God...not G-d

[safisoft]

My post explicitly spells out the three most common permutations. Including the IHVH version.

Those who read both Hebrew and English would offer only 2 variants: YHVH and YHWH. We are talking about representations of letters which convey a phonetic. The sound "JAY" is not present in Hebrew. The sound "YUH" is, and represented most accurately by the English letter "Y" since that is the English phonetic as well.

am also fully aware of the Yod/Yow/Yah-Hay/Haw-Vah/Vaw/Vow-Hay/Haw

If you say so. Still looking for the missing "J" and the word "Jehova". Also, debate about pronunciation is somewhat muted when cantillation can be traced to quite ancient times. We are talking about minor differences, not the introduction of major sounds like "JAY".

Don't be an imbecile. I wasn't trying to make any other point.

I believe you have made several points here in this thread. Some, most assuredly, you did not intend to make.

[mtbopfuyn]

Typing "G-d" looks to me more like it is a dirty word someone is trying to sneak past a language filter.

Exactly. Filters or beliefs, it still looks like a dirty word abbreviated like that. It's like in Harry Potter and the evil Voldemort is only spoken of in a whispered, "He who must not be mentioned" (it's interesting Rowling is supposed to be an Inkling) or one shouldn't say Beetlejuice three times. And what's abbreviated? There's still 3 characters. God. God. God. That's His name and I'm confident this post will go through proving I haven't been struck by lightening.

[mtbopfuyn]

Oh, and before someone gets all bent out of shape and jumps on me stating "that's His name" (big eye rolls) let me say we all know what I'm saying.

[Dave Elias]

The use of 'Jehova' doesn't make sense in English, but it does in some European languages, notably German. In German 'J' is often pronounced as a 'y' would be in English. Thus 'J' for them is a more accurate representation. Think of 'Jurgen', 'Jaeger' etc. I would hazard this is possibly where the practice originates.

[solitas]

That's not how God typically operates. His purpose is to bring people to salvation, regardless of how they spell His name. God doesn't lightning strike the vast majority of people who use his name in foul and derogatory ways. So why would you expect him to lightning strike someone who was trying to show him respect.

S-A-R-C-A-S-M :) (maybe I should've been more plain...my bad)

[solitas]

LOL - yeah, okay. I saw that article and should've addressed that one. :D

[Hoppean]

Why is it my "little G-D" tag?" I'm not Jewish. However, unlike you, I respect my friends who are Jewish and choose to to spell "God" as "G-d."

In that case, wouldn't it also make sense to follow suit by typing out "J-wish?"

[Catspaw]

It's too bad you missed the Kosher food thread.

[Hoppean]

Only if you call following a 3000 or so year old tradition "new age..."

"New Age" is actually "Old Age"--deriving its practices and beliefs from a number of pre-Christian faiths, such as Hindu spirituality, for example, and even from Jewish sources such as the Kabbalah. Just ask Madonna (the singer, not The Madonna). Or is that M-donna?

[Hoppean]

It's too bad you missed the Kosher food thread.

The subject of food often opens up an amusing can of worms. Have a link?

[Catspaw]

Naw, the thread was pulled. Too bad you missed it. It was a classic.