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[-] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

People who think God gets mad when people take the lords name in vain think that if you cross out one of the letters that it tricks God and he no longer gets mad

[-] Orannis62@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

It's less that and more that we're not supposed to write his name in a medium where it could be erased or defaced. The censorship is so that, if that happens, it didn't happen to his actual name.

Don't ask me why people do it with the word God, in English, though, given that that's not his name lol

[-] Vncredleader@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Didn't "oh my God" use to be more taboo, while exclaiming "Lucifer" or demon was more acceptable? Maybe I am wrong

[-] Orannis62@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

I think that was more of a Christian thing? I could be wrong though

I mean I know saying Lucifer or demon was a Christian thing, idk for sure about not saying God. What I can say is that I was raised to say Adonai or Hashem, which are both traditional euphemisms to refer to him without saying his name, like saying The Lord. God was acceptable, but lightly discouraged in favor of the other two because the others were more culturally specific- just saying God was seen as more of a Christian thing. But that doesn't really tell us about the history.

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Simply draw a line in the dirt in front of god and it will be hypnotized

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