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lcm didn't do it on purpose- he just didn't care. He was taught by vpw (approximately) that whatever fool thought passed through the head of the man on the throne was anointed by Gawd Almighty no matter how silly or stupid that thought was. So, lcm just spewed them out without polishing or any kind of quality control. vpw knew he himself was a fraud- and calculated the best words to appeal to each audience. In public, that meant not cursing. (Once the cameras were off, he indulged himself-in every sense of the word.) So, in private, "closed" meetings, vpw could have a filthy mouth and/or be verbally abusive, but when the cameras and microphones were on, he was a sweet grandfatherly sort. So, lcm just spewed all sorts of curses no matter who was around because he didn't care, and if anyone DID care (not him), he considered the fault to be THEIRS, since he was immune to making mistakes. So if they were offended by something, it's not because he was offensive and violated good taste- it was because the other person was oversensitive, carnal, and needed to renew their mind. Once lcm ran off everyone who was unwilling to bow their knee to his image, the remaining "leaders" aped him in all sorts of ways, growing facial hair when he did, carrying a briefcase when he did, and indulging in immature screaming and filthy language whenever they wished rather than exercising self-control because that was lcm's style. They would have followed him off a cliff if he'd have jumped first.

Part of it was tied up with the teaching that it was "only words," and real swearing was taking the Lord's name in vain. I learned some very interesting swear words that I'd never heard before...from "teachings" by LCM. As if developing a foul mouth really endears us to the people we are trying to win to Christ. Yeah, right. Part of our "freedom in Christ," doncha know, to be able to come out with words that are culturally offensive. Though while I recall LCM f'ing and blinding at the Corps - I don't recall that anyone would speak to him in the same tone - oh no - had to be respectful to the man-o-Gawd. Double standards...