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Originally Posted by Zapruder
You do realize that the Christ is the very centre of Christianity and the source of my faith and my own namesake as a Christian, right? You don't want to follow that, don't want to honor his name or refrain from using it as a cussword or in disgust, that's up to you. I'm not calling for your job either. But pretending you are respectful to me and other Christians in the language you use would make no sense for you to claim. Let's be consistent at least. That's my point.
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And I think the point is that “respectful” is not simply the low bar we’re looking to clear.
Is Drew Doughty respectful when he talks about Tkachuk? No, and we don’t call for his head. Context matters, and in context using “Jesus Christ” in vain falls somewhere in the vast span between calling someone a “loser” and using the n-word.
People say offensive stuff all the time. Not every offensive comment is created equally, so expecting anything and everything “disrespectful” to be treated exactly the same or “consistently” makes zero sense.