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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (52314)	7/5/2002 9:44:52 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Actually the hype has brought out the God lovers, and been created most by their reaction, don't you think? And they clearly think the words are religious. If we use the interpretation of the majority removing those words is like take their God out of school. Which begs the question, why was he in there with the government to begin with? He can come with every child, as an individual, but it is clear we should not entangle Him with the government. I don't know any God haters. So I can't comment on them. There must not be many of them.

To: jlallen who wrote (52314)	7/5/2002 11:11:24 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

"God" is a rather generic term. Hi, JLA. I'd just like to make one small point about how generic the term is. When I was growing up "god" was the generic term. When capitalized, "God" was "our" god, the Christian god, which has since morphed into the Judeo-Chrisitan god, and may over time morph into the Islami-Judeo-Christian deity. It is not a generic term although it may be broader than the original Christian meaning. That usage is the same as capitalizing "Federal" when speaking of the US government. The capitalized version makes the word specific. I started capitalizing the word here on SI not too long ago when talking to believers as a gesture of respect to their beliefs. Before that I just said "god" or "deity" (or other expressions that weren't appreciated). I suppose that those of other religions could imagine themselves saying "under god" rather than "under God" if it makes them feel more included given that the capitalization isn't apparent when the Word or word is spoken. Still, calling it generic, IMO, is a bit of a stretch.