Swearing or not swearing doesn't add to making one a bad or a good person. Swearing in certain contexts is bad manners. If you teach that swearing is bad, (not just bad manners) you muddy up the pond, and confuse people. They think they are good because they don't swear or that other people are bad because they don't.

Then the people who think they are good because they don't swear get smug and start not treating their neighboor as they would want to be treated.

Then the person who thinks they are righteous, is now starting to act in a wicked manner.

I never teach my kids that swearing is bad, just bad manners in certain situations.

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YOur pespective is wrong too.

IT is about pollution. pollution of the mind and soul.

Would you allow someone to pollute the air in your house?

Would you allow someone to dump garbage on your lawn?

So why would you think it's good to throw garbage and pollution a person?

Or let someone throw garbage at you, or pollute your mind?

Its possible to strain at a nat and swallow a camel. My experience is that people who over react to swearing and people who swear are doing just that.

In the words of my educated Grandfather "swearing is a weak mind trying to express itself forceably".
Contary to many people's thinking, it is not cool but childish and immature.

I've heard swearing all my life, at school, at work, on tv and in the movies. I don't consider my mind is polluted as a result. I don't accept your analogy.

I do consider that someone who looks down on another person because they swear, does have a need for reform. This is is actually a serious offence.

It goes against the admonition to esteem your neighboor as yourself.

I understand why you feel the way you do, this is what you have been taught by those you trust.

I think that there is a tendency for some who don't swear to think they are better than others that do. While this is a sin, it is not fair to give a blanket statement and say that everyone reacts that way. I don't swear, and feel uncomfortable when people do. But I feel that i am old enough now to understand that just because you don't swear makes you a good person. It is really in how you treat your neighbors. In my mind, someone swearing either doesn't know that it is offensive, or is trying to be offensive to get a reaction, which is a sign of ignorance, because you can't get what you want by offending others. I can tell you that you will always be safe with clean language, but once you start swearing, people will start judging you even if they shouldn't. So why give yourself that disadvantage in life. I say, use good language, and figure out healthy ways of expressing your happiness as well as anger.

Clean language is the best language. It removes the judgement that can accompany heavy-handed language. I enjoyed Mr. Evenson's article. I would agree that we are all too blase about certain types of behavior. If no one patronized filth, or that which defiles, it would remove it from society all together. As a people, we establish the menu for what is and isn't appropriate. Life is better with more pleasantry that is genuine. Let's try for more. Cheers!