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On Tue, 20 Aug 1996 18:08:43 GMT mbasset@iconn.net (Mark Bassett) writes:
>Is scumbag really a bad word ? Frankly, if we speak WITHOUT wanting
>our words to have impact we are wasting power. If we DELIBERATELY
>OFFEND, it is one thing, but if we frame concepts with succinct
>verbiage that leaves a taste, good. The reason for speaking and
>writing is to communicate. If people cannot read in context, they are
>not about to go where the train is headed anyway.
>
>We dont want to offend. But on the other hand, legalisms can be a
>problem too. Difficult to exercize liberty, when a list of do's and
>don'ts is held ahead of inspiration.

Well, I knew that the time would come when I didn't fully agree with one
of your stands ... but it took a long time Brother! :)

I have always felt and still do that it is really a sign of a lack of
vocabulary and concern for people to use the venacular and what my
Pastor has always termed as chicken cussing.  There are plenty of words
available in the language to express ourselves without resorting to
such.  And, I for one, would rather someone respect my life and stand
and not use their expletives when I am around.  I would do the same for
them!  A little courtesy goes a long way.  I do want them to be open but
not at the expense of crude vulgarisms.  Now, that is not to say that if
someone does not have the understanding to realize that their language
is inappropriate that I will not still attempt to witness to them, but I
would do so alone and not with my wife and children present.