The Logic of Commandment 3
Not only is this a rant (you're forewarned) appropriate to Sunday, but it's the kind of thing that many people often listen to half of and dismiss the subtle logic - so if you're not in the mood to pay attention, skip it.
If you believe in God and you knew that God said 'never wear socks on the outside of your shoes' you probably wouldn't.
If you don't believe in God, but heard that he said 'never wear socks on the outside of your shoes', the only reason you would ever have to do so would be to flaunt your disblief - and in doing so you would reinforce the belief of others who would scorn your irrational fashion choice.
So where is the logic in using 'God', 'Jesus' or 'Jesus Christ' as a casual part of speech? If you believe God gave the world 10 Commandments, you're violating one of them for... What? Verbal seasoning? If you don't believe then you might as well use 'Santa', 'Tooth Fairy' or 'Easter Bunny' to pepper your exclamations.
I'm not easy to offend, but taking the Lord's name in vain will do it every time. It's not only a spiritual affront, it's irrational and logically unsupportable.
Think 'I couldn't care less' (thank you semi-literate TV writers) or irregardless (double-negative, not in any dictionary), only with a bit of damnation attached.
Hmmm. I should mention that's not nearly as subtle as some of what I say.
