Dr. Lee Woolery, the District Superintendant on my district gave the following report at our district assembly last weekend. I think it's worth a read. I thank God for being on a district with a D.S. with his vision and passion.
Here's the link: http://www.nwinazarene.org/page.aspx?id=189228
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Christians and Profanity
Can I complain for a minute? Swearing does NOT make a Christian any cooler, free-er, more liberated, closer to Christ, more relevant, more right, etc., etc., etc., than does farting in public!
I'm sick of reading blog after interview after magazine article where Christians, especially emerging ones, use profanity in a sad attempt to earn some street cred or show that they're liberated from the constraints of their legalistic forefathers.
I'll admit, there may be times when the stray profane utterance is appropriate, like say when one is about to drive off a cliff, but since when does being an authentic Christian require, or even simply smile upon, the use of vulgarities to make it seem genuine? When will my Christian sisters and brothers get over their infantile infatuation with cussing?
To quote my sixth grade teacher: "We're not in elementary school any more boys and girls."
If being an authentic Christian means I have to sit around drinking beer, smoking a cigar, watching porn, and saying "shit" at opportune times, then I don't want to be an authentic Christian anymore.
I'm sick of reading blog after interview after magazine article where Christians, especially emerging ones, use profanity in a sad attempt to earn some street cred or show that they're liberated from the constraints of their legalistic forefathers.
I'll admit, there may be times when the stray profane utterance is appropriate, like say when one is about to drive off a cliff, but since when does being an authentic Christian require, or even simply smile upon, the use of vulgarities to make it seem genuine? When will my Christian sisters and brothers get over their infantile infatuation with cussing?
To quote my sixth grade teacher: "We're not in elementary school any more boys and girls."
If being an authentic Christian means I have to sit around drinking beer, smoking a cigar, watching porn, and saying "shit" at opportune times, then I don't want to be an authentic Christian anymore.
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