Why do non Christians constantly take Jesus's Name in vain ?

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Why would Christians Take Their Gods Name In Vain ?

Because the purpose of profanity is to elicit a reaction of shock in the person you're talking to and Christians are the ones who have deep feelings about Jesus.

Profanity is also about breaking social taboos, and it's the Christians who have taboos around the use of terms like "Jesus."

 

[ChristineM]

You would’ve had a hard time explaining that when a god actually appears.

That could be fun, any god would have a lot of explaining to do

 

[TagliatelliMonster]

I constantly see this in movies and video games and in general conversation what is the reason for this ?

Culture.

Is it just a simple Hatred of Christianity

No.

or something more ?

Just culture. I don't think you should see anything other in it.
It's just an expression.

 

[Eddi]

constantly

I don't think they do "constantly" take his name in vain

 

[Stevicus]

Why would Christians Take Their Gods Name In Vain ?

I'm reminded of this dialogue from the miniseries Spartacus, during a long dry spell, and someone is appealing to their deities for rain.


Batiatus: “Rain! By Jupiter’s ****, would you rain?”

Lucretia: “Quintus, what are you doing?”

Batiatus: “Praying…for rain.”

Lucretia: “Blaspheming!”

Batiatus: “The two are one in the same.”

 

[Shaul]

Maybe because HaShem wanted Christians to know how Jews feel when you blaspheme Him by saying Jesus was His equal.

 

[F1fan]

I think it is mostly habit and not because of hatred… but ultimately inspired by the adversary, Satan who does hate YHWH. We never hear someone taking Buddha’s name in vain.

I'll bet Yahweh was the first to yell out "Jesus!!!" when he created Satan to hate him. Oh well, no one's perfect.

 

[Dao Hao Now]

I constantly see this in movies and video games and in general conversation what is the reason for this ? Is it just a simple Hatred of Christianity or something more ?

Probably the same reasons that Christians do?

 

[Viker]

It's cultural. People saying it grew up hearing it constantly used as an expletive. It's no different than some who might still use 'rats!'. It doesn't mean anything outside of that.

 

[PureX]

I constantly see this in movies and video games and in general conversation what is the reason for this ? Is it just a simple Hatred of Christianity or something more ?

No, I think it's just a habitual exclamation. We humans have a lot of those, as it seem we like to add these exclamatory words to our verbal exchanges to try and emphasize certain bits of information. Or to emphasis a reaction.

Jesus!
Holy Crap!
Damn!

And so on. There are lots of these kinds of exclamatory words and we are always inventing new ones, it seems.