Why is saying jesus christ offensive

Many of those complaints came from readers of this magazine and listeners of Premier Christian Radio, who emailed Ofcom in their thousands. I find it hard to believe that the low number of Ofcom complaints in the last few years is a sign that Christians no longer care about blasphemy. Ofcom is not required to determine whether the ITV committed blasphemy, but whether, in this case, the provisions of its Code had been breached…Ofcom considers that the context of this programme was clear and justified the broadcast of this item.

Standards have changed so much that it can feel pointless — or even pernickety — raising our concerns. The UK is post-Christian in many ways; every day its citizens appear to further embrace the trappings of secularism. The referendum saw This vote followed closely on the back of the legalisation of gay marriage and the liberalisation of abortion laws: two results that were seen as further evidence of Ireland rejecting its Christian heritage.

Closer to home the UK repealed its blasphemy law in after a sustained campaign by secularists. Those laws, though hardly invoked in modern times, gave Christianity a degree of protection and preference. With no legal framework to protect Christianity from derision and abuse in the public sphere, and with broadcasters effectively given carte blanche to use blasphemous language before the watershed, it seems Christians have little recourse.

So how should we respond? Firstly, we could consider that the Ten Commandments, which included a warning about misusing the name of the Lord, were given by God to the people of God, not to the surrounding nations. Worse yet, it suggests a functional atheism, that you do not actually believe that God is present and listening to what comes out of your mouth.

If you would not speak of your mother in such a way, why would you speak of your loving Father this way? I find it damn funny. They're JUST words people Why the hell anyone would care what sounds come out of my mouth is beyond me. Not quite. This commandment refers to not making a false oath or false promise. The idea being that you "swear before god that So, since that's how you made an oath, if you broke it, you had taken the lord's name in vain.

Schluppy, Hehe. The exclamation is a variation on "God! It is not blasphemous per se outside of intent and a non-actual desire to call upon the Divine for assistance. At least, that's my guess. Actually, I've heard numerous explanations for the H over the years. The first is that it stands for "Holy," as in Jesus Holy Christ, a common enough blasphemy in the South, abridged to H by fast-talking Northerners.

The drawback of this account is that it is so boring I can barely type it without falling asleep. Luckily, the other theories are more entertaining: 1 It stands for "Haploid. Having no biological father, J. Ingenious, I'll admit, but whimsy has no place in a serious investigation such as this. IHS dates from the earliest years of Christianity, being an abbreviation of "Jesus" in classical Greek characters. The Greek pronunciation is "Iesous," with the E sound being represented by the character eta, which looks like an H.

When the symbol passed to Christian Romans, for whom an H was an H, the unaccountable character eventually became accepted as Jesus's middle initial. Nonetheless, this is the kind of creative thinking I like to see from my Teeming Millions.

With every passing day, my mission on this earth comes closer to completion. Exactly how the fuck am I trolling, you stupid shit? I'm not, I asked a question and I've finally gotten some real answers.

There is no hidden agenda in this thread - I asked a question and now I have answers to it. I'm satisfied. Case closed. Go look elsewhere for your trolls buddy. That's a rather arbitrary statement. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC notes that it's illegal to harass a person because of his or her religion , and it says this type of harassment "can include … offensive remarks about a person's religious beliefs or practices. But it added that "harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment.

While saying something off-color once in a blue moon probably won't rise to the level of harassment, if they know that their co-worker is offended by that language and it appears they are using it intentionally on a regular basis to make him uncomfortable, then that could potentially rise to the level of being a hostile work environment. Other commonly used words or phrases that may seem innocuous to many, but that could offend others, include "going Dutch," which can be construed as a negative stereotype that portrays the Dutch as cheap because they invite someone to a meal but then won't pay for it.

Another is "hold down the fort," which originally meant to protect against Native American intruders. And some people think "rule of thumb" references an antiquated law that allowed men to beat their wives with a stick no wider than a person's thumb. But unless a company has rules that spell out what types of phrases or curses can't be used at work, it's "tough to ask the colleague who is saying these things to knock it off," said Boston-based workplace behavior expert Beverly Flaxington, author of Understanding Difficult People: The Five Secrets of Human Behavior ATA Press, Some alternatives, she said, might include having a manager pull aside those who are making the offensive comments.

The manager could explain that their colleague is finding the statements offensive and ask that they choose other words in place of the ones they are using, she suggested. She noted, however, that "this won't work in all cases and would depend on the nature of the relationship" between the manager and the employees. But, Flaxington pointed out, the manager must be careful when talking with those making offensive comments not to make light of the offended person's sensitivities. The manager could also suggest that the offended worker and the employee making offensive comments talk with each other, she said.

Finally, she suggested, the manager could remind the offended person that he or she likely hears these types of comments frequently at the supermarket, the park or the train station. And yet, in all my ruminations about the core subject of that blog entry I failed to consider that inherently human weakness.

And the why of THAT gives me even more to think about. It is certainly that. I am not that man now but I am the sum of those parts. I am on a journey. She is a devout Christian.

Thank you for your response to my blog. Hello, Gordo. I actually read a lot on your blog before deciding to link to it, including the posts you mentioned — and some of the other kind you warned about as well. The fact is, profanity is sin, and the Bible tells us a lot about sin. So a Christian who reads the Bible a lot is likely to have some answers on this kind of thing. So if you are looking for a right definition of God, you should assume that He gave us that definition, and find it.

God is a person, Someone you get to know. To talk about defining God is a partly wrong definition, if you get what I mean. But I DO think He uses kestrels and many other things to get our attention.

He loves us too much to not reach out to us. God has never waited for us, He has always come seeking. Did He send a kestrel to behave in an unusual way to get you thinking about Him? Sounds like it. The reason I think God specifically sent that kestrel is because of the response it caused in you. But as I said in my post after this one, God rewards those who diligently seek Him Hebrews Start reading, maybe with the Book of John, really trying to find who this God is.

And feel free to pop back here, or contact me through my contact page, if you have any questions or need any help. I would consider it a privilege. Awesome news Gordo. I myself am an atheist convert to Christianity. This post in old so I am sure that you are a lot further in your spiritual walk at this point but wanted to express how happy I am for you. Hi, Matt. In any event, thanks for the encouraging comment.

Jesus name should not be used a curse, but a blessing, He is important, The Very Reason we exists, should be taken in high regards, we should Love Him more than ourselves here. Hello, Rafael. Selfishness certainly is a sin. Yet, you raise the good point that we should understand that in the context of all of Scripture.

A man is also to love his wife as himself. Selfishness is when we love ourselves above others, especially above the Lord. We tend to have no trouble loving ourselves. I am really bothered when Christians I know use that one. Thank you! Hello, Stephen. I was sooooo happy to see this article because this subject truly bothers me!!

It does not matter what word you replace your blasphemy or swearing with.. I believe it is the intention of the heart. I am NO angel and I have often slipped up, even after I realised things about my words some time ago.. Good thoughts. I think there are two problems here.

One is when we have blasphemy in our heart. The other, less serious, but still a problem, is when we are casual in the way we speak of our God out of simply not thinking about it. I suspect when Christians use words like these, it is often carelessness. Thank you for this detailed article. I have asked people family or otherwise not to use my Lords name as a curse in my presence at least — and many respect that. I have often asked them how would they feel if….

God has given us a sound mind to chose between right and wrong, and to hate what He hates. Thank you for the good comment. Yes, people would not appreciate it if you used the name of someone they love as a curse, and many people will understand that and respect a peaceable request.

I was curious as to why people, believers and unbelievers, alike, would use the Name of Jesus as a curse word! Some of your comments were very interesting, and I would just like to add a couple of mine if you do not mind.