Just saying. Question everything. That was the end.
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If you're an intelligence agency then it's perfectly useful for getting millions of incredibly dumb people to offer up tons of information about themselves for free. That's why it exists in the first place.
You should not blaspheme the name of God.
THE SECOND COMMANDMENT
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.72 You have heard that it was said to the men of old, "You shall not swear falsely. . But I say to you, Do not swear at all.73
2142 The second commandment prescribes respect for the Lord's name. Like the first commandment, it belongs to the virtue of religion and more particularly it governs our use of speech in sacred matters.
2143 Among all the words of Revelation, there is one which is unique: the revealed name of God. God confides his name to those who believe in him; he reveals himself to them in his personal mystery. The gift of a name belongs to the order of trust and intimacy. "The Lord's name is holy." For this reason man must not abuse it. He must keep it in mind in silent, loving adoration. He will not introduce it into his own speech except to bless, praise, and glorify it.74
2146 The second commandment forbids the abuse of God's name, i.e., every improper use of the names of God, Jesus Christ, but also of the Virgin Mary and all the saints.
2148 Blasphemy is directly opposed to the second commandment. It consists in uttering against God - inwardly or outwardly - words of hatred, reproach, or defiance; in speaking ill of God; in failing in respect toward him in one's speech; in misusing God's name. St. James condemns those "who blaspheme that honorable name [of Jesus] by which you are called."78 The prohibition of blasphemy extends to language against Christ's Church, the saints, and sacred things. It is also blasphemous to make use of God's name to cover up criminal practices, to reduce peoples to servitude, to torture persons or put them to death. The misuse of God's name to commit a crime can provoke others to repudiate religion.
Blasphemy is contrary to the respect due God and his holy name. It is in itself a grave sin.79
2149 Oaths which misuse God's name, though without the intention of blasphemy, show lack of respect for the Lord. The second commandment also forbids magical use of the divine name.
God's name is great when spoken with respect for the greatness of his majesty. God's name is holy when said with veneration and fear of offending him.
I hate this argument because it implies God is a snowflake. It's also the same argument the alphabet soup folks use to try and force you to call them by their "preferred pronouns."