Blasphemy

Blasphemy or the slander of God. Is this wrong? This man certainly thinks so.

In the medievil times Blashpemy was a cardinal sin that had strict punishments but these days it has become incorporated into everyday speech and is used offhand without making a deliberate reference to a Deity.

Still this can be considered offensive by some that take their religion seriously. Pakistan recently passed laws stating that it was illegal to Blaspheme however in Britain most statements of shock are in fact blasphemies. It's not unusual to hear someone say 'bloody hell!' or 'Jesus Christ!' without them talking about religion.

I would say that Blaspheming is not 'bad' as such but if it said in order to anger someone else then it is impolite but not morally lacking.