[JoeSchem]

Just a question, but why couldn't the prayer just have included G-d? Jews and Christians both worship the G-d of Abraham, why wasn't that enough?

Without knowing what the quantities G and d stand for, it is impossible to know whether the quantity G-d is enough.

[plano29]

Some Jews write "G-d" to avoid the possible desecration of his name -- which could happen if someone prints out the thread and later decides to toss it in the garbage.

Now, not everyone agrees with this or believes it is necessary -- i.e. some avoid just writing the Hebrew name. That being said, however, I don't see why it is necessary to ridicule a practice whose intended purpose is to show some respect to the name of our creator.

[TopQuark]

Joe, subtraction is not the only operation in algebra. Grow up.