I have read a jewish website and was surprised why the word GOD is written G-D!

Monothoiest, what is the logic behind that?

Sorry for interfering, she/he explained here

http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=18834

thanks, amo_l_oman! (I am a he.)
any other questions, Arabian Princess?

thanx amo and Mono :)

it's actually a sign of respect not to write G-d's name in full. The concern is that the word may be written on something that will later be thrown away or otherwise destroyed. For example, you might print out a copy of an article that mentions G-d, but later toss it in the trash along with old coffee grounds. Not exactly a place redolent of majesty.

Jews do not casually write any Name of G-d. ...Judaism does not prohibit writing the Name of G-d per se; it prohibits only erasing or defacing a Name of G-d. However, observant Jews avoid writing any Name of God casually because of the risk that the written Name might later be defaced, obliterated or destroyed accidentally or by one who does not know better. Normally, we avoid writing the Name by substituting letters or syllables, for example, writing "G-d" instead of "G-d."

Arabian, i have seen many muslims burning papers having "bismillah" printed on them!
what do u say about that?

plus, i have seen many school books thrown into the trash, of course all books in oman have the name of "Allah" and some quranic verses printed on them!

God is not a name.

True, it's technically not a name. I can't speak for other religions, but according to Torah, the written name of G-d, including the use of the word G-o-d, is considered similar to His actual Name. It is thus considered holy and hence the concerns detailed above.

Arabian, i have seen many muslims burning papers having "bismillah" printed on them!
what do u say about that?
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Its the same concept HITMAN so as to make sure that it does not fall in the wrong area or touched by something filthy. As for the books you mentioned i dont know and never actually seen them being thrown in the trash but i am sure that there is some measure in terms of removing the page where Gods name is mentioned

True, it's technically not a name. I can't speak for other religions, but according to Torah, the written name of G-d, including the use of the word G-o-d, is considered similar to His actual Name. It is thus considered holy and hence the concerns detailed above.

Yes, well if you believe that there's only one god, then you write God with a capital G and it is the title (and substitute name) of your god. If you think about religion in more general terms, you will be comfortable writing "gods" with a lower case "g".

I believe the Hebrew god has a personal name - with the letters JHWH or JHVH. Ironically. this is necessary to identify him from all of the other gods out there.

it's actually a sign of respect not to write G-d's name in full. The concern is that the word may be written on something that will later be thrown away or otherwise destroyed. For example, you might print out a copy of an article that mentions G-d, but later toss it in the trash along with old coffee grounds. Not exactly a place redolent of majesty.

Jews do not casually write any Name of G-d. ...Judaism does not prohibit writing the Name of G-d per se; it prohibits only erasing or defacing a Name of G-d. However, observant Jews avoid writing any Name of God casually because of the risk that the written Name might later be defaced, obliterated or destroyed accidentally or by one who does not know better. Normally, we avoid writing the Name by substituting letters or syllables, for example, writing "G-d" instead of "G-d."

Very interesting and smart! I tend to also agree with the idea itself.

thank you! :)

I agree with u on this one :)
I think we should do the same thing, jus in such cases that r mentioned above ^^^

I can recall that some used to write "Bism allah", God, in terms of numbers. For the same reasons monotheism mentioned above.

Hmmmm that's an interesting way of writing the name of the deity. But what about in holy scriptures? I mean they too could be accidentally torn up in some unexpected manner as well.
True--good question. As I wrote above, that "observant Jews avoid writing any Name of G-d casually". Whereas in the original texts, it hasn't been written casually, but as part of the original. Thus, a scroll or book that contains G-d's Name in full would indeed be treated with extra caution to prevent it from becoming defaced, G-d forbid. When such holy texts become so well-used that they can no longer be used, they are buried.

Good to see you back around, Mono. :)

thanks, PT!

True--good question. As I wrote above, that "observant Jews avoid writing any Name of G-d casually". Whereas in the original texts, it hasn't been written casually, but as part of the original. Thus, a scroll or book that contains G-d's Name in full would indeed be treated with extra caution to prevent it from becoming defaced, G-d forbid. When such holy texts become so well-used that they can no longer be used, they are buried.

but doesn't that eventually lead to the same result? I mean in the end they're both ruined and buried beneath the ground

maybe he meant that its buried no one can step one them if theyr thrown away or something like that

morpha: burying is respectful, like one buries a human body instead of throwing it in a garbage dump--out of respect for the fact that man is created in G-d's image. So too, holy writings that are no longer usable, or were written incorrectly, are buried according to Torah law.

May I mention that the Dead Sea Scrolls most likely were buried as they were by the Jews who buried them for such a reason!