[QUOTE=djmormon;5059682]I really don't mind how people talk but I don't like it when the Lord's name is taken in vain. I think most people don't know the definition of vain: without real significance, value, or importance; baseless or worthless.[/QUOTE
When my children were young and they would start to say something like "Oh God" or "Jesus" I would sternly look at them and say " You can finish the rest of your prayer now" or " I sure hope that was a prayer you were about to do". They learned pretty fast not to use those words as an expletive. I can remember recently almost telling a co-worker the same thing when I heard her say it, not sure how she would have taken it.
I was in the military, frequently when I heard someone say "GOD Damm" I would pause, look reflective and say " God does not damm, he saves and forgives" Amazing how fast that can defuse some big burly guys. No one ever got mad at me for it and some thanked me.