Atheists/Agnostics - please chime in....(Pagans too)

[HornBuckler]

I consider myself Agnostic. However, I constantly use terms like the following : Jesus, Jesus Christ, Oh My God, My God, Holy Shit, For the love of Christ, Sweet Jesus, Sweet Pete, Mother Mary and Joseph, God Damn, Butt-Twinkie Etc etc

You get the point. I realize it's a bit hypocritical, but I can't help it - it's part of my lexicon. I was using the professor from Futurama's "Sweet Zombie Jesus" but I forget about all too often.

Any other terms you folks use in like situations?

Or are you just like me and use the terms above anyway?

Enquiring minds want to know.

Edit: forgot the Pagans!

[KitchenWitch]

1. I am a Pagan and I do the same thing.

[RevCheesehead]

4. Me, too.

(except for the Pagan part) :evilgrin:

[KitchenWitch]

11. *snort*

You owe me a monitor cleaning!

:rofl:

[HornBuckler]

5. I guess we're stuck with it -

What prompted this is I said something like Jesus Christ with a new acquaintance of mine and they assumed later in the conversation I was religious.

Weird, I know.

Then she called me a hypocrite for using that term. I thought that was funny and lame but didn't have my usual snappy comeback.

[LaraMN]

2. I only EVER use my made-up curse: "Punge Scucker."

Nah. I just let the venom spew in whatever form it bursts forth. I'm Agnostic. It's all about the catharsis.

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. I've changed all such references

to Dog and Jeebus.

[Qanisqineq]

6. I use them all the time

My favorites:

Good-fucking-lord
Jesus-fucking-christ
Jesus Christ
God damn it to hell

I have a problem with the word "fuck" -- I use it too often.

Sometimes I like to really throw the "god" and "jesus" around when I am with my born-again sister. But I am respectful enough to leave out the naughty words (shit, fuck, etc.).

Is there an unwritten rule that us atheists aren't supposed to use them?

[HornBuckler]

9. I never saw one if there is....

I bring it up because I was with a new friend (sort of) and said something like Jesus Christ and she thought that made me in some way religious or a hypocrite.

I thought it was an odd conclusion, but I thought about it and didn't have much to say 'cept Jesus Fucking Christ, Woman!

:)

I never really gave it much thought, but she had/has a valid point.

[giant_robot]

Doesn't one of the commandments say, "Thou shalt not..

...take the Lord's name in vain"? If so, I'd say it means it's ok for us godless heathen types, but not for the religious types.

[HornBuckler]

26. Yeah - I guess I've broken most of those by now.

[Mutley]

7. Atheist here.

I use most of those terms and some others, too.

[Hugin]

8. I rarely use them outside of "Holy "

Expressions such as those have been around since the first human
ancestors were hooting in the trees.

So, I am in no way upset by them.

[HornBuckler]

12. Well they were hootin about god - but not Jesus, right?

How about any buddhists, hindus, or jews? You guys use the term Jesus Christ, etc?

I don't know why this interests me so.

[Hugin]

16. Probably...

;)

[vikegirl]

10. I'm agnostic and "Sweet Jesus" is my fave.

Also lean towards "Sweet Mary, Mother of God."

[Hugin]

13. "Fer crying out loud..."

Is my current favorite.

I've also been known to say... "Jesus H. Christ".

[HornBuckler]

15. Yeah, I forgot about Jesus H. Christ

What's the H stand for again? Horatio?

:)

[Hugin]

19. I don't know... I picked that one up from my parents.

*scratching head*

[vikegirl]

22. from Google...

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_033

<snip>
The H stands for Harold, as in, "Our Father, who art in heaven, Harold be thy name" (snort).

<...>

(1) It stands for "Haploid." This is an old bio major joke, referring to the unique (not to say immaculate) circumstances of Christ's conception. Having no biological father, J.C. was shortchanged in the chromosome department to the tune of one half. Ingenious, I'll admit, but whimsy has no place in a serious investigation such as this.

(2) It recalls the H in the IHS logo emblazoned on much Christian paraphernalia. IHS dates from the earliest years of Christianity, being an abbreviation of "Jesus" in classical Greek characters. The Greek pronunciation is "Iesous," with the E sound being represented by the character eta, which looks like an H. When the symbol passed to Christian Romans, for whom an H was an H, the unaccountable character eventually became accepted as Jesus's middle initial.

(3) Finally, a reader makes the claim that the H derives from the taunting Latin inscription INRH that was supposedly tacked on the cross by Roman soldiers: Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Hebrei (Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Hebrews). Trouble is, the inscription is usually given as INRI: Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum (J.C., King of the Jews).

[HornBuckler]

23. Interesting

You sure there wasn't an entry for "Horatio"?

:)

[ghostsofgiants]

14. I say "Sweet zombie Jesus" a lot.

[HornBuckler]

17. I usually forget about that one

Have you noticed that they censor the professor on Adult Swim during the re-runs of Futurama? I never have understood why.

[ghostsofgiants]

24. I'm Canadian, don't get Adult Swim up here.

And I don't watch TV anymore, so if I want to watch it, I usually just download it.

[HornBuckler]

28. Ahh Well, it's interesting to say the least

The things Adult Swim will air are by far more contoversial than the Professor's comments. It's weird.

[asthmaticeog]

18. It's not hypocritical, it's vernacular.

Just because one is an unbeliever doesn't mean one can't use a madonna icon to symbolize motherhood in general, or a crucifixion motif to represent secular martyrdom.

Butt-twinkie? From what faith does that originate?

[HornBuckler]

21. From the good Twinkie the Kid Doctrine

Of Course!




Thar he goes now, with some disciples!

[ceile]

20. When I'm frustrated

I tend to shout out "For the love of GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[LeftyMom]

25. I'm fond of "Jesus fucking Christ!" myself

It's crude AND blasphemous! :woohoo:

[Arugula Latte]

46. "Jesus Fucking Christ on a Cracker!" is good, too.

:woohoo:

[TimeChaser]

27. As a Pagan

I tend to yell "Gods"

I never used anything with Jesus, Mary, etc as I was raised Jewish, not Christian

[HornBuckler]

29. Just Gods?

I have to admit I've never heard anyone yell "Gods!"

It's kinda cool, in an off-beat way. What good Jewish things would you or your parents yell?

I'm trying to broaden my horizons.

:)

Edit : Please tell me you yell it like James T. Kirk Yells "Kahn!"

that'd rule :)

[TimeChaser]

32. No, I tend to yell it quickly

or growl it. I growl at people sometimes :crazy:

I never had any really fun Jewish things to yell. It used to be that you could cuss at people in Yiddish, but nowadays, too many people already know random Yiddish insults :(

[HornBuckler]

34. Can I Use your Gods - But In A Long Drawn Out Forsaken Way?

I think I like the sound of that!

[TimeChaser]

36. Sure, go ahead

[WritingIsMyReligion]

45. I've yelled "By the gods!" before.

But that was because I had just finished a four-hour writing marathon, in which made-up world there were several deities. I was writing a lot of dialogue, and one character kept referencing "the gods."

:blush:

:D

[Anarcho-Socialist]

30. There's an Atheist/Agnostic group here , FYI

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=263 :)

[HornBuckler]

35. Thank you for the info - I thought it more Lounge Appropriate

I do need to go there more often - Thanks!

[Ariana Celeste]

31. I use "Christ Almighty" a LOT. Well, "Christ Almighty, dude."

Same diff though. ;).

I do use "Holy Shit" quite a bit.
"Sweet Jeebus."
"That makes baby Jezuz cry."
"Sweet Mary, Mother of Christ."
"What the Hell."
"Holy Hell."
"For Christ's sake."
"God/Gods Damn it."
"Sweet G to the OD." Okay, not really that one. :P

Among others. But those are the usual offenders. I'm a "weak Atheist". Before that, Pagan; before that, Evangelist type Christian; was raised as a Sure-I-Believe-In-God-ist.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

33. OMFFSM

FSM damn.

[gollygee]

37. I do that too

I say "Jesus" so much when I get frustrated that my daughter has picked it up :/

And I say, "For god's sake!" a lot too. And "Oh my god!"

[Ladyhawk]

38. I'm an ex-fundy. It's very FREEING for me to use those words.

Of course, my fundy mother flips whenever she hears me use them--they are part of my vocabulary and slip out occasionally--but for me it's been a greatly freeing experience just to allow my lips to form previously-forbidden words. It's almost heavenly. :)

I can listen to any music I want, watch any movie I want, play any game I want and say any word I want. Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch, it feels so fuckin' fine! O8)

[flvegan]

39. "Christ on a trailer hitch!" is one of my faves.

I'm a buddhist christian agnostic.

Yeah, sense? Not makin' it.

[RebelOne]

40. I'm an atheist, but I do find myself saying

"oh, God," Oh, Lord," "Good Heavens," etc.

[Ravenseye]

41. SAVE US JEBUS!

From the Simpsons.

JEBUS!
HELP ME JEBUS!

Others I use (christian based)...

Christ on a Popsickle stick (no idea where I got that)
Jesus Mary and Joseph (said with a really bad irish accent)

[YankeyMCC]

42. Atheist here

I use stuff like that usually either "oh god" or "jeezus"

It's petty but I have made a conscious effort to use different exclamations and I've had some success (I really like "Frack" I mean it's just a sound and Frack 'feels' as good as 'real' cuss words) but this is unconscious stuff and I grew up in a catholic family and around people that used those kinds of phrases in general. It doesn't mean anything - like I say it's just a noise to make when you're annoyed.

I do use "Sneeze Acknowledged" when people sneeze. The family gets a kick out of it. :)

[RetroLounge]

43. I'm not sure anymore if or what I believe in

Call this year my crisis of faith. I believe in something outside or perhaps inside myself that is god but not me, a higher power if you will, but not in any kind of religious sense. I feel spiritual at time, relate much more to eastern thought, zen, and pagan/wiccan paths. But I love the Prayer of St. Francis and what it stands for. I say the serenity prayer at times, and tell god to fuck off others.

But then there are times I just feel it's all nothingness and all a parlor trick to keep us from despairing over the pathetic existence of humans.

Atheist? Agnostic?

Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch, I have no idea...

RL

[WritingIsMyReligion]

44. I have actually been consciously trying of late to STOP doing it.

I say "For all's sake!" now. It's been surprisingly hard to do--you don't really realize how often you invoke these things in everyday life.

[Tsiyu]

47. Like Ravenseye: "Jesus Christ on a Popsicle Stick"

"Hell's Bells"

"GD it to F'in hell"

"Jesus, Mary and Joseph"

"Holy Hell."

and other combinations of the above.


I especially love the fact that i don't believe in hell, but will still say "Go to hell" in a moment of disgust. :shrug:

[RedCappedBandit]

48. I do the same thing

It has to do with language, not the actual religion behind those phrases.

[clyrc]

49. Ok, I'm an ex-Southern Baptist who is now a Unitarian

I skip from Agnostic to Pagan to very liberal Christian, depending on how I feel at the moment, and I say OH My GOD often. Not the I did before I moved to where I live now, I guess I was always kind of afraid it would get back to my parents and they would die of horror. Now I'm old enough and far away enough that I can say whatever I damn well please!

[jobycom]

50. HOLY SPICOLI!! (Plus most of the usual stuff).

[Robeson]

51. I don't have a religious belief system....

...as those who are religious, do.

[NMMNG]

52. I still occasionally use

For God's Sake, Jesus Christ and God Damnit, but I'm trying to cut down on it. It's usually when I'm really perturbed that I end up saying things like that. When I'm able to catch myself I'll substitute something else like "For Pete's Sake", another curse, or a non-curse expression of frustration like Gah, Darn, Freaking, etc.

[Duer 157099]

53. Oh man

My favorites:

Jesus fucking christ
Holy fucking shit
Son-of-a-fucking-bitch
Motherfucking piece of shit sonofabith asshole
God-damn-motherfucking-sonofabitchmotherfucker cocksucker (that last part only because Deadwood is back on)

Usually said aloud when I hear or see Bush on TV/radio, but not exclusively. Also used frequently during driving.