I am currently taking a evolutionist history course in school, and have noticed how it SPECIFICALLY said Yahweh was an unspeakable name to the hebrews. Do we have any right to toss it around like we do? Even atheists should be ashamed, we have no right to disrespect these peoples traditions and customs.
That includes Saying Oh My God
2007-10-11 11:57:33 · 10 answers · asked by Monkeymoo 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I know that much, but if you were to say Muhamadad is liar, that would be disrespecting the muslims. As a christian, I believe we should at least respect this name, after all, Jesus was a jew.
2007-10-11 12:03:36 · update #1
That's not even the name. We don't know what the name is, really, since the vowels were lost to pronunciation a long time ago.
But I guess if you forget the technical aspect and just look at the IDEA of throwing it around so mercilessly--I'd definitely agree with you. The name is forbidden to be spoken or written. It's too sacred.
However. I'm sure they'll say "freedom of speech" and/or "G-d told us the name so we could use it." It has been my experience those type of people have no respect for any culture but their own.
For atheists, though, I'm not so sure. I rarely see atheists using the name. G-d really isn't a name, it's actually a title, so it doesn't really count....
Peace
2007-10-11 13:03:39 · answer #1 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, we should never take the Lord's name in vain. It is an express command and one of the 10 Commandments. The commone name for God in Hebrew is "Elohim," a plural form-indicating the Trinity. As a Geologist, I believe evolution of SOME creatures and their adaptability is nothing more than God's process of creation. The Bible says God created light first and it was good. This infers that God did not create darkness which had a negative connotation to it. Thus, God did create out of nothingness and I totally support the "Big Bang." Genesis was written by the Priestly author (some say Moses) using a shematic presentation of what the people of that day could understand to explain man's spiritual relationship to God and the human condition via divine inspiration. He didn't mean the earth was really created in 6 days 6,000 years ago. The Bible is not a science textbook and uses some fact, but also allegories, metaphors and symoblism which takes quite a bit of spiritual discernment to figure out what is what.
2007-10-11 12:15:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i agree we should respect the Holy Name and not use it vocally both out of respect to the Name(the Tetragrammaton YHWH) itself and our Orthodox Jewish brethren who live among us Christians and non Jews.,especially since there are so many names to use for the God of Abraham.
I also agree that using a name sacred to others should not be used as a time/space filler or expletive. I would not like it if people used my name when they were angry or shocked and it is far more disrespectful to the Ultimate,Eternal and Infinite One.
2007-10-11 12:10:00 · answer #3 · answered by James O 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree completely. I find frequent repetition of the Father's name and title to be abrasive, and tasteless, as well as the use of His Son's name in casual expletives. I believe this waht is meant be the phrase "taking the name of the Lord in vain" and is also what is meant by the commandment to "swear not, neither by the heavens."
2007-10-11 12:36:01 · answer #4 · answered by alwaysa(ducky)bridesmaid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has many names one of which is Yahweh not yaweh also Jehovah and in my belief which is the true form of judaism Yeshua or Jesus.
2016-04-08 04:00:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahweh isn't the name of God. It means something like, the unknowable name of god.
Basically it's as close as they can come to having a name for that which it is considered blasphemy to pretend to understand.
2007-10-11 12:06:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Even though it's almost certainly not being pronounced correctly, I'd still prefer that it not be used. (People *think* they're saying the actual Name of God, and often use it disrespectfully.)
2007-10-11 12:23:15 · answer #7 · answered by Cathy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Respecting another culture/religion means not insulting or harassing it. It doesn't mean the rules apply to you.
If that were true, we'd be insulting Muslims by showing as much skin as we do.
2007-10-11 12:01:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In my opinion, nobody has the right to use that name...
2007-10-11 12:04:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have a point. I'm not sure what it is...but you definitely have a point.
2007-10-11 12:01:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋