I believe because it is considered inappropriate. Often considered gutteral and offensive in mainstream society. If you are looking for a reasonable rationale I doubt you will find one. However, the general implied anger is a rational observation. Considering your own perspectives on social interaction of course, but it is generally percieved as a negative thing in communication (of course variable context and understanding provide exceptions)
It simply is a sign of someone who cannot express himself in the proper way. It shows a lack of vocabulary....And I'm just as bad as most.
I beg to differ. I use them liberally to add more deepth to my already well constructed point. I call them "sentence enhancers" rather than "swear words"
To use the Lord's name in vain is not to utter statements like "goddamnit!" or "jesusf***in'christ!" or the like. Its origional meaning was forbidding those to make a statement as a means of condemning one. i.e.: "God hates gays/abortion/pornography/extramarital sex/etc. and so do I" Another example of this would be to commit an act and using divine condemnation to justify the act in question. This might include bombing abortion clinics, beating up gays or the like.
I think its just a bad witness in general. Why not avoid it if it makes others look down upon christians and see them as hypocrites?
The rule against using God's name in vain comes from the days when they thought that even saying the name of God was a type of sorcery, that by doing so it would actually invoke God to your presence. Pagans had similar beliefs with their gods. That's why Jews won't even write God's name, instead abbreviating or leaving out vowels (YHWH, G-d). They fear accidentally taking his name in vain so they don't say it at all. Cursing, whether with God's name ("God damn it") or just words ("fuck you"), was literally seen as a curse, and was thus unacceptable. Nowadays, we're less superstitious so now it's just bad manners. But it used to be thought of much more seriously.
You have a point here. I might also want to add that the abbreviations might also exist because in Hebrew-if I am correct-there are no vowels, hence the translation into Roman letters without the use of vowels.
personally i dont get how certain words have been labeled as wrong....... i don't "swear" but as long as someone isn't using the Lord's name in vain....i personally think you should just say whatever it is that you wish to say
