My wife has never tolerated “bathroom talk” from any bodily orifice in our house. I on the other hand grew up in a house of mostly boys, bathroom talk was part of life. Never the less, I have done my best to conform to my wife’s ideals.
As it turns out, there is good warrant for my wife’s lofty ideals. We recently read this portion of Deuteronomy during family worship. It created some lively discussion around the table.
When you go out as an army against your enemies, you shall keep yourself from every evil thing…You shall also have a place outside the camp and go out there, and you shall have a spade among your tools, and it shall be when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and shall turn to cover up your excrement. Since the LORD your God walks in the midst of your camp to deliver you and to defeat your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy; and He must not see anything indecent among you or He will turn away from you. Deuteronomy 23:9, 12-14
I view my household as a camp of the LORD and I pray daily for Him walk in our midst to deliver us and defeat our enemies. Why then would I turn my camp into a place where “bathroom talk” is welcomed?
Keeping it Outside the Camp
As a result of our discussion about this law we have adopted the following motto with respect to bathroom talk of any type in our house: Keep it Outside the Camp!
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