[hellinahandcart]

Being of impure language myself ;D, I was not recommending the words. I just found it interesting that many Christians didn't seem to know that Gee and Gosh are...alterations of "Jesus" and "God", which came into the vernacular as a way of saying those names without actually saying them.

In other words, the very thing they are criticizing Orthodox Jews for doing in written form.

It's the "glass house" principle.

[HairOfTheDog]

Christians didn't seem to know that Gee and Gosh are...alterations of "Jesus" and "God", which came into the vernacular as a way of saying those names without actually saying them.

Vulgarities that have worked their way into common vernacular are one of my pet peeves.... it bothers me a little to hear "sucks" in G-Rated common speech.

[rwfromkansas]

Good point.

Though I say gee and gosh a lot and don't see anything wrong about it. I am not actually using the Lord's name in vain. That is the sin and I roll my eyes when people tell me "you are really taking the Lord's name in vain when you say gee or gosh." Those people need to stop being so dang legalist.