Boss told me off for exclaiming Jesus Christ

You don't think that teachers shouldn't advise against this sort of thing?

You think that teachers should let slide "Jesus Christ!" at 8? Because I can tell you from experience that it becomes a lot more explicit very quickly if we do.

And difference with what?

Italian blaspheming is definitely NOT universally ok and merrily indulged in by all! Dp uses some of the phrases mentioned above when really riled up, but tends to use jeez-type substitutes most of the time. Swearing in English or Italian not an issue for him, btw, just the religious stuff so he sees it as worse. I can’t imagine using any of them (or expletives) around his family - or him saying them in that context - in a million years. And they aren’t religious. The phrases just aren’t ‘nice’.

As a non-Christian, I am not subject to the commandments. Except the ones which are also actual laws. My Christian colleagues don’t get to dictate which words I use, just as I wouldn’t dream of dictating which words they use.

It's been part of English for a very, very long time. It's not meant literally.

I can assure you most of the Christians who still exist also blaspheme sometimes!

I am always surprised that people who do not believe in God include it so much in their daily language.

I don’t even know any christians in this day and age to take offence! I’m sure they still exist but not around me since I was in school 😂 Wouldn’t be too worried about this personally.

“Jesus fucking Christ on a bike”.

What a load of bollocks.

There are certain words that are absolutely off limits I accept that. But you can’t have a list of a billion words which some people find offensive and others some don’t and you end up walking on eggshells.

‘oh my goodness’ is considered offensive to some Christians as it is another word for God. Are you suggesting that we don’t say that because a small amount of people would find that offensive .

my grandmother would never let us use the word ‘knackered’ at home to refer to being tired. She thought it was exceedingly rude and very offensive because of a certain meaning attached to it. But a lot of people use it to mean tired. Would you not use it if I said I found it offensive?

where does it stop?

It's blasphemous, but not swearing.

You could try Zounds, the early modern expression for God’s wounds. :-)

I got told off for saying Holy Buckets once. I don’t find the use of Jesus Christ offensive, or My God and I was baptised Catholic!

I had to train myself not to swear once I had children, so it can be done.

Though in this case I'd train myself to use the most egregiously mimsy euphemisms.

Oh snap! By jingo! Sugar! Pooey-poo-poo! (That last one's a bit borderline.)

I’ve never been able to decide whether it’s the Italians or the Lebanese that are the most creatively and hilariously foul.

I do because it’s using Jesus’s name in a flippant way which is disrespectful ( in my view)
It’s also against one of the commandments.

I fully appreciate you have the right to use the phrase but I would hope you would be respectful of the feelings of Christians at your workplace

I'm sure plenty of actually religious people in those countries find them offensive.

It may be that in a country that has a culturally religious heritage, the words/names/phrases are therefore commonly known and thus used by those who aren't especially (or at all) devout.

with Mary on the handlebars!

Ah no seriouly that's a bit OTT, sure it's said on the radio over here a bit & god knows (whoops!) I've said it in class.. well maybe not with the added "Christ" part in fairness but it's really not a big deal

It is the same God.
Those who are Jewish, Christian or Muslim are literally worshipping the same God.
It's all down to how they decide to interpret the "rules".

But what about;

"Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the wee donkey!"
😱

That was exclaimed by a policeman!
😱😱

on national television!
😱😱😱

Don’t be silly. I’ve shouted ‘Christ on
a bike’ when I fell downstairs in front of the vicar.

In the grand scheme of things, it’s not a burning at the stake offence.

Like I said, I googled it, so you can do the same. Apparently, it's a bad word, so I suppose it's better I don't write it here.

It's not something I'd intentionally say at work because it's a bit unprofessional (though I can't be certain I wouldn't blurt it out if I was startled) but outside of work is another matter. I don't care if other people are offended by it. I'm offended by many things that religious folk do so I guess that evens things up a bit.

Absolutely agree with this.
Once you know a phrase offends someone then most people would avoid using it ..

Not quite the point of the thread, however they aren't all the same God. Why would the same God set out different rules and laws and ways to him for each religion? Like Jews have something like 600 odd rules they are meant to keep to make sure they get to God, where as Christians just need to believe in Jesus and repent of their sin! Weird the same God would make it so hard for some and so easy for others!

I would try and not use any God's name in vain - although we are all slip up and mistakes!

You think “Jesus Christ” is a swear?

I exclaimed 'bloody hell' in a church. There was momentary silence but when people realised that the death trap of a folding table I was clearing away had snapped shut on my finger it was generally agreed it was quite a mild response.