Ex Nihilo Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) G is capital when referring to a proper name, g is small when referring to a general class of alleged entities rather than by their proper names. Ex: God is a god, or My god is God. It would be incorrect to say: thor is a God. This has nothing to do with respect, just grammar. Edited June 5, 2012 by Rev'd Rattlesnake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songster Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) I use those letters when I'm writing, too. Big "G" for my Diety, little "g's" for the others. Why should making that distinction in my posts be interpreted as any more disrespectful than another's insistence that my God is imaginary and that belief in any diety is based on ignorance and/or fantasy? Edited June 5, 2012 by Songster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokigami Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Any god, diminuative "g"; The ONE TRUE God, Capital "G".which one true God then?Or are we talking hypothetically? Whichever one is, in fact? And what if one isn't? As we don't actually know, this can get confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven8166 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 which one true God then?Or are we talking hypothetically? Whichever one is, in fact? And what if one isn't? As we don't actually know, this can get confusing.I know which is the One True God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven8166 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 This strikes me as "highly disrespectful" of "all the other Gods". If your "One True God" is entitled to a "Capital G" as a sign of respect,I don't see why the God (or Gods) that other people worship or acknowledge,should not be deserving of the same deferential treatment.Otherwise, what you really seem to be saying is "MY God is 'real' and your 'god' is not".That certainly doesn't sound like you are respecting the faith of others.(Admittedly, this poses a conundrum for any and all who wish to be respectful of everyone's beliefs.... but it is "Food For Thought")I am not saying that other people's god is not real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorian Gray Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Only if you believe in the one true God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeopardBoy Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 G is capital when referring to a proper name, g is small when referring to a general class of alleged entities rather than by their proper names. Ex: God is a god, or My god is God. It would be incorrect to say: thor is a God. This has nothing to do with respect, just grammar."God" however, is not the proper name of the deity of Jewish scripture or the Christian Bible. "God" is a descriptive title. I refer to the deities I worship as the Theoi, or "the Gods", out of respect for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Nihilo Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 It is a proper name used in the liturgy of the church for 2000 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabbiO Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 It is a proper name used in the liturgy of the church for 2000 years Certainly I am not going to argue if a particular religion determines for itself that G-d is a proper name. It is true, however, that within Judaism, G-d is not a proper name. I like to refer to it as a job title. In Hebrew, of course, one doesn't have the option to capitalize "G-d" and not capitalize "gods" because Hebrew has no capital letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Nihilo Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Again proper titles are also capitalized. Judge, Chairman, Officer, Doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songster Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I like to refer to it as a job title.He is "The Boss". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevRainbow Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Certainly I am not going to argue if a particular religion determines for itself that G-d is a proper name. It is true, however, that within Judaism, G-d is not a proper name. I like to refer to it as a job title. In Hebrew, of course, one doesn't have the option to capitalize "G-d" and not capitalize "gods" because Hebrew has no capital letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bro. Hex Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) The Gods are smiling upon us! (it is their Job Title, so they "get Caps!") Edited June 5, 2012 by Bro. Hex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cornelius Posted June 5, 2012 Moderator Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) It is a proper name used in the liturgy of the church for 2000 yearsThe word God comes from germanic Godan (or proto germanic gudan which wasn't entirely gender specific) a name of the God Odin and specifically used by I believe the Lombards. Technically when you refer to God you are naming another diety of pagan origin and not your own. Your god has a name and it's not God. When ulifas(sp?) translated the bible into Gothic (an alphabet he made and then taught to the Goth's for this purpose, to avoid using the Runic alphabet of the heathens) he used the term God to denote the christian god for the first time. Probably made it easier to convert when the god in this new book bears a version of their chief/creator god's name anyway. Edited June 5, 2012 by Vegtam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Nihilo Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 The word God comes from germanic Godan (or proto germanic gudan which wasn't entirely gender specific) a name of the God Odin and specifically used by I believe the Lombards. Technically when you refer to God you are naming another diety of pagan origin and not your own. Your god has a name and it's not God. When ulifas(sp?) translated the bible into Gothic (an alphabet he made and then taught to the Goth's for this purpose, to avoid using the Runic alphabet of the heathens) he used the term God to denote the christian god for the first time. Probably made it easier to convert when the god in this new book bears a version of their chief/creator god's name anyway. when I use the name God I refer to the god that is invoked every eucharist: "in the name of God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" I am speaking of the triune god. Christianity has long adopted existing names and ideas that are not offensive to the faith in its missionary work. God in English, Jehovah's, Allah in Arabic...its all the Trinity to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokigami Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I know which is the One True God.I doubt that, though I don't doubt you believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawzo Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I know which is the One True God.Then you know Mongi well then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven8166 Posted June 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Then you know Mongi well then?I know yahweh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Nihilo Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I have a friend who's fond of saying: There is no god but God and Mohammed is his prophet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawzo Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I know yahwehYea here he is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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