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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is hilarious to me that what seemed like an honest question (rather than snark) about people's religious beliefs has devolved into whether or not something should be capitalized.

"God" with a capital G generally refers to the Judeo-Christian supreme deity. The uncapitalized version would refer to a deity, but not that one specifically. It's not that complicated, though pointing out the capitalization error in someone's legitimate response to a legitimate question was fairly bratty and so I probably should not be surprised it's gone on for 2 pages.[/quote]

Wow. Cognitive bias much? You really think people of other religions don't get to, or aren't allowed to use "God" unless they're specifically talking about the Judeo-Christian one? [b]FYI you might want to stop using the term Judeo-Christian - it's antiquated, and frankly, extremely offensive.[/b] But maybe you're one of those "Jews for Jesus" types that just likes to co-opt everyone else's traditions and beliefs as your own. [/quote]

As a Jew I agree with this. Notice it's never Jewish people using the term "Judeo-Christian?" but always the Christians. Find your own wings younger sibling, and stop riding on our coattails [/quote]

No one is "riding on [your] coattails" simply by using a phrase. You do realize that your holy book comprises the first part of the Christian Bible, right? And Jesus, sort of the founder of Chrsitianity (I say sort of because I think he'd be horrified to see where his church has gone and it wasn't his intention to create any such institutional monster) grew up Jewish, right? That your ten commandments are also ours? i have only heard the phrase from the mouths of old white Christian politicians (and Mike Myers in "So I Married An Axe Murderer"), but i don,t think it's offensive. Antiquated, sure. We could all re-do the Easter Seder argument for fun, if you want.

OP, part of why some more literal thinking Christians believe that "Jesus is coming (soon)" is because he himself said things about returning soon, and how the kingdom of heaven was at hand, etc (I am too lazy to go get my Bible to refer to it and I'm not that familiar with it, anyway). The way I was taught is that what he meant was we should work to improve this world, that he didn't mean the world would literally end any time soon. Various preachers since his death have tried to predict the end of the earth. Which, when the end of the earth comes for humans, will likely be either an asteroid or environmental apocalypse brought on by our mismanagement of the earth's resources and health. Not Jesus on a fiery chariot. [/quote]

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