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They let you know by saying things like "For the love of God don't leave the soldering iron on" or "Jesus Christ you ruined our table".

• drdeca 9y ago
  I'm not sure how strong evidence those phrases are for that conclusion. Plenty of non-christians raised in a Christianity influenced social background, but not raised by Christians, use phrases like that.
  • fyfy18 9y ago
    I was thinking about this the other day, and in the U.K. there are a lot of people who would say they are Christian if asked their religion, but really they are non-practicing or more likely atheists, but don’t want to admit it.
    • kaybe 9y ago
      I saw a statistic once where they asked people whether it was true or false that one can only be moral if one believes in a higher power, sorted by country. The highest numbers reached more than 90%. With this in mind, things like your point make a lot of sense. http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/03/13/worldwide-many-see-belief-in-god-as-essential-to-morality/ http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/03/13/worldwide-many-see-belie...
• DoreenMichele 9y ago
  Actually, that is "taking the lord's name in vain" and is quite frowned upon by a lot of Christians. I am not Christian, but I grew up in the Bible Belt and I am aware that is deemed to be a serious form of disrespect. I swear like a sailor, but I try to not take the lord's name in vain in public because I am aware it is deeply offensive to devout Christians, more so than my general tendency to use four letter words.
• subway 9y ago
  I'm agnostic, with a heavy lean towards atheism (I figure not enough data to bother thinking about it for the most part), but "Jesus Fucking Christ" is my go-to when exasperated. For what it's worth, like the sibling comment I grew up in the bible belt, so I'm sure that has a major impact on swear preference.