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Originally Posted by Zapruder
...If they're saying they want to get rid of language that is disrespectful and demeaning to groups of people, to the point of firings, well, is it respectful towards people who take on the name of Christ to use the name of Christ as a cuss word? Is it honoring, or is it demeaning? I haven't called on anyone to lose their job over it.
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Are you Jesus Christ? If not, then I suspect you would not have much of a case. As a former Christian my understanding was always that the use of expletives was offensive to God, and had little to do with me or my religion. Expletives are an entirely different form of language than pejoratives.
...and besides, the idea that using "Jesus Christ" as an expletive is in violation of the third commandment is a misinterpretation of the text in Exod 20.
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Should the NHL be okay with the use of terms disrespectful to believers in Judaism? Should the NHL have any problem with a coach who threw around terms like "ragheads" or "Mussies" in the locker room?
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I am sure you know the answer to these questions, but this is a false equivalency. One is slanderous language intended to offend and demean. The other is an emotive expression whose meaning is completely transformed by the context.