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Cartoonist

(7,323 posts) Sat Oct 1, 2016, 07:32 AM Oct 2016

G-d

Just when you think you've seen all the religious nuttery there is, something else comes along. I guess I don't get around much as I've only recently begun seeing this.

A way of avoiding writing a name of G-d, to avoid the risk of the sin of erasing or defacing the Name.

Who's kidding who?

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G-d (Original Post) Cartoonist Oct 2016 OP

It's a Jewish thing. It's been around for a long long long time. mucifer Oct 2016 #1

That's where I got the definition Cartoonist Oct 2016 #2

For some it can be cultural as much as religious. mucifer Oct 2016 #3

Yeah, some Christians do the same thing PJMcK Oct 2016 #6

I always read it as "goddamned" because my parents would say GD Warpy Oct 2016 #4

I am Jewish and I use this convention Gothmog Oct 2016 #5

I've always thought it was weird because god isn't the name, temporary311 Oct 2016 #7

It's usually used like a name, though. Mariana Oct 2016 #8

mucifer

(23,565 posts)

1. It's a Jewish thing. It's been around for a long long long time.

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 07:37 AM

Oct 2016

Are the Christians doing it now, too?

Cartoonist

(7,323 posts)

2. That's where I got the definition

Reply to mucifer (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 07:41 AM

Oct 2016

From a Jewish site.

I've started to see it here.

mucifer

(23,565 posts)

3. For some it can be cultural as much as religious.

Reply to Cartoonist (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 07:47 AM

Oct 2016

PJMcK

(22,048 posts)

6. Yeah, some Christians do the same thing

Reply to mucifer (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 08:43 AM

Oct 2016

It's why you'll see "X-tians" and J****.

Strange. If you can't name it, how do you believe in it?

Warpy

(111,339 posts)

4. I always read it as "goddamned" because my parents would say GD

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 07:50 AM

Oct 2016

when they were in prissy company that accepted abbreviations but not words.

Gothmog

(145,554 posts)

5. I am Jewish and I use this convention

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 08:29 AM

Oct 2016

temporary311

(955 posts)

7. I've always thought it was weird because god isn't the name,

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 02:30 PM

Oct 2016

it's the job title. Christian/Jewish god is named YHWH, yeah?

Mariana

(14,860 posts)

8. It's usually used like a name, though.

Reply to temporary311 (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 05:01 PM

Oct 2016

People say "The Lord" or "The Father" for example, but they never say, "The God" when they're referring to that particular deity.

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