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12. I always took the "in vain" part...

Fri Jul 2, 2021, 12:23 AM

Jul 2021

to mean don't swear an oath in the name of God etc. if you do not absolutely mean to keep it to the death.

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"I won't have Jesus Christ or God's name taken in vain." said a coworker of mine [View all] ffr Jul 2021 OP

She "won't have?" Is she some royalty we don't know about? Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #1

It would depend on how it's used jimfields33 Jul 2021 #7

That's reading a lot into a little information. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #8

Probably. I did a search and found an interesting legal explanation jimfields33 Jul 2021 #9

+1000 smirkymonkey Jul 2021 #11

Um... uriel1972 Jul 2021 #13

Yeh the omnipotent one screwed up when Eve ate a piece of fruit. LakeArenal Jul 2021 #14

ALL is in vain. dchill Jul 2021 #4

She took Jesus Christ's name in vain when she voted for Trump eom Maraya1969 Jul 2021 #10

I always took the "in vain" part... uriel1972 Jul 2021 #12

Gawd damn. Ya think so. I swear to gawd I didn't know that. LakeArenal Jul 2021 #15

Gosh darn it all to heck! uriel1972 Jul 2021 #16