Does Christianity hold the exclusive copyright to the name 'God'?

Question

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So many people here divide the world into 'atheist' and 'Christian'.

Answer 1

Is this a fair question?

When you ask questions, are you asking each respondent to answer for everyone, or based on their own particular beliefs?

I think most people answer based on what they believe.

I believe at least most of those people are aware that there are other religions, but they don't personally represent those other religions.

I was curious about Reiki and was told that it was not a religion and was compatible with any religion. What I found is that it wasn't compatible at all. Some people manage to incorporate them, but I can't.

I don't personally know any Buddhist Christians. The main thing I see in Buddhism that is incompatible with Christianity is that Buddhism claims enlightenment comes from within. Christianity claims wisdom and maturity come from pursuit of and obedience to God. While there are some similarities and some ways in which they could be equally adhered to, they are at least in that respect incompatible.

While I think there are many aspects of Buddhism that are beautiful, it is not, in the end, what I believe. My answer would have been "no" as well.

That doesn't mean that I think I have a copyright on God. But it does mean that as I understand God, belief in Him is incompatible with Buddhism.

I recognize that other people have different beliefs about God. I believe other people have their reasons for their beliefs, as I have reasons for mine. My particular belief is in the Judeo/Christian God and Him alone. It's not that I don't understand that other ideas exist, but that I do not espouse them.

As such, I don't answer for anyone else's belief (as a rule) and I don't expect that an atheist or agnostic or Muslim or pagan, etc.. is going to answer for mine. That's fair, right?

Answer 2

Christianity hold no copyright to the name God by any stretch of the imagination. It lays within the language of the time during of translation and the scribes of that era.

There are literally many names of God according to each religion respectively. The extraordinary thing is that regardless of whatever holy scriptures you can read, there is a commonality with all religions about who and what God is!
The biggest problem about world peace is that we are really arguing the same points, not realising of course we are ALL ONE! Once everyone realises this and language is really the only barrier, then we can truly have world peace!

Answer 3

Many people, for many years, have done exactly that, by keeping the name of their 'God' secret. It seemed important enough at the time, for Moses to carve a commandment about this in stone. It didn't work at the time, and it won't work now.

I'd like to take this opportunity to announce the name of God, publicly. Although his name is descriptive, and a concept at least two thousand years old, few people really understand how many people worship the person; Resurrection.

Answer 4

This division of terms is due to common experience, God is beyond copyright, actually God has unlimited names because his pastimes are unlimited, there is nothing about God that is limited. In the Vedic vernacular for example, he is known as Krishna which means "He who is all attractive", Rama which means " He who is all pleasing", Govinda "He who gives pleasure to the senses", Madana Mohan which means "He who attracts Cupid", in Judeo/Christianity he is known as Jehovah which means "The great judge" in Islamic tradition he is known as Allah which means "The greatest" who can disagree with any of these? they are all applicable and true. Buddhists however do not accept the existence of a supreme personal God, they are atheists or voidists.

Answer 5

I do not know about the copyright part, but when you believe that the Bible is true, you believe that there is only one God. Our God does not like us to have any other gods, so He is aware of this problem with the human nature and the free will.

You are either with God or without God, not both.

Answer 6

There is only one God. To think that there might be more than that doesn't make sense.

Yes, God owns the "copyright". Any other being, spirit, or entity using the name is guilty of plagiarism, and will be held accountable on Judgment Day.....

Answer 7

The Word God is not copyrightable. God is not a name, it is a title. God never gave us his name although there are various "names" associated with him. Of course when he came to Earth he was named "Jesus" but again this is not copyrightable either.

Answer 8

God isn't really a name, it is a description. God's name has been documented as Yahweh, Jehovah, Allah, and El, to name a few. I don't know how the whole thing with us calling him 'God' started, after all historically there are many other gods.

Answer 9

Hell no! Christianity doesn't even hold a copyright for their own religion! The word "God" is a universal and spiritual name, it belong to no one and nothing!

Answer 10

Well to me Christianity is a personal and a close relationship with God..