god's_name Strideo "When "God" is the name of a god, as in Judaism, Christianity and Islam ("Allah" is just Arabic for "God," and many modern Muslims translate the name when writing in English), it needs to be capitalized like any other name. When it is used as a generic term, as in "He looks like a Greek god," it is not capitalized. If you see the word rendered "G*d" or "G-d" it's not an error, but a Jewish writer reverently following the Orthodox prohibition against spelling out the name of the deity in full." ... 030902 ... danny Christians sometimes say G_d too because once the name is written, it is bad symbolism to destroy the record of G_d's name. Harder than treating the flag as a person or the Sikh scriptures which in proper form need a room and bed of their own, treated as the guru in the flesh would respectfully be treated. 090624 what's it to you? who go blather from