??? I guess this fits. Someone who wants to hang us for this can only be an insane vigilante that needs serious medical treatment.
Ain't no such thing.
Dan
What is the importance of using "G-d" instead?
It's a REQUEST for blessings. The perceived 'obligation' he mentions is a strawman.
Please.
It always reminds me of Lord Russell talking about a conversation he had with a nun. He asked if she wore her habit all the time and she told him yes. He then asked what she did when bathing. She replied they get in the tub fully clothed, pull a black sheet over the tub, and get undressed beneath that.
He asked why, because there couldn't possibly be a man around to see her naked and she responded, "You forget the good Lord".
Which made him realize that she viewed God as some sort of omnipotent peeping Tom who could see through brick walls but was foiled by a piece of black cloth.
"G-d" is the same to me. Is God the only party that does realize what you're saying? That he won't be accidentally profaned by anything said - so long as you drop the "o", leaving him completely baffled as to whom you were talking about?
I can see the conversation at Judgment now: “Well, it seems like you profaned someone three times in your life but the person was ‘G-d’. I don’t know who that is so, you can have a pass on it”.
I know it’s a long standing Jewish tradition but, it’s ridiculous. And it’s very difficult to take people serious when they write this way.
He is if America believes Genesis 12: 1-3 and establishes its policy towards Israel accordingly. By His own word God is willingly obligated.
And since this article mentions 9-11, it is interesting to note that shortly after 9-11 the news came out that America was poised to officially endorse a Palestinian state -- before the events of 9-11 interrupted those plans.
G-d bless America? Never hear of it. Is it anything like God bless America?
Many of us give God thanks every day. The author can speak for himself.
There has been no drop in spirituality since 9-11, church attendance may have fallen off, but that does not mean that we've turned from God. This is probably the most "believing" nation on earth. We do NOT take our blessings for granted, we gratefully acknowledge those blessings and ask for wisdom, generosity of spirit, and patience to deal with lifes troubles. Yes, this nation HAS been blessed and yes, we're aware that there are no guarantees from God, which is one of the reasons why we ask for His blessings, and why we seek His comfort when those blessings are not quite so evident.
Upward and Onward!
"God Bless America.
Land that I love
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above."
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."
Point of question though. What's this America thing that keeps getting mentioned though? I don't live in a prepositional phrase and if you say America you're talking about the whole continent. I live in the United StateS (which happens to be on the American continent) of America. Specifically I am a citizen of North Carolina. I know picky but words still do mean something < /rant>