Why is the "H" always capitalized when god is referred to as "He"?

Question

Is he THAT important?? I think it is a little self-centered and conceited of him to have everyone capitalize "he" and "his" when talking about the dude. I vote that we get rid of the capital "H" when talking about him. WHO DOES THIS GUY THINK hE IS??

Answer 1

I do believe its a respect issue. So if you do not respect H(h)im then don't. Or follow the crowd and pretend to and type "H", but its an extra key stroke - pressing the Shift.

Answer 2

Just have to say I thoroughly enjoyed all the choices! I believe that they all contain a truth, so I'm going with all 25! I think you have done an admirable job covering all the plausible explanations, but in the spirit of the question all attempt to add to the list... There may be something in the "ho-hum" visual impact of the small "i"- just not very exciting! Certainly not much of an affirmation of our existence. Perhaps that is because it is the nothing more than an antithetical, upside down exclamation point! And instead of shouting our existence, it muffles it! I believe when the original caveman were given the job of inventing our language (when life began on earth over 6000 years ago *), they must have realized this fact. Knowing that we would be in competition with a lot of other species and extinction was the rule, rather than the exception, I'm sure they felt they needed to provide a symbolic understanding of our worth. Now a traditional capitalized "I" has an extension at the top and the bottom, as if acknowledging our humble beginnings "rooted" to the earth (lest we forget our beginnings) and yet as our eyes travel up the column we see that we are actually reaching out to heaven or to the stars. I'm sure the cavemen felt that such a symbol would convince the dinosaurs, giant marsupials and other species that our destiny is obvious: To Connect Heaven And Earth. now nobody is going to believe that can be accomplished with an upside down exclamation point! * some will dispute this

Answer 3

I realize that this is not a serious question but I'll risk an answer all the same. Those who capital pronouns when referring to God do so out of respect to the Divine Person. God makes no such requirements.

Answer 4

1. Respect.
2. Yes.
3. God.

Answer 5

It is a sign of respect, to show that God is over us. If you don't believe it, or don't want to capitalize it, I'm sure that would be fine. I'll still use it with the big "H" just to show my respect.

Answer 6

if you have two "he's" in a sentence, or "his" can refer to belong to any male, isn't it just easier to capitalize an "H".

if you have "God told Moses, and then he told Aaron to go to his favourite place". who's favourite place is it? not everyone understands the "subject should take precidence" rule...

or "I turn to my father, my brother, my pastor and God to help me with emotional troubles, but none of the others help me as much as he does". who's he? several subjects...

Answer 7

any reference to God is capitalized He, His, You.

Answer 8

Grammatical convention.

Why does capitalizing the "h" or "g" when referring to God upset you so much, hm?

Answer 9

Well, think about this. He made the whole universe, billions of people, and he has a special purpose for each and every one of them. HE is very, very important. look into it.

Answer 10

He does not ask us do it. We do it out of respect for Him. I think He is the greatest and so I want Him to feel appreciated, even when I write about Him.