I don't feel equipped to adequately discuss this value. It isn't as small as just saying ohmigosh instead of ohmigod. It's bigger than that. There are some quotes from the book that, I think, do a better job of explaining or expanding on this value than I could ever do.
"Rendering this verse as 'You shall not carry God's name in vain,' makes it clear why God won't forgive the violation of this commandment. It is the only one of the Ten Commandments the violation of which turns God into a victim. A person who commits murder, steals, or swears a false oath discredits himself or herself, but a person who does a murderous or odious act in God's name alienates people from God as well. Thus, God suffers from the acts of those who do evil in His name" (198).
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