Easy Chair No. 166, March 10, 1988 - Profanity

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Rushdoony and Scott define profanity in its original sense: living, speaking, or acting “outside the temple,” that is, outside of God. Modern society reduces profanity to dirty words, but its essence is secularism living as though God does not exist. They stress that when people, including Christians, treat politics, education, art, or business as outside the realm of God, they are committing profanity. Humanism, pietism, and situation ethics all contribute to this pervasive disregard for God, leaving civilization morally and spiritually weakened. They trace the historical consequences of profanity, noting the Gold Rush and the Civil War in t...