September 5, 2005 - Cursing:
"Giving someone the raw side of your tongue"

What does curing mean to you?
Four letter words.
Expressing yourself in a vulgar way that is offensive to other people.
From the Harry Potter series spells that cause bad to someone.
Malediction vs. benediction: A benediction is a bene: a "good", diction: "word or saying" where as a malediction is a bad word of saying, or wish bad or evil upon someone else.

Religion vs. Bad Manners
What exactly does the Church say is detrimental for your soul.
Associating something evil with God.
Exclamations using God's name, careless use of God's name.
Insulting others is insulting God's creation, and thus God himself.
Associating something pure with evil also.
Wishing evil upon others.

Using Jesus Christ as an expression is bad because it's not giving the respect to Jesus that he deserves.
I using "God hates you" even in a joking manner crossing the line?

The Church divides cursing into two categories, blasphemy and vulgarity. Blasphemy is a sin, but is vulgarity necessarily evil?

It's the intention behind the words. Someone who says "peace be with you" when they're mad at someone, may not be any better than just cursing at them. If you actually trying to break a habit maybe it's noble to use another phrase, but if you just a replacement phrase with the same intentions, there's really no difference. There really isn't a difference because your still wishing evil on a person or the situation.

There are multiple means of expressing yourself, you just need to use the manner that is appropriate for the situation.

But if you rationalize the use of vulgarity in your speech can you eventually rationalize any situation.

Around certain people you may curse just because that's the type of communication that they are use to.

Why don't you swear in front on little kids or grandparents? It's not respectful toward them, but it's respectful around others??

Using curse words as an exclamation puts a harsh spin on the situation, that doesn't show the love that we're suppose to try and show at all times.

And even if you can justify the situation, it's still not good to curse because it can because a habit and it just becomes easier to say, and you start to sue it more often.

Using vulgar language around people may also change they way that people see you. It's not the best way to present yourself, you'll start to be seen in a different light.

But you have to communicate with people in the manner that they understand.

In some situations cursing may be and effective way to communicate a need to someone, but is it the only way? It may be the easiest way.

Can't you use tone and volume to express a dire situation instead of swearing.

Some people are so use to that kind of communication that they find no insult in it.

What's wrong with vulgar cursing, besides it's Socially looked down on. It shows a harshness and grows an attitude of disrespect towards others, it begins to treat others as objects in a depersonalized way.

The very nature of words is that they have both definitions and connotations. When you're cursing you bring up connotation of disappointment and anger in others.

Maybe it's not necessarily evil in itself but it sets a bad example for others and may lead them towards evil, and facilitating that possibility is wrong. 1st Corinthians Chapter 8. Maybe it's just a step on a path that no one needs to be on. What kind of example are we setting for others? Out of respect for us maybe they might change their ways too.