Cussing. Is the phrase "God damnit " offensive to Christians.?

Question

In the bible God is a generic name for deity. Are you equally offended by the words "deity damnit"?

Does anyone use the word "God" when they pray? Dont Christians use the name of Jesus or Lord?
And isnt it the anger or pride that is the sin and people over react to the words?

Answer 1

Yes I would prefer you say "dangnabit"
God

Answer 2

I suppose it would be offensive to those who take the curse (why cussing? a derivative ?) at face value (literally) waiting for the retaliation so desired. And when it doesn't occur, vent anger at an unresponsive God.

What immaturity. How absurd.

God is beyond being intimidation or, as in the question's context - at one's beck and call to dispense damnation.

If we believe that God damns then we place Him in the same category as the Greacio-Roman Zeus dispensing his bolts of lighting when angered, thus having all the traits of humans.(God is not a diety, Zeus is).

When anyone believes this, then logically the God so believed ceases to be the Christian God or God to anyone mature enough to think objectively.

The phase doesn't warrant any response from me.

I've got better things to do.

Addisco discere.

Answer 3

Yes, God is a generic term for deity, but it has become the word that we use for Adonai in English (Adonai is the Hebrew word to describe God as Lord). So when you say the phrase, "God damnit" you are literally asking God to damn something. You are 1. using the name of God (since God has become his name in English) in vain since you probably don't really want to "damn" something and 2. You are cursing something or someone, which is basically the same as "witchcraft".

Answer 4

To just about every strong Christian I've met, it is. Which is funny to me now, because it is a statement that God has the power to damn, and fundamentalist Christians are always saying that everyone else is going to be damned without using that word anyway.

When I left the Assemblies of God church, I started using it, and I felt like I had filed for divorce!

Answer 5

I used to say it, I'll be the first to admit it but the fact is, it's not really offensive to Christians as much as it's offensive to God. It's using the Lords name in vain.

Answer 6

It offends me..most cussing does anyway.Now that I know what the generic name for God is..I'd be put out by that too..probably because now..when I hear deity..I'll think God.

Answer 7

Even if people were not offended by the phrase (s). Do you know that you are asking God to damn whatever you used the phrase on? Do you really want it damnned?

Answer 8

It may be the generic name, but it was the name given to us. It uses the Lords name in vain, which is a big no-no.

Answer 9

You'd think so, wouldn't you? Yet how often do you hear that and other such phrases spouted all across America, a supposedly Christian nation. I don't worry too much about it, although sometimes I'll calmly ask if they really mean to damn whatever it is to Hell.

Answer 10

People do many things out of ignorance. It would only be really offensive to me when someone who really knew God said that phrase.

Answer 11

I don't think so.

First of all- not only Christians warship God, you know; all monotheist religions warship God, although he has many names. I think the question should be "Is the phrase 'God damn it' offensive to religious people".

Anyway- my answer is no, since most of them damn people all the time in the name of god: Homosexual? God damn you! Kike; Muslim; Atheist; non-religious person; Hippie; Commie? God damn you, you little heretic!