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RE: Pronoun Capitalization
December 12, 2013 at 2:45 pm (This post was last modified: December 12, 2013 at 2:48 pm by Mr Greene.)
(December 11, 2013 at 10:29 pm)Beccs Wrote: That makes sense in regard to the name "God".

I've always wondered, however, about the need to capitalize the "H" in He or His when referring to God.

I suppose, it has much the same purpose?

Except that "god" isn't and wasn't a name, any more than "thought" or "dream", it's a description of a concept.

All that happened is that the church chose to ignore the rules of grammar when referring to their central concept in what can only be described as an act of arrogance.

In a similar vein they attempted to redefine the word "christian" as meaning "good" during the 19th century.
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RE: Pronoun Capitalization
December 12, 2013 at 3:05 pm
I absolutely refuse to capitalize "he," "him," or "his" when referring to God or any gods. I've always thought it was stupid, even back when I was religious.
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#43
RE: Pronoun Capitalization
December 12, 2013 at 3:33 pm
(December 12, 2013 at 3:05 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: I absolutely refuse to capitalize "he," "him," or "his" when referring to God or any gods. I've always thought it was stupid, even back when I was religious.

Like you, I'll capitalize proper names, not any old personal pronoun.

I'll generally refer to angry desert god #1 as 'your god' or Jehovah. Incidentally, that halibut was delicious.
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#44
RE: Pronoun Capitalization
December 12, 2013 at 3:46 pm
BLASPHEMER!!!

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RE: Pronoun Capitalization
December 12, 2013 at 7:38 pm
(December 11, 2013 at 10:49 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Of course the whole capitalization thing can get way out of hand...like Papal encyclicals. The Catholics take everything way too seriously.

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RE: Pronoun Capitalization
December 13, 2013 at 12:37 pm
(December 11, 2013 at 9:52 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: The word holy literally means set apart. Capitalization serves to divide the sacred from the mundane. It is also a sign of respect.

That is why I do not capitalize 'god' -- I am under no obligation to show any respect for that which does not deserve any. God is an 'it' -- a concept based on lies.

I have yet to hear one-fourth of one valid reason why I ought to respect that.
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RE: Pronoun Capitalization
December 13, 2013 at 1:09 pm
(December 13, 2013 at 12:37 pm)Godlesspanther Wrote:
(December 11, 2013 at 9:52 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: The word holy literally means set apart. Capitalization serves to divide the sacred from the mundane. It is also a sign of respect.

That is why I do not capitalize 'god' -- I am under no obligation to show any respect for that which does not deserve any. God is an 'it' -- a concept based on lies.

I have yet to hear one-fourth of one valid reason why I ought to respect that.

What "lies" are you talking about? Faith? Hope? Love? Peace?

How about respecting the "people of God", whose own concept of your so called "lies" makes them help and love others?

Or, would you rather nitpick as many of the small-minded do, to justify your own ignorance?
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RE: Pronoun Capitalization
December 13, 2013 at 1:17 pm



Capitalize it, don't capitalize it. It doesn't change the stupidity of their god any either way.
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RE: Pronoun Capitalization
December 13, 2013 at 1:37 pm
(December 13, 2013 at 1:09 pm)ronedee Wrote: How about respecting the "people of God", whose own concept of your so called "lies" makes them help and love others?

How about you seek psychological help, because ancient fairy tales should not act as a substitute for human empathy and a conscience (and in the case of way too many Christians, it clearly doesn't work at all).
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RE: Pronoun Capitalization
December 13, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Believing things that are not true is not worthy of respect. Period.
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