The Gossip Thread

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

ah so if it is true it's ok to do....

No.

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

So the malice part is with the intent on hurting a specific individual?

Sometimes hurt is the intent, other times it might just be to "put them in their place". Maybe the gossip is just not thinking clearly when spreading "the dirt".

[Scott Hutchinson]

Hey did you hear Prax is a_________________ ?

[Dimples]

So as long as it's true, we can talk about people?

[RevDWW]

There is a time to tell the whole church, but that's after a one on one meeting and then if that doesn't work meeting with two or three. Gossip doesn't seem to have the best interest of the subject in mind.

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Bluer Waters

So as long as it's true, we can talk about people?

Have you read many of the replies on this thread?

[Arphaxad]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

Hey did you hear Prax is a_________________ ?

and he -_-_-_-_-_-_-_- over at ....................'s house?:sshhh



ARPH

[Sis Santos]

Gossip can be so destructive, especially when the one telling the story doesnt know all of the facts or is biased in making sure people only believe their side of the story.

[Sis Santos]

Originally Posted by RevDWW

There is a time to tell the whole church, but that's after a one on one meeting and then if that doesn't work meeting with two or three. Gossip doesn't seem to have the best interest of the subject in mind.

I wholeheartedly agree!

[jwharv]

Main Entry: 1gos·sip
Pronunciation: 'gä-s&p
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English gossib, from Old English godsibb, from god god + sibb kinsman, from sibb related -- more at SIB
1 a dialect British : GODPARENT b : COMPANION, CRONY c : a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others
2 a : rumor or report of an intimate nature b : a chatty talk c : the subject matter of gossip



According to this definition from Websters ddon't we all gossip?