Why do some people write G-D and leave out the <O>?

Answer 1

Well. it happened like this. It's a Jewish religious custom. We don't spell out the full sacred Hebrew names of our Creator, out of respect.

In Western society this gradually turned into not even spelling the English word "God" in full.

I personally don't hold to that myself. "God" is not a sacred Hebrew name, it's English. Some Rabbis say we should, some say no we shouldn't be held to write non-Hebrew names of God like that. So it's more of a custom thing depending on which Jewish community you belong to.

Recently I've seen several fundamentalist Christians starting to write "G-d" instead of "God". I think to myself "well, whatever blows their skirt up. It's harmless."

EDIT: TO BLUETICK: According to Torah law, there is no such thing as being "half Jewish". If someone's mother was born Jewish, then her children will be Jewish. Being Jewish is passed down by the mother, only. Not the father. The father only passes down Tribal Lineage. So if someone's father is Jewish but their mother isn't, then neither are the children. There is no "half". Either they are because their mother was, or they aren't because she wasn't.

The more liberal branch of Judaism (Reform Judaism) recently changed their own customs to say that if the father is Jewish then so are the children as long as they are raised as Jews. However, this does not change the original Torah law, which cannot be changed. These children are not Jews, by Torah law.

Answer 2

In my religion Judaism we have extra rules to make sure we're following the original ones (called building a fence around the law). We don't write out God's names and most religious Jews will use either HaShem or G-d to make absolutely sure they are not writing the name (because once it's written it could get deleted or something) to make sure nothing bad will happen to it and to make sure they're not using it in vain. Not all do however because some believe that God isn't really a name of God at all which it isn't and they realize this but they're super-careful and I think writing God instead of a name is already being careful. :-)

Answer 3

however the Jews did no longer do as they have been informed. i'm quite conscious that they used the YHWY Hebrew lettering to characterize God through fact they could neither say nor write the call of God. i do no longer see, even with the undeniable fact that, what you pronounced replaced into in Deut 12:3. Am I finding incorrect lower back? no longer intentionally. erace or deface the call of God? Dt 12:2 “once you stress out the countries that stay there, you may ruin each and every of the places the place they worship their gods—intense on the mountains, up on the hills, and below each and every green tree. 3 ruin down their altars and ruin their sacred pillars. Burn their Asherah poles and minimize down their carved idols. thoroughly erase the names of their gods! Dt 12:4 “do no longer worship the LORD your God interior the way those pagan peoples worship their gods. 5 quite, you may seek for the LORD your God on the region of worship he himself will make a call from between each and every of the tribes—the region the place his call would be venerated. 6 There you will convey your burnt alternatives, your sacrifices, your tithes, your sacred alternatives, your alternatives to fulfill a vow, your voluntary alternatives, and your alternatives of the firstborn animals of your herds and flocks. 7 There you and your families will ceremonial dinner interior the presence of the LORD your God, and you will have fun in all you have accomplished through fact the LORD your God has blessed you.

Answer 4

It's out of respect. The Jews believe it's blasphemy to write (or type) the name of God out on anything that could be destroyed. Of course, God isn't a name, but a title... but it is still done out of respect. It's the reason the name of God was taken out of the Old Test almost 7,000 times before Jesus was even born (which is what leads me to believe that is what they were trying to get Jesus for blasphemy on... speaking the name out loud was also not allowed). Most of the Jews I have spoken with write HaShem (which simply means The Name) when referring to God.

Answer 5

The somehow think that their Almighty Omniscient, All Powerful All Seeing All Knowing, Never Ending GOD, will be deeply offended and possibly hurl them into a pit of fire, if they dare to type out the name they gave him.

Answer 6

It is a Jewish belief that to destroy or sully the Name of God in any manner is very sinful. Therefore, G-d is written as such in the event that the piece of paper is accidentally torn, destroyed, tread upon, etc. Since His name is not fully written -- no harm, no foul.

Answer 7

some folk, mostly Jews, don't want to fully write out the name of G-d... it's an extension of that idea, since "G-d" is a title, not a name... I will do it to avoid needlessly offending people... personal, I don't really care about it, but why offend on the simple things?

Answer 8

They feel it is offensive to some, they do it out of respect.

Answer 9

It's his street name

Answer 10

Jewish custom of not spelling his name...although "God" isn't his name...It's a fence to keep someone from violating a bigger commandment...the second?