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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 38 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (13 children)

[off topic] When the Bible says 'don't take the Lord's name in vain' it doesn't mean that you are damned for cursing. It means that you shouldn't lie under oath.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 17 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

"In vain" itself is a weird expression, meaning mostly "to no effect" [0]. So dont invoke God's judgement unless you're 100% sure, but its not really clear whether he'll damn you if you're not.

0: https://www.etymonline.com/word/vain

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 hours ago

It's basically like saying "I swear to God" and either lying, or using like "I swear to God bro!" which cheapens it.

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