Blasphemy or not?

[Globex]

If someone were to buy a dog or some other animal and name it "Jesus" or "Jehovah" or "Yahweh" would it be interpreted by others as blasphemy or as an act of religious devotion *?

*(Like how naming your kid "America" may be considered an act of patriotism)

 

[Phlegmak]

Blasphemy.

 

[JollyRoger]

Animal cruelty

 

[Huayna Capac357]

Severe weirdom...

I wouldn't be offended if you named your dog Jesus. Go right ahead.

 

[Red Door]

It depends on how you meant it. If it was a joke, it's blasphemy. If it's out of affection, I guess it would be okay. Of course, most people would think of it lowly and classify it as blasphemy.

 

[holy king]

well, you're supposed to not make wrongful use of the name of the lord, are you?

 

[bhsup]

Is this a Mexican dog? They already name people Jesus anyway, so why not doggies?

 

[holy king]

yeah, they're some bad catholics...

 

[Perfection]

Dog no, hamster yes.

 

[holy king]

Dog no, hamster yes.

hamsters are more godly than dogs?

 

[Perfection]

less godly.

 

[Cutlass]

All the more reason to do it.

If god can't take a joke, he shouldn't have invented Republicans.

 

[Smellincoffee]

I'd consider it funny, but I'm not religious and tire of how seriously religion is taken here in the US. Oh, and blasphemy is a victimless crime.

 

[bhsup]

I don't know why I didn't think of this right away, but my brother has a dog named Buddha. Course, that's not a religion but rather a philosophy or creed so I guess it's not the same thing really.

 

[CCRunner]

Jesus is fine as a name I think. The other two are bordering on blasphemous.

 

[Thorvald of Lym]

Jesus is fine as a name I think. The other two are bordering on blasphemous.

What he said.

 

[mangxema]

I don't know why I didn't think of this right away, but my brother has a dog named Buddha. Course, that's not a religion but rather a philosophy or creed so I guess it's not the same thing really.

It's not that different.

 

[Globex]

All the more reason to do it.

If god can't take a joke, he shouldn't have invented Republicans.

I'd consider it funny, but I'm not religious and tire of how seriously religion is taken here in the US. Oh, and blasphemy is a victimless crime.

I'm considering actually doing it one day as a joke but I'm afraid that someone will misunderstand my intention and mistake me for a religious lunatic.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

I wouldn't really care.

 

[Quiet Sound]

I'm considering actually doing it one day as a joke but I'm afraid that someone will misunderstand my intention and mistake me for a religious lunatic.

No danger of that I don't think. Mistaking you for firewood on the other hand...