Religious expressions in everyday use

[ukatheist]

Just musing to myself about all the religious expressions that I use despite being an atheist, so thought I'd post a few and invite y'all to join in. Might even pick up a few new ones [emoji38]

Fucking hell
Go to hell
Jesus Christ!
Jesus H Christ
Oh my god!
Christ on a bike
When hell freezes over
Snowballs chance in hell
Is the pope catholic?
For the love of god
Amen to that
Better the devil you know
I'm in heaven
You're an angel
The devil is in the details
That's karma
Bless you

[Joods]

JFC
Jesus Christ on a cracker
God dammit
Jesus, Mary and Joseph

[paulpablo]

By the hammer of thor!

Sweet odins raven!

By the black beard of Zeus.

Admittedly I don't use those as much as I should.

Oh Moses smell the roses.

For the love of God, for the love of Christ.

Bism allah or however you spell it.

[rado84]

Expressions I never use:
Fucking hell (definitely never)
Go to hell (definitely never; when cursing someone, I prefer to say "Go fuck yourself" or "Go fuck your [insert parent]" than even mentioning hell.
Jesus Christ! (definitely never)
Jesus H Christ (definitely never)
Oh my god! (definitely never; I usually say "Fuck", "Shit" or something similar. Sometimes I even use the expression "Fuck me" when I'm really surprised.)
Snowballs chance in hell (definitely never)
Amen to that (definitely never)
Better the devil you know (definitely never)
For the love of god (definitely never)
The devil is in the details (definitely never)
That's karma (definitely never; instead, I say "Life's a bitch".)

Expressions I've never heard:
Christ on a bike
Is the pope catholic?

Expressions I use because I don't know of any better to replace them with:
When hell freezes over
Bless you

Expressions I replace with the line in the brackets:
I'm in heaven (This is paradise; I'm Thunder in paradise, referring to that 90's tv show called "Thunder in paradise" with Hulk Hogan)
You're an angel (You're hotter than hell, referring to Airbourne's song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO058KboRkU )

[account_inactive]

I've got about as much chance as becoming the next pope!

[KUSA]

OMG..

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

By the great, golden, greasy gonads of God!


Or maybe that's just a local thing...

Boru

[ApeNotKillApe]

Jesus H Titties

[vorlon13]

Gave up the ghost


Explanation:
the 'ghost' is the immortal soul. When you die, your last gasp entrains your immortal soul, and that is how it exits the body. So, when you 'give up the ghost' your physical body dies and your immortal soul is on it's way to be judged and then either granted access to heaven or cast into the abyss for it's infinite unending hideous torments in Hell.

This process mirrors BTW, how your immortal soul gets into your body, when you are BORN and take your FIRST GASP, you inspirate your immortal soul !! That is how you immortal soul gets into your body !! Before that first gasp, you do NOT have an immortal soul !! You are not a son (or daughter) of Adam, and you do not bear responsibility for original sin. Yet.

But once that first breath is taken upon successful birth, you are a living breathing soul, GOD SAID SO, THE BIBLE RECORDS THIS TRUTH INERRANTLY, AND BELIEVERS ARE REQUIRED TO BELIEVE IT AS GOD'S HOLY TRUTH.


There is quite a bit of confusion on this topic, I'll grant that, but confusion on such a simple concept is inexcusable and is actually heresy!


Don't be a heretic! Don't go to churches that preach HERESY !!

[Crossless2.0]

By the great, golden, greasy gonads of God!


Or maybe that's just a local thing...

Boru

Nope. My grandma used that expression rather than call out "Bingo".