Re: FLASH: Re: OT applications of divine respect

[Jefferis]

On Sat, 11 Mar 2000 02:40:26 -0500, unique <

uniqueptd [dot] net

> wrote:


>Jefferis said:


Ken,  I know that the spirit was light hearted. And I wasn't too 

concerned, knowing the friendly atmosphere that prevails here.  I just 

remember how shocked I was when my favorite hometown [formerly] team won 

the Superbowl [the Redskins].  The signs people held up  "You are Gods!" 

when they returned, weren't in jest :-)  It was an act of worship. [or 

pretty close to it :-)


But I am also trying to say in the gentlest way possible that certain 

things really grieve my spirit and which I find troubling. 


I grew up in an environment that had no limit of swearing, so I find that 

a lot of things don't offend me, even if I find them pretty tasteless 

[like f* this or that].  My skin is pretty thick.   


But it still bothers me to see in print or spoken G*D*mn this or that.  

Which was done here recently. 


You all are free beings and you can do or say whatever you want.  I also 

think it is not wrong to let you know how it affects me personally. 


I am a Christian. I love the Lord.   To use His Name in swearing I find 

as offensive as painting a swastika on a synagogue. If you want to keep 

doing it, that is indeed your free speech right. I just thought you ought 

to know how hits me. 


And just as a matter of wisdom, my wife and I went into a decent 

appliance store and the salesman in his mid forties thought there was 

nothing wrong with adding an expletive after every other word. It was 

just so disrespectful of us, especially since he didn't know us... that 

we just left as soon as we could. You never know how careless use of 

words may affect your profit margin. 



I am definitely NOT trying to start a flame war. And I am not even 

keeping track of who said what.  And I will not be saying any more about 

it, so as not to start a war. 

But I am just letting others know how I feel, so if they want to show 

respect to my sensitivities that can. If others don't care what I think, 

then at least I've said my piece, and I am content to have shown you 

enough respect to be honest with you about my feelings. 


Peace, 


Jeff

>Seeing that the appropriate "OT" has already been put in place :-) , 

>and within the friendly spirit that permeates this list, Jeff, I 

>think that your sentence above is the key to where people differ on 

>this (and similar) knotty problems of religion.

>

>Many of us seem to prefer to adhere to a belief that "God" is a 

>Benevolent Being who has no need or desire to impose "recompense" for 

>unintentional "misdeeds".


Which, BTW, I would agree with.


>*Always* "just my opinion",

>

>Ken Sherwood



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