And for that matter, all words wouldn't make sence and no one could communicate with each other! Do you see what I'm saying?

And the same thing goes for swearing. It's purpose is to hurt. And so much so that it becomes sin.

I'm a writer Toppings, and I love litature. One thing I have learned is this, words do have power. They can discribe everything from the love of a child and a parent, to the horrific era of the Holocaust.

If they are not as terrible as someone murdering you, then let me say this; I would rather have my dad punch me in the stomach, throw me accross my room into a wall, and then tear apart one of my books then swear at me. For me, swearing is the most hurtful thing you can do to me. I love words, so they do matter very much to me.

And if words and thoughts don't have meaning, then Adolf Hitler's thoughts and speaches would have never started the Holocaust.

actually, he's the only one brave enought to say it.
ahem. VOLDEMORT.
and, HITLER.
ToastPaint.

when someone swears at me, it just shows what TV is doing to our generation. expecially, the kids in my class say it all the time, like it's accepted. actually, to them, it is.

Not to say words can't convey meaning. By all means, they can, just as you and Didymus have said. The point I'm trying to convey is that you don't have to let curse words bother you.

I'm not trying to convince you, just to convey my point.

Ow, COLA.
Your slightly bad grammar hurts me.
I don't really get why he says it, still.

I suppose you didn't know this, but I'm Christian. It goes agaisn't my religion to use it in any way.

I don't see how this is relavent.

I happen to be a Christian as well. And nowhere does it say 'thou shalt not use foul language' or anything like that.

It's not un-Christian to use bad language; it's a matter of your perspective on things. Some Christians (such as youself) think that any use of foul language is absolutely wrong, where as others (such as myself and a few others I know) are more liberal minded.

Might I ask what sort of Christian demination you are?

Because the Scriptures clearly states the opposite.

Leviticus 22:32 states, "Do not profane my holy name, I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites. I am the Lord, who makes you holy.

The Ten Commandments also mention it.

Exodus 20:7 states, "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

And incase you were wondering, profanity is all kinds of sin, not just swearing.

"Do not profane my holy name, I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites. I am the Lord, who makes you holy.

"You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

There are some words, such as the one about the female dog, that do not apply to our LORD GOD in any way. Since the scriptures which Alec referred to only mention profaning the name of the LORD GOD, I don't see how profaning the name of a female dog would be the same. Maybe, like, the "D" word and the "H" word would count as that, but no other swears of which I can think.

To Captain Shazbot:
Here's a question I would like to ask you. Why would God look down upon using his name in vain, which is technecally swearing, but permit the other half of it? Never once in the Bible does it state that swearing is something that God looks at with support. And as Didymus stated, there are the teaching of St. Paul.

And as I stated before, even if I wasn't religious, I would still feel uncomfortable with swearing.

The only problem I have with this is that nowhere in the bible does it actually define which words are "swear" words (other than the whole "taking the lord's name in vain" thing). A lot of our current swears are just words that people have decided are swears (the whole "how you mean it" thing).

So, yeah, swearing = bad. You were right, but for the wrong reasons (I think).

Again; it's a matter of perspective and manners. I can swear around my friends because they don't mind. But around other people (such as you peoples), who don't like it when people swear, I restrain myself.

Do not use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

Here's a verse, Shazbot:

It appears that I have been thwarted in verbal combat. Well played, Ian.

That saud, it seems I have nothing else left. If you don't mind, I respectfully withdraw myself from the debate.

I'll get you next time!

It appears that I have been thwarted in verbal combat. Well played, Ian.

That saud, it seems I have nothing else left. If you don't mind, I respectfully withdraw myself from the debate.

I'll get you next time!

I too realize your point and have no counterpoint to offer.

Good job guys.