Putting Crap Back in the Bible
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more A Conservative Christian Theology Of Cussing A Few Bad Words of Theological Humor Mar 19 READ IN APP — article written by Michael J. Svigel — Conservative Christians have long been known for shunning all sorts of behavior considered by others to be morally neutral or enjoyable. Whether it’s drinking alcoholic beverages, 1 smoking tobacco products, 2 playing cards, 3 going to movie theatres, 4 dancing, 5 or even drinking coffee, 6 “fundamentalist” 7 Christians are often viewed by outsiders as having a God who is not only a white-clad, frowning prude, but also a “Cosmic Killjoy.” However, the study of cussing, kakalogology , has a less refined history among Christians in general and evangelicals in particular. This lack of definition has caused many outright offenses and some extremely awkward social situations. These range from blurting out words that sound mischievously like curse words but are, in fac...