Why our Lord's name and not others?

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I don’t understand why people are aren’t religious or couldn’t give a dang why they have to say our Lord’s name in vain!:mad:

Why our Lord’s? You rarely ever hear someone saying in vain the name of Allah or Buddha, do you?

WHY OUR LORD??!?!
 
Of course not, disrespectful use of any element of non-Christian faiths is considered wrong in our current society, but not however disrespectful use of parts of Christianity.

Typical anti-christian bias from the Culture of Death.
 
T.A.Stobie:
Of course not, disrespectful use of any element of non-Christian faiths is considered wrong in our current society, but not however disrespectful use of parts of Christianity.

Typical anti-christian bias from the Culture of Death.
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That still doesn’t explain why though.
 
If you watch make-over shows on TV you really see it a lot. People just don’t have anything to say except “Oh My G*d!” Some people say “gosh” instead but you can tell that they’re editing themselves. You’d think with such an abundance of words in our language we could find another way to express our awe, amazement, delight, shock, surprise, whatever. It’s a pet peeve of mine.

As to the why, is it possible that people from other religions respect their Buddah or Alla (or whatever) more than we “supposed” Christians respect our God?
 
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Why: Anything to demean Christianity is good for them.
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Because when I used to say things like that before I believed, I wasn’t intending to “demean Christianity.” Even now, once in a while, I slip, and it certainly isn’t my intention to “demean Christianity.” Your non-answer remains a non-answer.

The point is, for many people, it is a habit, not a deliberate choice. The question is, how did it get to be a habit? Why does the habit take THAT form?

I think that it is because, in a Christian society, we associate damnation with God – certainly not with some theological fiction to which is attached the name “Allah,” and certainly not to “Buddha,” in relation to whom the concept of damnation has no meaning. And when someone or something causes us great distress, in our momentary anger we would have them dispatched to the nether regions, forthwith.

So I think it’s a matter of cultural ambience. That, and the fact that since we live in a historically Christian culture, there is no risk that someone will slice your head off if you use the Lord’s name in vain. (Not that you won’t pay for that action, but it won’t cost you your head.)

So the argument could be made that the commonness of the taking the Lord’s name in vain is a sign of coarseness and spiritual mediocrity – which it is – but also as a sign of civilized tolerance, in a way (tolerance in the sense of putting up with mediocrity in our midst).
 
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WHY OUR LORD??!?!
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Simple, because they CAN.
**Most people who do it aren’t even aware that it could be offensive to someone. **
Some people do it to deliberately offend someone.
Either way, nobody corrects them so they keep on doing it.
I can’t remember if I just read this on these forums or in an email but the story goes something like this:
A little boy and his mom were riding in an elevator. Two men were having a conversation beside them. One of the men took the Lord’s name in vain. The little boy tugged on the man’s sleeve and said “excuse me mister, but please don’t talk about God that way, He is my bestest friend”. The man turned bright red and apologized telling the boy he wouldn’t do it again.
Of course I’m sure I butchered the tale, but it just goes to show you what could happen if we actually stood up for our God instead of just getting mad in our heads. But then there is always the flip side that speaking up would start a huge shouting match, or worse.
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