Question

I find this offensive

Answer 1

?

Answer 2

On the login page, it says "Thank God for OpenStudy. I achieved better grades and found new friends who supported me through four years of high school."

Answer 3

And?

Answer 4

And it takes God's name in vain.

Answer 5

No it does not lol

Answer 6

How?

Answer 7

Lol, it's the same thing as saying "OMG".

Answer 8

Yea...OMG is Oh.My.Gosh lol

Answer 9

I believe in God. Though OMG is offensive..

Answer 10

Gosh and God...same thing, people say Gosh because they think it doesn't sound as bad as God.

Answer 11

^ That is true...

Answer 12

Heck and Hell...same thing.

Da m n and Darn...same thing.

Answer 13

^ yup

Answer 14

Yeah.. But I am still confused on how that saying On the login page, it says "Thank God for OpenStudy. I achieved better grades and found new friends who supported me through four years of high school."
How is that offensive?

Answer 15

I liked the older log in page way better..

Answer 16

Saying "Thank God for OpenStudy"..

God has nothing to do with OpenStudy and he doesn't care a single bit about it.

That would be taking his name in vain.

Answer 17

It goes against the 3rd commandment for christians.

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@Conqueror Me personally, I don't find that comment offensive. The user is just thanking God for OpenStudy. I mean, that's not using his name in vain.

Answer 19

God set people to create this site so I could talk to other people... People That I learned to like a lot. :)

Answer 20

^^

Answer 21

Well, from what the Bible says, the only thing he cares about is people believing in him.

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they are not saying anything bad about Him, therefore it is not in vain. it is only bad when using Him as a swear word. such as "wth oh my g.." or "gawd damn it"

Answer 23

What if the person who said it isn't a christian ? Who are they referring to when they say that ?

Answer 24

well its not their site so its not there choice

Answer 25

if they dont like it no one is forcing them to continue here

Answer 26

Come on @Conqueror You are just trying to make a argument out of nothing.

Answer 27

Argument out of nothing ? For Christians, this is a biggy. God sends the reprobate to hell....

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And when fellow Christians see that on the log-in page, they won't be too happy about the site.

Answer 29

No he doesn't. He sends those to hell who do not accept his free gift. @Dani_Rose Can I have some help here please lol

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@Conqueror what are you trying to achieve here?

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^^

Answer 32

I think that is where you are wrong... God cares about lots of things. He cares about his creations. The birds in the air....and lots more. I find this site AMAZING! :D

Answer 33

Don't you know who the reprobate are ? The unbelievers.

Answer 34

The creatures were directly created by god, not websites.

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i just feel that if they want to word it like that its their right. its not our site no one is forcing the "non believers" to be here. & they are not using God's name in vain. I see no problem. & dont see what the big deal is

Answer 36

In the Bible it says not to take the Lords name in vain. God is not his name.@Conqueror

Answer 37

So you're saying God is not Lord ?

Answer 38

God made man! Man created lots of things.. Guess what... God made man to do things that bring glory back to God. :)

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http://www.gotquestions.org/Lords-name-vain.html

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God is lord but his name is not God. God is a title

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^^

Answer 42

Lord isn't a title ? Lol...

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@Dani_Rose God and Lord is the same thing. They are both Him. Thats just like saying "damn it dani" or "damn it dani rose". they are both referring to you therefore still vain

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^

Answer 45

@Conqueror Can we make a Question for this in the HippoCampus Religion?

Answer 46

Go ahead if you want, but this is my feedback about the login page.

Answer 47

Ok let me explain. Ares God of War. Ares is his name not God. He is the "God" of war . His name is not God

Answer 48

Yes

Answer 49

@Dani_Rose http://prntscr.com/ai56pl

Answer 50

are you srsly gonna pick a fight about that ? its the same thing

Answer 51

@rebeccaxhawaii but no one said God Damm it? So whats your point?

Answer 52

Yes @rebeccaxhawaii i'm not saying that it's good to say OMG all i'm saying that it's not his name

Answer 53

@Dani_Rose Is correct...

Answer 54

Ares IS the god of war. That's a linking verb. "god" is the predicate nominative.

@Dani_Rose

If you don't know anything about Christianity, don't act like you do.

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^

Answer 56

okay first off if you believe in ares then you dont believe in Jesus because if you were christian then there is only ONE god

"In the Bible it says not to take the Lords name in vain. God is not his name"
you said this therefore saying that its okay

Answer 57

I don't believe in Ares i don't believe in Mythology

Answer 58

THEN WHAT IS YOUR POINT

Answer 59

@Conqueror @rebeccaxhawaii She was just using that as an example

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yes and i disagree with her example

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It's not good to say Oh my gosh or oh my God . That's my point. I don't say OMG at all. I am a christian i don't believe in Mythology.

Answer 62

am I the only one in this post that's like... ._.

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@Conqueror Look it's as simple as this. Obviously whoever put that there didn't do it to offend ANYONE. So therefore drop it. If you find it offensive tell the creators to remove it. You don't have to make a post about it. It's just a small problem that can be fixed easily. :)

Answer 64

well he is just speaking out about it because this is os feedback right?

Answer 65

http://prntscr.com/ai59q5 God is a name...

Answer 66

I don't care if the person didn't do it to offend anyone, and he might not know it, but it offends God.

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@Dani_Rose Yup

Answer 68

I believe that there is one God. I don't believe in science or evolution. I don't celebrate Halloween or Christmas or any other holiday besides Thanksgiving

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Yes but I don't think that it being OS Feedback is going to change anything. I doubt that they even read this thing. So that's why you should just go to them and tell them that it is offensive.

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http://prntscr.com/ai5abr
As you can see there are different titles...but they are different too..

Answer 71

@SamsungFanBoy Creator of what?

Answer 72

why don't you celebrate christmas? It is for the day when Jesus was born

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the site sign in page xD

Answer 74

ohhhh okay lol

Answer 75

It's supposedly the day he was born. But people just give each other presents without knowing what they're celebrating. Most people worship Santa Claus on the holiday.

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SHOW ME IN THE BIBLE WHERE IT SAYS THAT JESUS WAS BORN IN DECEMBER. SHOW ME WHERE IT SAYS WE ALL GET PRESENTS. SHOW ME .

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True @Conqueror

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The Virgin Mary, pregnant with the son of God, would hence have given birth to Jesus nine months later on the winter solstice. From Rome, the Christ's Nativity celebration spread to other Christian churches to the west and east, and soon most Christians were celebrating Christ's birth on December 25

Answer 79

@Dani_Rose pm me please

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Also God knows what OS is. He put people on this earth and they created things. He knows what EVERYTHING IS!!! Not just what is about him. So therefore he knows about Open Study and everything else you can think of. @Conqueror

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Im not saying it is the exact day when he was born. and i agree with @Conqueror that most people don't know what it stands for. No one knows when he was born, so we celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25th. For me, it isn't about the presents. It is about celebrating the birth of my Lord and Savior

Answer 82

AMEN @Daniee_Bruhh

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true @Daniee_Bruhh

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I didn't say god wasn't omniscient.

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But he is @Conqueror

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Again, I never said he wasn't.

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And he is also Omnipresent

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And omnipotent.

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I just have one question. @Conqueror . Did you purposefully put this up to make people debate of this?

Answer 90

I didn't say that you did. Also to stop this whole post in general Saying "Thank God" isn't using God's name in Vain. When they wrote that they seriously meant THANK YOU GOD FOR OPEN STUDY. You should be HAPPY not offended that they actually included God in that sentence. Most people don't wanna get involved with statements like that because everyone has different religions but OS actually did. Most places are banning stuff like that. SO........ To answer your question, No they aren't using God's name in Vain. Hope this helps you in the future love! @Conqueror

Answer 91

I agree @Daniee_Bruhh

Answer 92

That was said perfectly @Daniee_Bruhh

Answer 93

Again, God takes offense at an infidel taking his name in vain...what God are they talking about ? The real one or a fake one ?

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Answer 95

there is only one GOD