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God and the capital 'H'

daveyeh · 2017-06-30 16:08:34

Why does the h in He have to be capitalised when referring to God? And the g in God too? Does he/He get annoyed if it's spelt with the lower case? And if so, what's the punishment? :confused:

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30-06-2017 5:08pm

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daveyeh

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Why does the h in He have to be capitalised when referring to God? And the g in God too?

Does he/He get annoyed if it's spelt with the lower case? And if so, what's the punishment?

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#2 30-06-2017 5:10pm
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Why are any of the conventions in English, conventions?

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#3 30-06-2017 5:13pm
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Same reason Muslims use things like (PBUH) when mentioning prophets - it's a mark of respect.

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#4 30-06-2017 5:14pm
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Ahh, philosophy.

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#5 30-06-2017 8:05pm
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MOD: This topic may be better addressed in the World Religions forum, and may receive more informed discussion from its targeted audience.

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