For discussion...

I decided to finally begin reading "The Jesus I Never Knew" by Phillip Yancey, as it has been on my shelf for about 3 years. On page 16, he makes an interesting point:

"Today, people even use Jesus' name to curse by. How strange it would sound if, when a businessman missed a golf putt, he yelled. 'Thomas Jefferson!' or if a plumber screamed 'Mahatma Gandhi!' when his pipe wrench mashed a finger. We cannot get away from this man Jesus."

Why is it that people use the name of Jesus in such a way? Why don't they use other names? This has picqued my curiosity, for some reason, and I'd love to hear your opinions on the matter.