My kids aren't allowed to say "god" in school because it, apparently, offends Christians. This idea is foreign to me. God is the protagonist in their religion isn't it? They should be handing out stickers to anyone who can burp his name at the lunch table. How can anyone (especially a school aged child) do any real harm by taking a name in vain? I'm sure, at least, the Christian business owners could agree that no publicity is bad publicity. After all, a person would have to have heard the name, to use it at all. But, this deity's name isn't allowed in our little mid-western school. There is absolutely no reason for my husband and I to say it, save for some of those moments when we actually get a little quiet time for <uh-hum>, "prayer"(and I'm still unclear whether THAT use would be considered blasphemy - it is procreation, after all). But we allow our kids to say "God" as much as they want in the house. The unexpected outcome is that now, when they hear someone on Youtube exclaim, "Oh mah Gawd!" they think that person is cussing. "Ha ha, she's cussing" they laugh. I don't correct them anymore. I'm tired of defending wasteful prohibition. I named my dog after my favorite deity just so that I could yell his name from the back door everyday. It's as if Christianity is trying to win the next Darwin award. Bravo Christians, I have no need for your "god" but even I could not have been that cruel.
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