Why censor G**?

[ExGratia]

I’ve noticed that in threads, some people censor the word God, others Hell, and today I saw someone censor him/herself on the name Isis! As if typing the name of a pagan “goddess” would cause harm.

In my Sunday school class last year, the book made mention of Hell. One little girl refused to say it, so I expect such reticence from a child. I told her Hell isn’t a bad word but a bad place (although some may correct me and say “state”) and simply moved on. It just seems silly for adults to not outgrow “bad word” associations.

So…am I missing something? Should we all be censoring both Holy and unholy words on CAF?

 

[TheRealJuliane]

Maybe you were reading a post by someone Jewish? They don’t write out the name of G-d, they write it like that out of respect. I have never seen a Christian edit the name of God that way.

 

[George_Stegmeir]

I do, and have always done so from Parochial School to today, and that is a period of over 60 years. It simply denotes simple respect and awe on my part. BYW, I am Catholic!!!

 

[ExGratia]

I do, and have always done so from Parochial School to today, and that is a period of over 60 years. It simply denotes simple respect and awe on my part. BYW, I am Catholic!!!

But I imagine the “great spiritual writers” have awe and respect, but I’ve never read a book that wrote in that manner.

As far as people of the Jewish faith go, I thought that the word would be written out (the one with the Y at the start), but if one were reading aloud, he would substitute the word “the Lord”.

That said, I get the respect issue and I, ahem, respect that.

But what about the H-E_double hockey sticks word?

Or silly ones like the people who can’t type pagan deity names? That may border on superstitious!