"People in my Church Choir Use Profanity: What Should I Do?" (Special Podcast Highlight)
The Patrick Madrid Show
Relevant Radio
4.8 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2024
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever heard someone swear in church? What did you do?
Patrick Madrid dives into a heated choir issue! Michelle from Brunswick, Georgia, calls in with a unique problem: her small church choir members are dropping profanities during practice!
Michelle's Dilemma: Michelle, the new choir leader, is horrified to hear profanity in front of the Blessed Sacrament. She’s unsure how to handle it without causing more disruption.
Patrick's Bold Advice: Confront them immediately! Tell them: "Stop using profanity in the Lord's house, or you're out!" No sugarcoating, no hesitation.
Be Firm: Patrick insists on standing firm, even if it bruises some feelings. "You're like the good shepherd. Smack the wolf with your staff!" Figuratively, of course!
Outcome: Michelle feels empowered to take charge. With Patrick's advice, she’s ready to handle this challenge and maintain the sanctity of their practice space.
Takeaway: "Bad behavior has no place in church, especially profanity." Sometimes, a direct approach is necessary to uphold respect and reverence in sacred spaces.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Let's go to Michelle now in Brunswick, Georgia. Hi, Michelle. |
| 0:03.1 | Hi, Patrick. |
| 0:04.5 | My question is I'm leading a small, very small choir in a very small church, and we've done |
| 0:14.2 | practices together, and we're in front of the Blessed Sacrament in the Tabernacle, because, as I said, |
| 0:20.2 | it's a small place. |
| 0:21.9 | And what's happening is over at least three times that I can recall right now, one or two of |
| 0:28.2 | the people just uses profanity while we're practicing. |
| 0:33.4 | There's an outburst of, I don't know, something they say, which includes profanity. |
| 0:38.6 | The first time it happened, I was a bit shocked. |
| 0:41.0 | And I know in my expression that I don't have a good poker face, in other words. |
| 0:45.9 | So I know my expression was of shock. |
| 0:49.3 | But it continues to happen. |
| 0:51.4 | And so I feel compelled to do something, to say something. |
| 0:55.7 | I'm just not sure. I mean, I know this probably sounds like a silly question, but I'm not sure what to do. |
| 1:00.7 | Are you like the official head of the choir? |
| 1:04.0 | Yes, I was just recently brought in to help with that and to do that. And so... |
| 1:10.4 | I would recommend you have a confrontation then and there in front of everybody. |
| 1:15.1 | And you say, you stop using profanity in the Lord's house, in his presence, or you can't be |
| 1:22.7 | part of this choir. |
| 1:24.1 | And if you do it again, then you're going to be out. |
| 1:27.3 | And be firm and direct. Don't sugarcoat |
| 1:30.2 | anything. You know, I think what's needed is a direct confrontation. And you, and you just put that |
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