I do not think so. This problem of Christians who gossip, Paul tells us, will continue right into the end of the age. Perhaps you know people who always have something negative to say about others, always bringing negative information about people into their conversations. The Scriptures say that we will be justified or condemned by our words. Yes, our words, even those spoken in secret with a spouse or friend about others, are used by God to measure our obedience to His will.
Words have power.
I don't care what your opinion is, unless it's fully centered in God and redemption, your opinion of other people is probably wrong. Christ calls us to become a house of prayer, a people of intercession motivated by compassion, wisdom and peace. Yet, imagine if the apostle Paul came into a typical American city. I believe God desires to give the church a whole new approach as we enter the twenty-first century. However, we cannot lay hold of the future unless we first let go of the past.