Was The Phrase “oh my god” Brought About by First Wave Political Correctness?

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As America is a Christian nation I would like your thoughts.
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As America is a Christian Nation.

Subjective,

Provocative,

Divisive,

Insensitive,

Non-representative,

Etcetera,

Etcetera.


Oh my GOD!

Poly you're officially a Christian.

And that's politically correct.

Don't blame me,

Blame Reece 101.

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Lucky me. LOL
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I'd argue that 'oh, my lord' and 'oh, my gosh' were examples of PC versions of 'oh, my god'.
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I don't understand the question,
I'd imagine people calling to a deity, be it their's or their cultures, is common enough in history,
But that's just a blind assumption on my part.
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Oh My God! They Killed Kenny! 

Oh, sorry, wrong forum.

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I'd argue that 'oh, my lord' and 'oh, my gosh' were examples of PC versions of 'oh, my god'.
I counter with the supposition that they’re layered. PC upon PC. You can’t escape it.
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What exactly would OMG be politically correct for?
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It’s equivalent to saying happy holidays instead of Christmas. OMG is ambiguous. 
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I'm not following, it's very offensive to devout religious people because it uses god's name in vain.
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God shouldn’t have a stupid name then. 
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Offence is essentially make believe.

One does not offend,

One chooses to be offended.

There is money and gain to be made from being offended, on an industrial scale.

F**k free speech and freedom of expression.



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God isn't the God of Abraham's name.