Just wondering if I this is normal or not. I have slowly started replacing oh my gosh with the occasional oh my god or oh geez to oh Jesus. I am not sure how it started and to be honest it kind of surprised me at first. I didn't start this intentionally. But I don't really care anymore and I kind of like being rebellious to what I was taught as a TBM.

I worked with a Jew who used to say "Jesus Christ!" a lot. I don't know if that helps you any. I did the same thing saying "oh my god" instead of "oh my gosh." What is "gosh" anyway? What is the genesis of that term? It seems less silly somehow to take in vain the name of a god you don't believe in than a euphemistic one. Besides, the shock effect is the whole idea behind swearing. :-) I think you should say whatever you want.

I have never used "gosh" except around small children. I never really got the idea that using a phrase like "god damn you" could be offensive to god. If someone wanted to invoke my name to express surprise, anger, etc I would think it is pretty cool. They must think a lot of me to do that. No one goes around saying "Norman Rockwell damn you to hell". I don't currenly believe in god or christ, but if they do exist I still can't imagine they care one way or the other.

I like to say Jesus H Christ even though I have no idea what the H is supposed to stand for. Recently I have taken to making up H names to go in the middle, my current fav is Jesus Horatio Christ - This gets my wife laughing every time.

The first thing you need to figure out what the H stands for is to remember that Christ is a title, not a last name.

Second, the Lord's Prayer: Our father (and Jesus' father) who art in heaven HALLOWED BE THY NAME.

The H then, obviously stands for Hollowed.

Ah so, thanks for the insight!

I started with cheese 'n rice but now I just say it.

This morning after speaking with an annoying client on the phone, I hung up and blurted: J Fing C!

Yeah saying oh my gosh just suddenly felt childish. Those days are over, I swear to god!! lol

I admit to being a frequent user of 'jesus christ' and 'god'. Somehow it seems very natural. I suppose that is because it is heard so often.

I never have gone for the geez, or the infinitly more popular o my god.

I have started saying o my fuck, I save the divinity curses for only the most serious of circumstances and then it is holyjesusmotherfuckingchrist.

Hahahaha funny stuff. "Holyjesusmotherfuckingchrist"

I say "oh my god" all the time. Another favorite is "good lord".

I always hates the way mormons say fetch. To me its the same as fuck.

or flippin'

Or shiz. So annoying. Grow up you dumb mf's

I always thought Bill Cosby's Jesus Christ skit was hilarious. Even when TBM

I say jesus often enough, but I dont know why. It disconcerts me since I am an atheist. Personally, I like Yikes. I dont think it means something that it isnt. It is more honest somehow.

I used to swear to myself all the time but never "took the lords name in vain". Now i kust say whatever fits. I love it. Guess i must have a feeble mind that can't express itself any other way

I did it back then, I still do it now. Why change?

Holy Mother of God, don't you know that Jesus Christ is a prayer?

God Dammit, there is no reason to give up our sacred prayers.

Might be offensive to some... but my favorite swear of all time is Goddammit/goddamn. My wife will laugh out loud whenever I'm pissed/surprised and blurt out Jesus H. Christ!

You all need to join Mormon Profanity Corner.

What I think is funny is the only time I sound religious is when I'm having sex.

LOL

I didn't grab my shoes or nothin Jesus. I got bronchitis. Ain't nobody got time fo dat

This post takes a different angle on your comments. First, saying "God" or "Jesus" is likely not offensive to Yahweh (God) or Yahushua (Jesus), since they are not their real names because the theologians and rabbis deliberately decided to hide/nuke the real names. So the only ones you need to be concerned about offending are other people, not Yahweh.

Secondly, the real issue is dealing with the subconsious reaction and understanding its purpose is to emotionally settle the stress/problem for survival reasons--whether it is saying geez or Jesus. The fight and flight response is wired into us to deal with problems of life, but unfortunately, sometimes the reaction shuts down the rational mind, and though it makes us feel better to curse to promote survival, it doesn't always lead to the best decisions. The more we can control the reactions, the more successful we will be at making more intelligent decisions.

So, my take is that it would be a good idea to try and control the subconsious the best you can, but if the urge to curse is needed to cope, then don't worry about it, other than to avoid offending others who will definitely misjudge you, if they believe in "Jesus".

Most smokers respect not smoking in front of nonsmokers to not offend others, for example. Same thing. You don't need to worry about saying Jesus around atheists, but you perhaps need to be discrete around believers, for it is offensive to some of them. Just common courtesy stuff.

I have more manly alternatives.

I've always preferred "Sweet baby Jesus!" or "Sweet baby Jesus on a waffle cone!"

There are all kinds of things like that you can come up with. Around Mormons, for some reason, "baby Jesus" is less offensive. Maybe because of Talledega Nights.

When I see one of those fish decals that say "Jesus" in them, while driving, I make a point of yelling "JESUS"! in a surprized/ shocked sounding way.

When the passenger(s) gets alarmed and says "WHAT"! I calmly say "that's what it say's in that little fish on the back of that car.....Jesus".

Gets 'em everytime:)