Why do they allow Tania Sachdev to commentate?

I'm sorry to disagree but saying, "oh my god" has nothing to do with whether you respect people who believe in god or not. As you well know, it is a ubiquitous phrase in today's world, and to invest more meaning in it than that is futile.

And while we are on the subject, why is it important or necessary to respect people who believe in God? Everyone is entitled to their beliefs but those beliefs shouldn't deserve any particular respect, should they? I don't get it.

sorry to burst your bubble, but saying oh my G*d

is literally blasphemy and is highly inappropriate hence why religious people replace it with goodness or gosh

She is great. One of the best commentators. I personally love her voice and accent. And she is very easy to understand for a non native English speaker.

Well tbh, she's great as a commentator, her energy and enthusiasm...not to mention her analysis is also good

Religious people can do whatever they like - and good luck to them. The rest of us can also do what we like, including saying, "Oh My God" or absolutely anything else that we feel like saying. That's called freedom of speech. Would you have our society run any other way?

I never claimed what people can and can't do I was arguing that the saying is blasphemous or not has nothing to do with what you can and can't say

It's blasphemous only if you believe what YOU believe. As it turns out, not everyone believes in God. I would urge a little more compassion and understanding on your part.

These commentators should all be super GMs.
Leko and [Anand or Kramnik] should cover the upcoming Candidates tourney.

Or maybe Carlsen (seeing as he is out of the cycle).

Totally agree. Leko is by far the best commentator in my opinion. His analysis is almost always right on point, he sees stuff immediately - and he's incredibly good at explaining the ideas, providing history and context.

As for Carlsen joining in the commentary, I would pay money to have that happen. Carlsen is extraordinarily good at providing insight and explaining ideas.

over 95% of people believe in God so whats ur point

She is ugly, and she shouldn't do any more commentary on this planet. I also hate her annoying voice.

Please give us Sagar and Amruta. I will listen and watch them.

Oh, so it's about majorities, is it? Hitler was a popular leader among Germans at the time. Does that mean that he was ok? Grow up.

You can believe whatever you want but don't expect or demand that people respect your beliefs. Personally, people's religious beliefs are not a reason for respect - in fact, quite the opposite. Among advanced societies, religiosity is falling. There is a reason for that: education. If you prefer to put faith before facts and knowledge, that's fine with me. Just don't make anyone else sing your song. If people want to use the word "god" or "Jesus" in a way that you don't like, that's just tough luck for you.

be quiet

I was hyped for Tata Steel, but I stopped watching altogether after you guessed it. Kudos to chesscom for knowing their audience I suppose.

Another typical pseudo-genius lecturing. Hitler brute forced his way into power, despite popular belief of being voted into power. Of course this clown is a typical edgy anti-religion too. Shows how chess players really aren't that smart after all.

Lecturing? Did you read the thread? All I'm saying is that people should be able to say what they like. He was telling me off for writing "Oh my God", which is plainly ridiculous.

If you want to have a discussion about how ridiculous religion is as an explanation for origins of the universe and life on Earth, we can do that somewhere else.