Last week my GF ran into a friend of hers who turns out to have been having a short-term affair with someone. My friend told me how this man was spewing the wayward crap, you know the manuscript. You know, where he ILUBNILWY words, I have found my soulmate, I'm going to get a D, etc.

As he began to unfold his story, justifications, lies etc., she shared what she had learned with him about A and the addiction, etc.

GUESS WHAT.... He told his wife today and they are working on their marriage. I have asked my friend to lead him to this website, but WOW.... G-d has certainly been active in LIFE today creating such miracles....

Question - why do you do this: "G-d?"

Are you ashamed of writing "God?"

Pardon if you have already answered this previously.

No, I'm not ashamed, it's actually a sign of respect for G-d, not to write his name out.

I've never heard that. I’ve always heard just the opposite, in fact.

Far more respect to call anyone, especially God, by their name and not a euphemism.

Besides, you don’t actually know His real name, do you?

But, whatever feels right to you.

Aphelion

educate yourself before you judge

Its a respect issue for Jews.

Wow, Kim, thank you.....

Hi Q,

I'm always glad to hear that the marriage was sustained. Yes!

And Aph,
The Jewish custom at one stage was never to say God's name The Tetragrammaton - Jehova, which means "I Am". I respect Queenie for doing this thing. To me it shows respect in her heart.

I've got a funny thing that I do not put any other books on top of the Bible. This my form of deference to His word.

First, that's absolutely awesome... I hope that couple is able to come through their troubles and find their marriage even better than before.

Secondly, I "get" you both on the "God" thing. I had a friend on another message board that wouldn't type the whole word "God". I was offended initially, because I assumed she was afraid of offending others, only to learn that her religion (Judiasm)was her reason that she typed as she did. Lesson learned on my part.

Nicki

LOL, actually no...

A few weeks back, the Torah portion was on this very subject and what to call him. In Torah it says, I am who I am.....

NP Queenie. I do it , too and it always bothers me whenever anyone starts to tell me how it is not respectful.

I laughed when I read Aph's question to Queenie... if he only knew Queenie-- lover of God.

Quite correct.

Moses asked the Lord at the burning bush what name he should announce as king of the people of Israel, the Lord replied "I am who I am"

Queenie, see?

Live the testimony.

Don't be obtuse. I'm not judging. I'm asking.

But you sure are!

Besides, "God" is not the proper Jewish name for Him in the first place. If one cannot use the English name "God" one cannot use any language's name at all, such as Allah, Alpha and The Omega, Am Who Am, The Word, or any name referring to God from any language at all, including Sanskrit and ancient Sumerian.

In point of fact, "G-d" is currently her chosen name for Him, so that should also be out.


Not so OT:

You are sad." the Knight said in an anxious tone: "Let me sing you a song to comfort you."

"Is it very long?" Alice asked, for she had heard a good deal of poetry that day.

"It's long." said the Knight, "but it's very, very beautiful. Everybody that hears me sing it -
either it brings tears to their eyes, or else -"

"Or else what?" said Alice, for the Knight had made a sudden pause.

"Or else it doesn't, you know.

The name of the song is called 'Haddocks' Eyes.'"

"Oh, that's the name of the song, is it?" Alice said, trying to feel interested.

"No, you don't understand," the Knight said, looking a little vexed. "That's what the name
is called. The name really is 'The Aged, Aged Man.'"

"Then I ought to have said 'That's what the song is called'?" Alice corrected herself.

"No you oughtn't: that's another thing. The song is called 'Ways and Means' but that's only
what it's called, you know!"

"Well, what is the song then?" said Alice, who was by this time completely bewildered.

"I was coming to that," the Knight said. "The song really is 'A-sitting On a Gate': and the
tune's my own invention."


Name or Being?

I am a member on a discussion board geared toward mothers in our local area. A member posted that her sister had just learned her H was having an affair and the poster asked what she could do to help her sister get through it. I sent her a personal message and encouraged her to send her sister here.

This place really is a G-dsend, isn't it?

Oh yes it is... A gift from G-d....

That's how my Jewish friends wrote it.

Out of respect.

Well, lesson learned for me today! Queen, I've actually always wondered about that however, being the accepting person that I am...

just never asked...

I also didn't think that Aph was judging, just asking a simple questions...the trouble with writing and txting these days is that you can not hear the inflection and tone in someone's voice...

Assumptions are made on my part all the time with this in my life...one of those I hear what I want to hear and not what is actually there..I have to work on "it is what it is" and nothing more all the time...

Thanks for teaching me something today...

hi queenie-
i too am jewish and learned that writing out G-d's name was actually against one of the ten commandments- not taking His name in vain..

in hebrew we call G-d Hashem- which means "The Name". this is a sign of respect and love for G-d.

sf