Prudence and taking the Lord's name in vain

[The_Confused_1]

I think this goes here so I’'l go ahead and place it.

The other day, I was in an art forum… Now, in this forum, someone had a questionable avatar. It basically was exposed breasts. They were painted over though, but still exposed.

My first question. Would this be indecent?

I thought it was, so I said something to this person along the lines of " I don’t think Jesus, would approve of such a thing." I told her that because she identified herself as Christian.

Some other person Joined the discussion, and said, in a rather obnoxious way, that i had said the Lord’s name in vain.

I’m not sure what at it means exactly, to say the Lord’s name in vain so I’m at a loss as to whether or not I did.

So could someone tell me if I did the right thing be saying this? Did I say the Lord’s name in vain?

 

[Pete_1]

The vatican site is excellent for defintions and explaining things.

www.vatican.va
Then go on search

I Think to take the Lords name in vain is to blame the Lord using is name in a moment of anger as an act of hatred. But i am not too shure.

2148 *Blasphemy *is directly opposed to the second commandment. It consists in uttering against God - inwardly or outwardly - words of hatred, reproach, or defiance; in speaking ill of God; in failing in respect toward him in one’s speech; in misusing God’s name. St. James condemns those "who blaspheme that honorable name [of Jesus] by which you are called."78 The prohibition of blasphemy extends to language against Christ’s Church, the saints, and sacred things. It is also blasphemous to make use of God’s name to cover up criminal practices, to reduce peoples to servitude, to torture persons or put them to death. The misuse of God’s name to commit a crime can provoke others to repudiate religion.

vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c1a2.htm#2148

I hope it helps, i don’t think you did but i can’t say for shure seen as though i dont know your motive for saying it.

Also you cannot sin without knowing that it is a sin.

1859 Mortal sin requires full knowledge and complete consent. It presupposes knowledge of the sinful character of the act, of its opposition to God’s law. It also implies a consent sufficiently deliberate to be a personal choice. Feigned ignorance and hardness of heart133 do not diminish, but rather increase, the voluntary character of a sin.

Source:
vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s1c1a8.htm#1859

 

[brianwalden]

The other day, I was in an art forum… Now, in this forum, someone had a questionable avatar. It basically was exposed breasts. They were painted over though, but still exposed.

My first question. Would this be indecent?

This was an art forum, I think being art it’s hard to say exactly without knowing the context and what the message of the art is. Catholic art lots of examples of nudity. But given the circumstances I would say that the avatar probably was indecent. I can’t think of a good reason why it wouldn’t be, but there’s probably one out there somewhere.

I thought it was, so I said something to this person along the lines of " I don’t think Jesus, would approve of such a thing." I told her that because she identified herself as Christian.

Some other person Joined the discussion, and said, in a rather obnoxious way, that i had said the Lord’s name in vain.

It sounds like you were trying to get her to consider whether or not the Lord would approve of her avatar. That’s perfectly fine. The person who rebuked you may have thought you were ridiculing her for being Christian, which would have been using the Lord’s name in vain. Either that or this person doesn’t know what it means to use the Lord’s name in vain.

 

[The_Confused_1]

This was an art forum, I think being art it’s hard to say exactly without knowing the context and what the message of the art is. Catholic art lots of examples of nudity. But given the circumstances I would say that the avatar probably was indecent. I can’t think of a good reason why it wouldn’t be, but there’s probably one out there somewhere.

It sounds like you were trying to get her to consider whether or not the Lord would approve of her avatar. That’s perfectly fine. The person who rebuked you may have thought you were ridiculing her for being Christian, which would have been using the Lord’s name in vain. Either that or this person doesn’t know what it means to use the Lord’s name in vain.

I really meant to do just what you say here about getting her to consider if the lord would approve of her avatar.

As for the avatar, I didn’t pay much attention to what was actaully painted on them, but still, I don’t think this art was trying to say anything. When I asked her why she had it, She said “It’s funny.”