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When and why did it become fashionable to write God as G-d? Pretty stupid and, frankly, it seems disrespectful to me.
It's a Jewish practice, that has also been adopted by some Christians as well.
Thanks.
BTW, periodically for seemingly no reason, my whole FR Explorer window goes black. If I want to see any text, I have to highlight the whole are.
Now I'm typing in a black window and the little totally verticle lines aof white are appearing where the text should be. Strange.
Actually, it's a form of hyper respect.
Thanks for the explanation. Makes no sense to me. It's almost as though one is ashamed to discuss God openly, like one has to hide behind a semi-falsehood in the same way people semi-disguise bad words by substituting symbols for some letters.
If one loves God, why hide it?
I think it's more out of respect for the Name of God. But I can see why you would think that.
Maybe folks who do it think so. To me it conveys almost a sense of shame or false modesty.
Thanks. I appreciate your understanding. :)
I'm confident God konws their hearts and receives it as an honoring thing to Him.
The attitude of the heart is usally a, if not THE key thing with The Lord, imho.
I have heard that because Jewish people do not know for sure how the name of God YHWH is pronounced, they do not attempt to do so but in Scripture will substitute LORD for YHWH instead. The word for Lord by the way is Adonai. I believe it is an extension of this respect for the name of God that this practice was instituted. Far from shame, they are doing it to honor the Lord.
I understand, and don't wish to disrespect the religious practices of others. But it makes zero sense to me. G-d could also easily be taken as an abbreviation for ---damn.
And Quix, while it's true God knows our hearts, we must operate here in the physical world and are not privileged to know the hearts of strangers. God is a beautiful word, a beautiful concept, a comfort to pray to, and I just can't grasp wanting to hide any part of Him.
Follow up ping.
What is the real word for God that the word G-d is replacing?
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