Ugh, Christian intervention @ my house tonight! Live!

[alkemyst]

Words have meaning based on common useage. If they didn't, we would be able to communicate with each other.

No. Some words do not have common usage.

In those there are those that can still communicate.

 

[KeithTalent]

So did they convert you or what?

KT

 

[PhineasJWhoopee]

No. Some words do not have common usage.

In those there are those that can still communicate.

Sure, I've never lived in the inner city so I'm sure that there's a lot of street slang that I don't understand.

If these words become widely used, they eventually find their way into a disctionary and they become part of our lexicon.

I'm not a linguist, but it seems like common sense to me.

 

[classy]

I don't see what the big deal is. So his connection with this group is through church, big deal. Obviously he is friends with these folks and they are probably concerned about him. What is wrong with that? I have friends who if I miss talking to them for a stretch will come over or call to check up on me. He has some connection to them and just because its through church the OP is making a big deal out of it. If church is not for you, then its not for you. It doesn't make you better, smarter, more or less valuable as a person. I am sure some of you guys are associated with groups who manipulate you as so called friends.

 

[PhineasJWhoopee]

I don't see what the big deal is. So his connection with this group is through church, big deal. Obviously he is friends with these folks and they are probably concerned about him. What is wrong with that? I have friends who if I miss talking to them for a stretch will come over or call to check up on me. He has some connection to them and just because its through church the OP is making a big deal out of it. If church is not for you, then its not for you. It doesn't make you better, smarter, more or less valuable as a person. I am sure some of you guys are associated with groups who manipulate you as so called friends.

Exactly. That's the logical way to think about it, but for a lot of people, mention "church" and logic goes out the window.

 

[IcePickFreak]

Exactly. That's the logical way to think about it, but for a lot of people, mention "church" and logic goes out the window.