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To: Old Badger
because they haven't the foggiest idea about the meaning of the word of G_d.

I don't know who this "G_d" person is either. Do you mean "God"?

14 posted on 08/21/2009 5:02:07 AM PDT by NurdlyPeon (Sarah Palin: Americas last, best hope for survival.)
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To: NurdlyPeon; Old Badger
I don't know who this "G_d" person is either. Do you mean "God"?

You may not be aware of a Jewish tradition of not writing out the full name of God, as a token of respect and awe. That is why you sometimes see the initials "JHWH" to indicate the Hebrew name Yahweh (Whom Christians call Jehovah). Some Christians use the form "G-d" online as a polite courtesy because someone reading their posts may be Jewish, as on this thread; or they may do it from first principles of desiring to honor God in this ancient and harmless way.

50 posted on 08/21/2009 9:48:58 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("A cultural problem cannot be solved with a political solution." -- Selwyn Duke)
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