Deorderant for OMG Moments

[Barb Bouldrey]

I saw a commercial tonight for Degree deoderant for girls that was advertized for "OMG Moments."

I was saddened to hear and see this.

Such a common phrase used by so many...and wonder how God likes it.

Barb

[DA Weaver]

Barb,

I've come to learn that many of the young teenagers have no clue as to what 1/2 of the abreviations stand for. My eldest daughter asked me one day what something meant and I had to tell her that it wasn't "nice". I see kids her age using it on their myspace... kids who attend the Christian school, kids who I seriously doubt know what it means, because if they did they'd never use it. Using abreviations like that just seems to be the cool thing to do and many of them are clueless as to what they're saying. It's kind of like when a two year old hears a swear word and has no idea what he's saying, but knows how to use the word. That's what I see many of our teenagers are doing.

With that being said though, I find "OMG" stands for two different things... the first using the Lord's name in vain, and the second for "goodness". So, it depends on who's saying it and where their heart is when they type it. My daughter has made it very clear to me that when she uses it she's not using it in the wrong manner.

With the kids attending a christian school, we've spent years trying to teach them not to use the Lord's name in vain. What gets me is when I hear an adult say "Gosh" in lieu of "God", to me they have the same meaning, but that's a conviction the Lord has laid upon my heart. I find the other adults have no problems using the word. So, as much as it makes me cringe, unless it's someone I'm close to, I just keep my mouth shut and leave it between them and the Lord.

By the way.... it was GREAT meeting you and John last week!!! I'm sorry we didn't have more time to spend together. I left for Columbus on Thursday.

[Donna Adams]

one of my in law children uses the word gosh..until his 3 year old repeated it and he didn't like the sound of it coming from his mouth. I don't like the word either.

[Jon Twitchell]

I don't know which of the ads you saw... but the ad I saw was more disturbing because of the content then because of the use of "OMG."

In the ad I saw, four girls were strapped into a theme-park car, and driven through a variety of scenarios--including their father coming to take them home from a party (that they apparently weren't supposed to be at), and a police officer stopping them to ask for license and registration.

To my eye, this ad seemed to glamorize bad behavior--which I thought was more dangerous than the use of an acronym that many teens probably aren't conscious of its meaning.

(Besides, I think that "Taking the Lord's Name in vain" generally refers to something other than a careless use of OMG. I think it's something much closer to "God told me that...," or the Crusades, or abortion-clinic bombing, or using the Name of Christ for political gain.)

[Paula Karr]

(Besides, I think that "Taking the Lord's Name in vain" generally refers to something other than a careless use of OMG. I think it's something much closer to "God told me that...," or the Crusades, or abortion-clinic bombing, or using the Name of Christ for political gain.)

Amen.

We once had a pastor's wife who said, "We should never say, 'My goodness,' because only God is good, and to say that is the same is taking His name in vain." I personally have never felt convicted about using the word "good" under those circumstances. If that's the way someone else feels, that's okay with me.

At the same church, one of the "saints" told me (when I had to give up singing in the choir because of time constraints), "God told me to tell you that you're to stay in the choir." I said (trying not to be argumentative), "I wonder why He didn't mention it to me when I talked to Him this morning."

I have always felt that the "God told me . . . " method of coercion truly does amount to taking His name in vain -- and is much more offensive than the use of "my goodness" as an exclamation of surprise.


Paula

[Alisa Stoll]

While I agree that "God told me to tell you that you are to stay in the choir" is wrong, sometimes He does use others to get His point across. If two or three strong Christians came up to me saying, "When I was praying I got a strong impression that you are really needed in the choir." I wouldn't be saying that God hadn't told me that. I would be saying that I need to pray more about my decision.

Course I have a feeling that the "saint" hadn't been in a spirit of prayer when that "revelation" came. In that case it might or might not be taking the Lord's name in vain, but it is certainly not telling the truth which I believe breaks another of the ten commandments!


Alisa
Amen.

We once had a pastor's wife who said, "We should never say, 'My goodness,' because only God is good, and to say that is the same is taking His name in vain." I personally have never felt convicted about using the word "good" under those circumstances. If that's the way someone else feels, that's okay with me.

At the same church, one of the "saints" told me (when I had to give up singing in the choir because of time constraints), "God told me to tell you that you're to stay in the choir." I said (trying not to be argumentative), "I wonder why He didn't mention it to me when I talked to Him this morning."

I have always felt that the "God told me . . . " method of coercion truly does amount to taking His name in vain -- and is much more offensive than the use of "my goodness" as an exclamation of surprise.


Paula

[DA Weaver]

Amen.

We once had a pastor's wife who said, "We should never say, 'My goodness,' because only God is good, and to say that is the same is taking His name in vain." I personally have never felt convicted about using the word "good" under those circumstances. If that's the way someone else feels, that's okay with me.

At the same church, one of the "saints" told me (when I had to give up singing in the choir because of time constraints), "God told me to tell you that you're to stay in the choir." I said (trying not to be argumentative), "I wonder why He didn't mention it to me when I talked to Him this morning."

I have always felt that the "God told me . . . " method of coercion truly does amount to taking His name in vain -- and is much more offensive than the use of "my goodness" as an exclamation of surprise.


Paula

I don't have a problems with using "Oh my goodness"... it's when someone replaces "goodness" with God or gosh that I have a problem with.