tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097618684190405461.post4812503393267143914..comments2023-05-27T06:48:52.623-04:00Comments on unscrambled eggs: Would Jesus watch THAT movie?Justmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13640330632542109652noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097618684190405461.post-88565453155830482152007-12-02T08:32:00.000-05:002007-12-02T08:32:00.000-05:00I personally don't have a problem with watching th...I personally don't have a problem with watching them but plenty of people I respect do. For me it comes down to trying to discern its affect on me. If I watch, listen to, or read stuff with lots of "bad" language and it subconsciously becomes part of my vocabulary then I don't like that because I want to be intentional with my language. But If I watch it and I think, "wow, this guy sounds berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497078103253866372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097618684190405461.post-88365765222045192132007-11-30T09:30:00.000-05:002007-11-30T09:30:00.000-05:00Jim - that is really cool about your brother - the...Jim - that is really cool about your brother - the adoption part :)<BR/>My brother is the same way when it comes to using curse words as verbs, adjectives, etc.<BR/><BR/>As for the movie - as I said - I just used it as an example - it was not an endorsement : )Justmatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640330632542109652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097618684190405461.post-11075689730804674842007-11-29T15:42:00.000-05:002007-11-29T15:42:00.000-05:00is it ok to watch movies with a lot of these words...<I>is it ok to watch movies with a lot of these words in them?</I><BR/><BR/>I would say sure. You're watching a movie about life. I have a brother who has a great heart but he uses the F word as an adjective, a past and present participle, noun, verb, you name it. It's a habit. I don't think he's even aware of it. He also sacrificed himself for 15 years raising 3 adopted children who would have Jim Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456957270007304493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097618684190405461.post-7144336512144134452007-11-29T13:17:00.000-05:002007-11-29T13:17:00.000-05:00Berry - Welcome aboard! Glad you found me...altho...Berry - Welcome aboard! Glad you found me...although I promise I wasn't trying to hide. Oh, and I added you to the blogroll.<BR/><BR/>As for your thoughts - I agree. I have just been struggling as to where these "Curse words" came from. Amy and I chatted last night about it and she had some good thoughts. Here they are as best I can recall them.<BR/><BR/>-"Sh*t" probably comes from the old Justmatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640330632542109652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097618684190405461.post-37902051012232058872007-11-29T11:35:00.000-05:002007-11-29T11:35:00.000-05:00Matt, just found this blog spot dude. you should h...Matt, just found this blog spot dude. you should have told me or I should have looked or something.<BR/><BR/>anyway, I've thought some about this over the last several years. I think there are at least 2 perspectives. on one hand, they are somewhat arbitrary (i.e. what really makes "shit" worse than "crap" or "crud" or "poopoo". nothing really in my mind. I do see some distinctions. while I berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497078103253866372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097618684190405461.post-53067509780720163562007-11-28T16:30:00.000-05:002007-11-28T16:30:00.000-05:00Thanks Jim - Good thoughts! How about all the oth...Thanks Jim - Good thoughts! How about all the other "four letter" words...Where did they come from? Are the derived from other ancient words like 'Raca'?Justmatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640330632542109652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097618684190405461.post-81602369691235483622007-11-28T15:16:00.000-05:002007-11-28T15:16:00.000-05:00I've been thinking about Matthew 5 where Jesus say...I've been thinking about Matthew 5 where Jesus says "call somebody <I>Raca</I>" and you are accountable to the Sanhedrin. But if you call someone a fool, you are in danger of the fires of Hell.<BR/><BR/>Clearly the word <I>Raca</I> was impermissible and punishable by the Sanhedrin. Our notes said "worthless moron" but the truth is that the modern day equivalent is a##hole. If you say it on Jim Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456957270007304493noreply@blogger.com