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What’s wrong with swearing?

What’s wrong with swearing?
Simon Arscott
Simon Arscott Simon has been sent by the International Presbyterian Church to lead All Nations Church, Ilford. Born and bred south of the river in Camberwell, London, he studied in York.
19 March, 2023 2 min read

At school, almost everyone does it, including teachers. I heard about a local school where teachers told their students to make sure they use gender-neutral swear words!

It used to be that swearing was on the BBC only after the 9pm watershed, but not now. It’s there on Radio 4 in the evening. In fact, no one had used the ‘F’ word on British TV until 1965, when theatre critic Kenneth Tyan said it during a live broadcast. It resulted in four motions in the Houses of Parliament and an apology from the BBC!

Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips! - Psalm 141:3
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