Some just don’t have anything better to do. And sometimes I think we ALL suffer a bit from …what’s the word I am looking for?? …oh yes…scrupulosity. And like someone else said…we think we have to give the catholic answer…the one expected… .Folks, I doubt whether he had any intention of using the Lord’s name in vain. He’s using it as filler which is completely acceptable in terms of poetic license. Why do we always have to judge people around here?
Mussn’t forget Lord & Taylor.Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Flies
Lord Mountbatten
Lord and Lady Von Higgenbothem
Lord is not capitalized in the lyrics, so there is no reason to believe that the word in the song refers to any deity
Lord is a title of British Royalty
The word lord, in modern usage, doesn’t necessarily refer to God.
Talk about a tempest in a teapot.
Thank you for being a voice of sanity on this. There are a lot of issues on this board more properly characterized as being “Catholic Judgers” instead of “Catholic Answers.” In the threads having to do with the Holy Father’s Washington D.C. Mass, there were several folk who seemingly barely restrained themselves from accusing the Pope himself of the dreaded “liturgical abuse” (meaning the liturgy wasn’t to their taste). Don’t know why that mindset is so prevalent around here.Folks, I doubt whether he had any intention of using the Lord’s name in vain. He’s using it as filler which is completely acceptable in terms of poetic license. Why do we always have to judge people around here?
All people, regardless of what religion they profess, are bound by God’s laws.First of all, I’m not sure that Phil Collins, who wrote as well as performed the song, is a Roman Catholic. If not, he is not bound by the teachings of the Catholic Catechism per se. I suspect that he is a member of the Church of England but I am not sure.
If he is a professing Christian or Jew, he is bound by the Commandments, but I am not sure that invoking the Lord’s name in a time of crisis, as related in the song, is taking that name in vain. It could just as easily be interpreted as calling upon the Lord for moral strength and guidance.
While what you say is true, when used by itself and not addressing a person, the word “Lord” always refers to God.Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Flies
Lord Mountbatten
Lord and Lady Von Higgenbothem
Lord is not capitalized in the lyrics, so there is no reason to believe that the word in the song refers to any deity
Lord is a title of British Royalty
The word lord, in modern usage, doesn’t necessarily refer to God.
Talk about a tempest in a teapot.
No one here has condemned Phil Collins to Hell, therefore no one has judged him.Folks, I doubt whether he had any intention of using the Lord’s name in vain. He’s using it as filler which is completely acceptable in terms of poetic license. Why do we always have to judge people around here?
It’s just a song. And a good one at that.No one here has condemned Phil Collins to Hell, therefore no one has judged him.
As the Cathechism clearly states, the Names of the Lord are not to be used lightly, carelessly or as “fillers”. They are used respectfully and in prayer.
I see this discussion as not really any differnt than with someone who thinks co-habitation, pornography, premarital or extra-marital sex is okay.
The only two differences between this and those grave sins is that this is more accepted in society and using the Lord’s name in vain is a far more serious and grave offense.