[Vision2020] Gee dash dee

[Phil Nisbet]

Scott

G-d is not political correctness at work.  I realize that the Xtain concept 
for taking the name of the Lord in vain seems to be acts of cursing, but G-d 
had a real live name and it was not to be uttered.  It is a Jewish 
convention to omit the vowells in even the other language aproximations of 
the name and idea of G-d in written texts.  In Hebrew, its Yod Ha Vov Ha and 
no vowells given ever.  It gets pronounced adonai, which is of course not 
what it spells and means simply the Lord.  The conventions been around for 
at least 2500 years that can be traced in actual period texts.  Thats not 
exactly new fangled.

Its not about making a cut in a religion Scott.  There are a few thousand 
years of law that are pretty clear.  Its not the same as with you Xtain 
where you can have a vison and proclaim a new faith every couple of days.  
This is about traditions which are laws and obligations which bind a Jew to 
his community and the community to a compact with G-d.

So if as you suggest anybody can be what ever they say they are, You should 
have no beef if Doug Wilson declares himself the Second Coming and should 
place your hands over your ears and sing La La La I can not hear you?  I am 
just check with you Scott, 'cause thats definitely not what I am hearing the 
the posts on this list.

Phil Nisbet

>From: Scott Dredge <sdredge at yahoo.com>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: [Vision2020] Gee dash dee
>Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:18:50 -0700 (PDT)
>
>What's with this newfangled strung together sequence
>of characters that reads "G-d".  Is it now blasphemous
>to refer to G-d as "God" and not abide by the
>politically correct referece of "G-d" (if political
>correctness is what's driving this)?  This reference
>may be fine for email, but it's terrible for live
>conversation.  I thought it was a typo the first time
>Phil wrote it.
>
>Good L-rd!
>
>-Scott
>
>PS - Joan has both my permission and my blessing to be
>a Jew and she has rock solid backing of this as
>guaranteed by the first amendment of the US
>Constitution.  And Joan's boot is probably wedged in
>me because she ain't afraid to give me the business
>when I deserve it.  Phil, my suggestion for you is to
>close your eyes, put both hands over your ears, and
>repeat "La, la, la, la - I'm not listening to you -
>la, la, la".  That's about as much as you do when
>trying to futilely dictate who you *think* makes the
>cut for whatever religion.
>
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