why do some people write g-d and leave out the "o"?

Question

i see a lot of people write it like that, but i never do. what is the point of doing that? is it out of some sort of courtesy or something?
i don't want to sound ignorant or anything, but i've been trying to find this out for a really long time.

Answer 1

Many people take the 10 Commandments seriously.
One of them says, "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord Thy God in Vain:--That means in a trivial or non worshipful way.----The common, most used phrase in our culture today
is just that----TV etc. Oh My G___. If you take Scripture seriously than that is a terrible thing to say. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

It's funny that I came across this question. I was raised Orthodox Jewish. And we were taught never to write or say the Lord's name in vain. I am happily married to a Catholic man. In fact, we're celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary on July 29th, 2007 and are still madly in love. (Everyone: AAAWWWW) Anyway, we don't practice any religious holidays. And I don't keep kosher at all. I eat everything! But the ONE thing that has stuck with me after all these year's is that I cannot write G and the o and then D. I have to write G-D. And I've never seen anyone else write it that way! That's weird. Right now I'm weirded out.

Answer 3

The third commandment against taking god's call in ineffective includes the two saying god's call in an unholy context and erasing it. If one does not write the finished observe, yet substitutes a - for a letter, then one has no longer suggested the call and as a result want no longer concern approximately its being in a foul context, or erased. I take place to think of that g-o-d is an English observe/call, no longer considered one of god's names.

Answer 4

For some devout Jews, and this has been true thoughout history, one is not allowed to write or say the name of God. When they see "God" whether in Hebrew or another language, they say "adonai" or "the Lord" instead.

Some believe it originated during the Egyptian captivity. Egyptians at the time of Moses believed that if you knew the name of a god you had some power over it. Since the Jews perceive God to be all powerful, but were influenced by their generations in Egypt, no one was allowed to say or write God's name.

Answer 5

It a point of courtesy for jewish people, So i always make sure that i use the full name, just to scare them.

Answer 6

They don't want to take gods name in vain because they believe that it is wrong to say it or even write it or even type. Its what they have been taught be a parent or at church its just something they have never done

Answer 7

In some religious traditions, it is not acceptable to write the full word, so the 'o' is left out.

Everyone still knows what it means, but the whole word is not used, so the religious rule is not broken.

Best wishes :-)

Answer 8

becuase using the lord's name in vain is a sin. People are just trying to be respectful.

Answer 9

Because by writing God, they're blaspheming God's name? Is that it? But God is not a name, just like Father or Mother is not a name. My father has a name, so do my mother. But, do you know God's name?

Answer 10

Some religions (I know the Jewish faith is one) believe that the name of God is too sacred to write out, so they will write it out as "G-d" without the "O."