When to Break the Protocol of Decorum
Nine times out of ten, the coarse word is the word that condemns an evil, and the refined word the word that excuses it.
The Christian NPR Voice
Evangelicalisms’ absurd obsession with decorum has neutered our ability to speak with directness and courage. The acceptable range of Christian speech has been so narrowed that Jesus himself could get rebuked for speaking too harshly.
No one could read through the Bible and conclude that Christians are supposed to always speak in a…
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