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Is the word Damn considered Blasphemy / profanity?
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For me.. I believe its a word I should not use. Blasphemy? No. There are much better words I can use in its place.
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It's not 'blasphemy'... but it's not a good word either. Saying damnation and hell on someone is generally negative. Best to avoid it.
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It might be against the rules here to list them. I completely agree with @Andrew77 . Just don't say "Holy Cow", I consider it blasphemy because it's a Hindu expression because they consider cows to be gods and worship them.
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I think the attitude of the heart can cuss using sanitized words in place of regular cuss words.
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If it doesn't put forth a good witness for a Christian, it's best left unsaid. Many of us struggle with this.
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I hate it when people say that! I never knew it to be a Hindu expression. I thought it was just a saying. That makes sense though because they worship cows, but I guess you have to say it meaning it that way to be blasphemy. Most people probably don't know this. I really don't like it when people place "Holy" before random words as expressions. To me it's like saying [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse].
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How are you using the word? Like John 5:29? Or as a curse word? Or some other way?
I don’t think it is blasphemy, but depending on the context, it could be a bad thing or a good thing.
I don’t think it is blasphemy, but depending on the context, it could be a bad thing or a good thing.
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Could you give me some examples in sentences that would make it blasphemy?
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I remember back when I was a kid a pastor preached of the rich man in hell being a "damned spirit."
Woke up a few people.
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Except that Hindus don't use that expression themselves any more than a conscientious Christian exclaims the name of Jesus in that way.
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I don’t think it’s blasphemy - but I think it can be wrong to say in certain contexts. In that case, intent has a lot to do with it.
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I try to not say that word but say it when something happens or i say dangit instead of this word
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I don't think it's blasphemy, but I think given the gravity of the word, we probably shouldn't toss it around so casually.
It's kind of ironic that a word for the most horrific thing that can happen to a person is considered the least offensive profane word, so much so that I'm not even sure it's considered profanity anymore.
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