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Latent Anti-Germanism and the Biblio-Linguistic Argument for Honest Talk

Learn Not to “Cuss,” by Learning Not to Bark

Lo! Y schal caste to you the arm, and Y schal scatere on youre cheere the drit of youre solempnytees, and it schal take you with it. - John Wycliffe, Malachi 2:3, 1382.

Watch Your Mouth!

The modern discomfort with “shit,” specifically, comes from an ongoing elitist cultural conditioning of the Anglish people by the Romantic hordes to take as biblical doctrine their preference for French, swallowing hole and unto self-destruction the anti-German sentiments of WWII propagandas and mythologies.

But to determine whether or not a word is a curse in the biblical sense, we must distinguish between:

1. Profanity (making the holy unholy)

2. Cursing (calling down judgment)

3. Blasphemy (profaning God’s name specifically)

4. Vulgarity (language deemed inappropriate by social norms)

1. What is a “Curse” in Biblical Terms?

In biblical language, a curse is not about using earthy words but about invoking harm, falsehood, or divine condemnation. The Bible reserves its strongest warnings for cursing in the sense of blasphemy and oath-breaking. Crude language is never consider a curse by itself, as a “sound,” but rather, it is the spirit with which the words are invoked that matters - and this, a self-awareness that the Feminist Zeitgeist is all too incapable of, being a direct rebellion against the truth of proper “place.”

• Third Commandment: “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.”(Exodus 20:7)

• This commandment prohibits misusing God’s name—not talking about toiletry care.

• James 3:10: “Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.”

• James warns against speaking evil of others, not against using hard language to describe hard work.

• Jesus on Speech (Matthew 12:36-37): “On the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak.”

• The focus here is on IDLE, deceitful, or malicious words, not common expressions or slang.

A true biblical curse is an invocation of destruction (e.g., calling for someone’s damnation), not an earthy description of waste or filth.

2. “Shit” is Not Profane, except to the Programmed

The word shit originates from Old English scitan, meaning “to defecate.” It has existed in Germanic and English languages for over a thousand years and was once considered entirely normal speech. The shift in perception is social, not theological.

• The Bible talks openly about excrement:

• “I will spread dung upon your faces.” (Malachi 2:3)

• “They shall eat their own dung and drink their own urine.” (2 Kings 18:27, Isaiah 36:12)

• Paul calls his earthly accomplishments “skubalon” (σκύβαλον) in Philippians 3:8, a Greek word best translated as “shit,” for truly “crap” is a much more pedigree less word, and hardly belongs in “a clean mouth.” (Crap is rarely used as a noun and almost always use an exclamative curse.)

• Ezekiel 4:12-15 discusses human waste as a symbol of impurity—not a forbidden word.

Clearly, Scripture has no problem talking about bodily functions when appropriate. If the Bible itself refers to excrement, why is the Anglo-Saxon word for it offensive?

The answer: Victorian-era language sanitization, not biblical morality. And, that’s a study in itself. Enter this prompt into any GPT: “Tell me the story of the history and Structure of the English Language as a tale of Greed, War and Ethnic Prejudice” and see what you find!

3. What True “Unwholesome Talk” Means (Ephesians 4:29)

Some cite Ephesians 4:29: “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification.”

The key here is “corrupt” (σαπρός, sapros), which means “rotten, decayed, useless”—not earthy. This verse warns against speech that is:

• Deceptive

• Slanderous

• Spiritually unhelpful

Paul’s warning is about words that harm the hearer’s soul, not strong or descriptive language.

Would saying shit in the right context be corrupt? Not unless it dishonors God, tears down others, or misleads people.

4. But What About Cultural Offense?

Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8 teach that we should avoid unnecessarily offending weaker brothers, but that does not mean adopting arbitrary taboos.

• If a word is truly offensive in a setting, wisdom may call for restraint.

• However, Christians are not bound to man-made language taboos that have no biblical basis.

• The Pharisees were offended by Jesus (Matthew 15:12), but their offense did not make Him wrong.

If shit is inappropriate in a certain company, use discretion. Kindness is learning to give up your rights for the good of the other, without partiality, regardless of whether it is deserved or not. It’s about seeing the other, loving the incarnation of Jesus, and trusting in the election of his Call.

Thusly, let’s not call anything sin when Scripture does not.

Love Hebraic Anglish

A curse in Scripture is an invocation of harm, divine wrath, or blasphemy—not a word describing excrement. Earthy Words are what the entire language of Hebrew is built on. More so,

• The Bible speaks plainly about bodily functions without shame.

• Victorian language taboos are cultural, not moral, and evidence of our submission to the Anglican Church via the “Anglish” Language (an ecclesiological-linguistic assertion that I hypothesize at this time.)

• Shit is no more sinful than dung, manure, or filth. But when you shout “phooey!” at the sky, you are surely cursing. And yes, American Mom’s curse like sailors and pretend they don’t…. Precept upon precept….

The Tru issue is our souls’ tie to language—with it we may bless or to harm, deceive or to reveal truth.

If shit is useful, honest, or fitting for a moment, such as when your old Lutheran Iowan uncle says “don’t step in the pigshit” to you when you’re 8, and it’s your first time on the farm, rather than correct him, or be scared that he’s a bad person, it’s Christian kindness to simply avoid making a mess on your shoes as a matter of principle.

Your mother will certainly appreciate it.

Tru Story.