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Please desist

Tom Edmands, GosnellsEastern Reporter

In addition, the reference is always to the God of Judaism and Christianity – never to the gods of other religions. Why?

If a person is an atheist, then taking the precious name of our God in vain is a blatant insult to both Jews and Christians.

If the person is a believer in God, as above defined, then using His name in vain is blasphemy and a direct insult to God himself. Why do people do this?

Incidentally, taking God’s name in this way does not prove that the speaker is clever, smart, wise, learned or erudite.

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On the contrary, it proves they are the opposite of those. It also shows a lack of reverence for God and utter contempt for His people, as well as a deficient grasp of language.

Please desist and if you must attempt to dramatise language, improve your vocabulary to accommodate this.