Should a Christian object to profanity in his/her presence?

[irishcowboy]

you can let them know that the wording they are using is offensive, and that you would appreciate it if they would choose their words a bit better.....

there are a couple where i am working, they choose to ignore the request, but then again, they are not receiving any reply, nor conversation that is not done for work from me..... if they wish to make an issue of it with me, then they may be looking for another place of employment..... the union rep chose to violate these rules, and he is no longer the union rep.... he knew better and chose to do it anyways.....

at work we are suppose to be professionals... we are suppose to dress, work and act the part of the professional, we are direct representatives of the company we are working for..... if I walked into an eating establishment, and there was nothing but profanity from the waitresses, I would turn and leave.... if i walk in to sears, wards, penneys, walmart, NAPA, or anywhere else to purchase something, and there was nothing but profanity, I would take my buisness else where.....

yesterday, we had a group of people come through our plant to see if they would like to start a contract with us..... if they would have heard constant filth from the workers ( front line or behind the lines) they would probably not want to have their contract with us, being that is totally unprofessional... if we are unprofessional in our words, then we probably are unprofessional with our work.....

a slip of the tongue is one thing, constant filth is another.....

something that has been said many times, in many ways, by many people over the ages.... if a person has a low vocabulary, they will fill the gaps with profanity, kind of like the smurfs, they are lacking so many words in their vocabulary, that they fill in the blanks with the different forms of the word smurf.....

at work, the people need to be professional, in their dress, language and actions......

if the work environment is volatile, then it needs to stop.... that is all there is to it, the first place is to either let the person(s) know in person, or through Human Resources.....

mike

[Marnie]

I say no. The darker it is, the brighter the light.

This was my initial response, too. I put up with a lot of profanity from my peers; I pray for them and let it pass, unless it's really, really vile. But now that many of them know me, they make a point of controlling their tongues when I'm around.

[sweetycakes]

all i can say to this question is, if you are gonna start correcting people's language, you gonna be awful busy. at least in my neck of the woods...

Same here. You can try to correct people's language all you want, but, in my experience, it hasn't done much good. I work for a company which has 52,000 employees, and so I am constantly working with different people, in different cities, almost every week.

I just try to switch off.

[kitty1]

Recently started a new job, pretty stressful job, its intense for 12 hours straight. The job deals with the rougher element of the population. My first night on the job was last night. Supervision and co-workers relieve stress with vulgar and profane conversations. In your opinion am I required to object to this activity that everyone else on the staff is participating in.

Where is the list of words in the Bible that we are forbidden to use? I never have found it.

Now I was raised christian and taught not to use certain words, and usually I try not to use them, but don't sweat it too bad if you slip up, or even if you do it often, and certainly not if someone else slips up. The fact is, I still struggle with finding myself judging others for doing it, even in spite of what I'm about to write, because I was raised to think such and such a word was a sin to say, etc.

As far as I have ever been able to find from scripture, there is actually no basis for forbidding the use of certain so-called "profanity" or "cuss" words, other than cultural tradition. In fact, many of these forbidden words actually appear in the Bible and in the exact same context as they are used in every day "profanity" speech, in a few cases even God himself uses them!

Their meaning and definitions are no different than other words you use regularly and do not think twice about it, so what is so different about these "taboo" words? Nothing really, just some weird legalistic tradition with little or no Biblical basis.

Its a wonder how some christians can even do their jobs or hold a conversation as legalistic as they are. How do you even take a biology class or help your child with their homework if they need help? Well its the SAME THING. Different words, identical meaning.

"in a few cases even God himself uses them" ? WHAT? REALLY? Can I see some scripture please!

[kitty1]

What about Colossians 3:8, Ephesians 4:31, or Mark 7:22 ???

[redwing]

Recently started a new job, pretty stressful job, its intense for 12 hours straight. The job deals with the rougher element of the population. My first night on the job was last night. Supervision and co-workers relieve stress with vulgar and profane conversations. In your opinion am I required to object to this activity that everyone else on the staff is participating in.

profanity is a way of life where i work. but the guy's i work with ,out of respect for me, hardly every cuss around me. now the women, that's another story. the n word is used more than any other. my co-worker is black and when we go into one of the dept's with a lot of black women were both called n*****. what can you do. that's the way it is in a meat packing plant.

[MeCajunboy]

Recently started a new job, pretty stressful job, its intense for 12 hours straight. The job deals with the rougher element of the population. My first night on the job was last night. Supervision and co-workers relieve stress with vulgar and profane conversations. In your opinion am I required to object to this activity that everyone else on the staff is participating in.

you can convey your feelings on the situation depending on the group but normally you will be ignored or many will do even worse if you speak up! I do agree that it is good of you to speak up, but i just prefer to "step out" of the conversation whenever the opportunity arises. They may gossip for a bit , but in the end you'll gain more respect than the first opt. Best wishes with the new job and secular group...lol

[irishcowboy]

Recently started a new job, pretty stressful job, its intense for 12 hours straight. The job deals with the rougher element of the population. My first night on the job was last night. Supervision and co-workers relieve stress with vulgar and profane conversations. In your opinion am I required to object to this activity that everyone else on the staff is participating in.

you can convey your feelings on the situation depending on the group but normally you will be ignored or many will do even worse if you speak up! I do agree that it is good of you to speak up, but i just prefer to "step out" of the conversation whenever the opportunity arises. They may gossip for a bit , but in the end you'll gain more respect than the first opt. Best wishes with the new job and secular group...lol

this is when it becomes harassment..... when they do things in spite or malice.... this is when, if it continues on, needs to be handled at a higher level then on the same level....

mike