assume this means the Christian god, when these very same people go to great lengths to persuade you that everytime you see "God" mentioned in a government document in the Unted States, it isn't promoting Christianity specifically (just some vague "Creator")?
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(Even if it wasn't specific, it is promoting theism over atheism, but that's another point for another day.)
2007-03-05 08:55:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Probably for the same reason they claim that "in god we trust" on our money doesn't mean it's the christian god, but tell them we're going to change it to "in allah we trust" and they have a fit...
Hypocrisy.
Pretty simple :)
2007-03-05 08:58:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Because most of the people that read this are from the US or UK and the predominant religion in nearly all English speaking countries is Christianity, so the first assumption will always be from the Christian viewpoint.
2007-03-05 17:39:51 · answer #2 · answered by huangporules 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They're operating from within their own frame of reference. Christians believe in JHVH; therefore they assume that when someone mentions God, they mean JHVH.
Many of the "Founding Fathers" of our country weren't actually Christian, BTW; they were Deists. (They believed in a Creator, but the Creator as they understood It didn't involve Itself in human affairs.)
2007-03-05 17:04:30 · answer #3 · answered by marisalwood 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God always meant the God of Christianity by our founders. In fact, 11 of the first 13 states required belief in Jesus and the Bible as a requirement for holding a position of public office. The constitution of Delaware, for instance, stated: “I…do profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ His only Son, and in the Holy Ghost, one God, blessed for evermore; and I do acknowledge the holy scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration.”
2007-03-05 17:00:23 · answer #4 · answered by whitehorse456 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Because only the Judeo-Christian god is called "God." Other gods are called Baal, Isis, Odin, Demeter, etc.
2007-03-05 16:58:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
"God" with a capital "G" is always the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and therefore, also the God of Christianity.
Any other deity is referred to with a small "g."
2007-03-05 17:19:15 · answer #6 · answered by Bob L 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
There is only one God.
Acts 4:12 "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
2007-03-05 17:47:02 · answer #7 · answered by Julie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Closed mindness is most of it. Look at the other answers and you will see what i mean
2007-03-05 16:59:52 · answer #8 · answered by black_dragon 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I find your question both astute and segacious.
2007-03-05 16:59:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
christians are God oriented. if you dont mean God, then specify who/what you mean. we cant read your mind.
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2007-03-05 16:58:59 · answer #10 · answered by opalist 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋