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To: John Williams

I tell you why I do John. When I was learning Hebrew from a Jewish person in Jerusalem, she asked me a very good question. She asked that if you believe that Jesus is the son of G-d, then why do Americans put his name on billboards and bumbers? And she had a good point. In Judaism, they are taught not to take the name of G-d in vain, and I think that that is a valid point. So I will not show my ignorance or disrespect for G-d...We leave out the vowel because it will not spell the whole name of G-d, but you know whom we are talking about.


47 posted on 08/03/2008 9:40:18 PM PDT by richardtavor (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem in the name of the G-d of Jacob)
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To: richardtavor; John Williams
We leave out the vowel because it will not spell the whole name of G-d, but you know whom we are talking about.

So do you not spell the word "dog" because it is "God" backwards?
48 posted on 08/03/2008 9:44:23 PM PDT by aruanan
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