If I were to say "OMG" instead of the words "Oh my god (or, Oh my God , or used a comma between the 'Oh and my")", would I still be blasphemous? (I don't (usually) use either in my daily language). What if i just used "ohmygod" (change it to one word)?
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Yes, they all have the same meaning. Blasphemy is really more about intention than anything else.
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Deuteronomy 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: Notice, it says THE NAME of the Lord thy God. Saying God is not blasphemous. Saying Lord is not Blaspbemous. But saying THE NAME of the Lord thy God in vain will get you in trouble. saying God Damn is nothing. saying Oh My God is nothing. You can say just about any word you want because The Name of the Lord thy God is one of the biggest mysteries on the planet. The word God is just a substitute word for a Name no one knows. It could be Elohim, but no one will commit to that name. It could be YHWH, but no one will commit to what that letter combination really means.
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Anyhow you write it, it all means the same. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck...
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if you're using either phrases outside of prayer, its blasphemous.
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my dear why is this so important to you, just dont say it, period. If your going to use Gods name use it only in prayer, or when your teaching about him. dont do it when your have a conversation that is not realted to God. Just train yourself to say something differnt, then you wouldnt have to worry about it. everybody including God know what your talking about if you were to say OMG, so yes it would still be blasphemous.
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You're profaning the name of God, not blaspheming it in all those cases.
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Hmmmmmm....you all need to do some more reading on this matter. The word "god" is hardly God's name. think people, for godssake!
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i wouldn't worry about it. God probably finds it amusing. unless of course there was blasphemy in your heart.
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I say; Cheese and rice! for, Jesus Christ. Christ chex and jeezits Jeebus! Gawd For cripst's sake. I don't think the words matter, it is the energy and the intent that makes the only difference.
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OMG can stand for OH MY GOSH to you know.
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OMG is just as derivative of "oh my God" as "jeez", "oh gosh", "golly", "darn", "heck", and a myriad other words that come from things considered to be blasphemy, so changed very slightly to be acceptable. The only difference is that OMG is newer than "golly".
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Blasphemy is the sin of wrongfully and injuriously mocking or slandering any person, institution, or belief, especially the sacred, and most especially God. Saying, "Oh My God" is certainly not by and of itself blasphemy. There's certainly no sin in invoking God for good reason - or even out of gross shock at something (or shock at something gross) so long as you mean it. To do so, however, over nothing, simply as a trite form of emphasis, and/or when you have no actual desire to call upon the Lord, that qualifies as profanation: taking that which is sacred and treating it as something common and worthless. I mean how would a woman feel if her children deliberately used her wedding dress to mop the floor because they thought it would be funny or attention-grabbing? How would a WWII vet feel if some punk shock-rocker used Old Glory to publically whipe his ass on stage? You don't even have to go that far: how what a devoted husband feel if his wife treated her wedding ring the way she does every pair of cheap earrings?
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The third commandment is mentioned twice in the bible. Deuteronomy 5;11 and Exodus 20:7 "Thou shalt not use the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who uses His name in vain." This forbids all profaning and abusing of anything whereby God makes Himself known. OMG in text messaging or on blogs is blasphemy because it uses God our creator Father as an expression and therefore used in vain.
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