[PatrioticAmerican]

And for the same reason, people bow their eyes before kings.

It is a silly tradition to overstate a persons subordination out of some distorted belief that doing so is respectful.

We don't preach about God enough as it is, and there are people willing to not even say or write his English name. There sis no wonder there has been a loss of involvement with God in our society, we are even afraid to say his name.

[MEGoody]

"There sis no wonder there has been a loss of involvement with God in our society, we are even afraid to say his name."

I agree, the name of Jesus should be spoken by the faithful as often as possible.

But I would like to point out that God is not His name, but a statement of His nature, (e.g. we are human, He is God). Not that it makes any difference. He knows who we are talking to. :)

[HairOfTheDog]

[sigh] You are attacking two opposite ends of the spectrum and calling them the same thing. It is not about being ashamed or afraid to say his name.

They believe writing it that way is one little way to show their devotion to God in their daily lives. You can continue to intentionally misunderstand it, you can find the tradition silly or unimportant to you, but you are wrong to tell them that because you don't get it, they must not either. They are the ones talking about G-d whether they spell it or not... You are only talking about them.