Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?

[Anonymous]

That's my question. You never hear, for example, "Buddha d--- it!"

[Anonymous]

I know for me- I'm Christian. I'm not taking in vain the name's of other people's gods. That's for them to do.

[Anonymous]

Other religions take their gods seriously.

[Anonymous]

Uh, you know what 'God' is not exclusive to Christianity, right? For example, 'Allah' is the arabic word for 'god' - Christians who speak Arabic will use the term 'Allah' as a translation for the word 'god.'

[Anonymous]

I had a friend in college who always said “great Zeus!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's my question. You never hear, for example, "Buddha d--- it!"

You also don't hear "Jesus damn it!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's my question. You never hear, for example, "Buddha d--- it!"

Because Buddha is not a god. Anyone can become a Buddha.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Uh, you know what 'God' is not exclusive to Christianity, right? For example, 'Allah' is the arabic word for 'god' - Christians who speak Arabic will use the term 'Allah' as a translation for the word 'god.'

DP here, but yes we know that. That’s OP’s point. Do Muslims take Allah’s name in vain? Do they say Allah damn it, or something similar?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's my question. You never hear, for example, "Buddha d--- it!"

You also don't hear "Jesus damn it!"

Yeah but you hear “Jesus Christ” or “Jesus F-ing Christ”
When people are mad.

[Anonymous]

"Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and the wee donkey!"

[Anonymous]

At the time of the Budhha, one might say "deer shit!"

https://www.buddhisma2z.com/content.php?id=496

[Anonymous]

because we speak English and Jesus Christ and God were religious entities that were common when the terms came into use

[Anonymous]

Because all of the missionaries forced Christianity onto my people, not a different religion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because all of the missionaries forced Christianity onto my people, not a different religion.

Because the colonists forced English into your people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Uh, you know what 'God' is not exclusive to Christianity, right? For example, 'Allah' is the arabic word for 'god' - Christians who speak Arabic will use the term 'Allah' as a translation for the word 'god.'

DP here, but yes we know that. That’s OP’s point. Do Muslims take Allah’s name in vain? Do they say Allah damn it, or something similar?

Pretty sure not but Christians came up with all the workarounds to avoid using God or Jesus (like my mom saying "good gravy" because "good grief" would even be bad). I wonder if using divine names in swearing just evolved more in the Christian (western) world to a greater extent.