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Originally posted by Stiltzkin
Yuppersness. A good friend of mine is Christian (Catholic? What's the difference?)
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You've got to be
kidding?!
Right?
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Anyways, I try not to even mention anything remotely religious-based when I'm around him because I'd rather keep him as a friend than make an enemy out of him.
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I think you'll find a reaction toward "swearing" is not based upon Christianity per se, but upon a more fundamentalist approach toward interpreting the Bible.
I come from Ireland (still a religious country) and was raised a Catholic.
EVERYONE there swears like a sailor. Trust me.
This whole "Don't take God's name in vain" thing is much more common in the US (and especially the Bible Belt) than anywhere else in the world.
Not a criticism. Just an observation.
Mr Mephisto