To wish people would stop saying 'Jesus' all the bloody time

[Sortyourlifeout]

I can't read a thread on here without someone saying "Jesus Christ" or "Jesus wept" or similar.

I'm not a prude AT all and I have no issue with people swearing but as a Christian I find it highly offensive when people throw Jesus' name round in a negative way, without a thought for others' feelings and religions.

Most people wouldn't dream of using words that were offensive to other religions so why is it acceptable when it's 'Jesus?'.

This is a genuine message to ask people to PLEASE think before they post/speak.

Yes and ‘Oh my God’.

I don't believe in your sky fairy, or anyone else's. Culturally, I am predisposed to blaspheme using the lead religion in my country and the one to which my pare ta attempted to indoctrinate me. I will use whatever language I please, with no guilt. Ta.

Why do you think "bloody" is a swear -word, out of interest?

Right?
I'm guilty of that sometimes when I'm actually 'speaking' and it just pops out. I feel bad when I say it though.

But to actually type it. Thought (or lack of) has gone into that.

Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey...

Flipping Nora.
Haven't you got anything else to worry about. Lighthearted [Wink]

Agree Christianity isn't protected in the way other religions often are, especially Islam.

I mean

I'm not sure I said it was?

Sweet Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey....here comes the Internet!

Ime, it is usually people who ARE of Christian faith who use the very phrases you don’t like.

Right? I'm guilty of that sometimes when I'm actually 'speaking' and it just pops out. I feel bad when I say it though.

Well this is a very hypocritical thread then.

🤣

This old trope. No one is stopping you from saying ‘Mohammad’ or ‘oh my Allah’, so go for it if you’d like.

(The etymology is likely not actually religious in origin, but a fair bit of its power as a swear word and the taboo factor comes from a general belief that it referred to Christ's blood.)

Sweet baby jebus is my current go to.

I can understand your perspectives, but all religions are just books written by human's for humans, and as such some people believe the stories more than other people.

I agree. If certain other important religious names were used, there would be uproar. Christianity is bottom of the pile sadly.

Am I allowed Jeez?
What about OMG?

Actually, I don't care. I'll say what I like, regardless of whether it offends followers of the weird culty religion I'm glad to have escaped.

I was raised Catholic and my current church is CoE, and in my experience nobody blasphemes more than Christians! You can't go two minutes without my very Catholic grandma going "Jesus, Mary and Joseph" or "blessed mother Mary" etc!

But people don't. Thats my point. It wouldn't be accepted. And rightly so.

Christ on a bike, with Mary on the handlebars......can't get worked up about that....it's 2023

At Catholic school in the early nineties, we were told it was a contraction of By Our Lady, meaning Mary.
Not sure that's actually true.

I say it and type it a lot

I also use the F word a lot in speech

I also say Gordon Bennett a lot (dont even know who he is)

Wouldn't go out of my way to offend but neither do I feel people should have to watch everything they say when these expressions are in common usage.

Dear God and For the love of God are another two examples.