L
Lazerlike42
Guest
Please give you reasons for your answer
- Status
V
Verisimilitude
Guest
No. I can’t believe G-d would create girls as a temptation to sin. We can admire the beauty of a sunset as well as a woman in the same spirit.
How we act on those admirations is anothe rmatter. As a married man I see pretty women like I see a sunset: I might like to touch them, but I can’t.
How we act on those admirations is anothe rmatter. As a married man I see pretty women like I see a sunset: I might like to touch them, but I can’t.
L
Leperchaun
Guest
As with so much it is situationally dependent. Do I think it is a sin to appreciate the beauty of God’s creation in the people around me? No. But that’s not normally what’s associated with the word ‘hot’ when it is used to describe a woman, in my experience. The connotations of the adjective ‘hot’ when applied to females in today’s world include such wonderful things as lust and objectification. If you can use the term and neither mean these things, nor be perceived as meaning these things, then by all means, feel free. I will stick with ‘beautiful’, ‘attractive’, and ‘good looking’ when describing the fairer sex’s physical beauty.
J
JLSacred
Guest
Why do you spell God G-d?
A
Ahimsa
Guest
Not if that’s her name.
C
Cari
Guest
Not if she’s standing outside in the middle of a Mississippi July, it wouldn’t.
Seriously, beauty is of God. To acknowledge the aesthetic qualities of one of God’s creatures is not sinful. To reduce one of God’s creatures simply to a set of pleasing physical features is.
As an aside, speaking as a woman here, not a theologian, I’d beg the person using the word “hot” to pick up a thesaurus and find another word. “Hot” just smacks of drunken spring-breakers.
Seriously, beauty is of God. To acknowledge the aesthetic qualities of one of God’s creatures is not sinful. To reduce one of God’s creatures simply to a set of pleasing physical features is.
As an aside, speaking as a woman here, not a theologian, I’d beg the person using the word “hot” to pick up a thesaurus and find another word. “Hot” just smacks of drunken spring-breakers.
W
water
Guest
I had the same question before and googled to find out the reason:Why do you spell God G-d?
source: torahatlanta.com/faqs.html
but Verisimilitude says he/she is Catholic not a Jew in profile.
J
JLSacred
Guest
Yes, I knew a few Jews do this spelling, but I, also, looked at the poster’s profile. I don’t understand why a Catholic would do this. Is this a new fad?
A
Ahimsa
Guest
It conserves electrons, thus, preventing global warming.Why do you spell God G-d?
J
JLSacred
Guest
I see…
V
Verisimilitude
Guest
Short version: Just a personal thing to differentiate a god from God to G-d when I write.Why do you spell God G-d?
Long version:
A friend of mine is a fallen away Catholic who is married to a Korean orphan that was adopted by a Jewsih family who is now raising his family in a very mixed Judeo-Christian way, reminded me one day that some Jews would not speak God’s name or write His name out of respect.
God has no name, but is called many things.
ldolphin.org/Names.html
Example:
When I speak of the Hindu god…
When I speak of the God of Abraham…
When I speak of the fullfillment of God through Jesus I write G-d.
Leaving out the letter is my symbolic way of not writing His name out of that same respect but specific to what god I am refering to.
W
water
Guest
We can wait for the poster answer, but I guess that the poster could be a Catholic converting from other religion - which is a good news.
For the original question, I think it depends on what is in your mind when you call someone “hot”? If one says she is hot with lust in his mind, then it is a sin.
J
JLSacred
Guest
What’s the point of doing this if no one here understands your reasoning? Language and symbols are meaningless unless shared and understood by others…
V
Verisimilitude
Guest
Showing my personal respect to G-d was not intended to trumpeted exactly. When asked, like now, I offer an explaination.
J
JezuUfamTobie
Guest
I guess it’s possible that some kid might call a girl “hot” in ignorance of the fact that the word in that context has a distinctly sexual tone. Personally, I find the term offensive in most situations. An exception might be if it came from a long-term boyfriend or spouse. I find it demeaning when people refer to members of the opposite sex (especially when speaking of strangers being their backs) with this word. It implies lust–whether lust is actually present in any given situation, I can’t say.
C
Catholig
Guest
As a high school student I don’t necessarily think the term “Hot” is entirely offensive, however most of the examples for its use, which I can think of seem to objectify who(m)ever is being talked about (e.g. “Do you think that she’s hot”). Really we should be more considerate, using words such as beautiful rather than “hot” or “sexy”.
Catholig
Catholig
J
JezuUfamTobie
Guest
Yet honestly, it seems to me that if a bunch of guys are standing around evaluating a girl’s “level” of physical attractiveness in a utilitarian manner, that activity doesn’t become pure just by substituting a less overtly sexual synonym.
M
mapleoak
Guest
Actually it uses more electrons! A dash “-” is less pixels in the off state compared to an “o”. Of course assuming one is using black font color!!
In Christ - J.M.J.
Mapleoak
C
Chancellare
Guest
I’m not against cultural diversity but this is like telling D-d and M-m that I respect them too much to spell their names properly.
S
st_lucy
Guest
I disagree with this because “hot” is a slang word for beautiful. We can not judge our children for using slang when we did the same as children. We must remember that we cannot judge what is in some else’s heart.
When I hear a person use the term “hot” in this fashion I am not getting the feeling that the he or she is using it in a sexual manner but rather in a factual manner, through their own eyes anyhow.
- Status