What is the name of your God?

G4-450

Guess what religions these geeks are in?

and remember the message again

G4-450

And health nuts have the answers?

in any case, the perfect definition of religion is ;
A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.



So i take it your religion is the Simpsons?



Kiddin yah
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i think you have a good point,[/SIZE]
Especially when people abuse religion to impose rules on other people's free choice., a gift from God to choose good or evil.

Starman

I am sure that you did not mean you are anti-rules since rules are essential to civilization and prevent the strong from abusing the weak. Neither do I believe that you meant that God doesn't care what we choose since that would make him amoral.

orange

Hmmm I never saw this thread before. I guess that's because the second-last post is dated several months ago. In any event, what a huge carry-on over a simple question!!

I am a Jew, although not a very relgious one. The rabbi at my synagogue calls G-d HaShem, which just means "The Name". There are many other titles or names for G-d in the siddur (prayer book), Ad-nai seeming to be the most common. Among Jews, G-d's actual name, YHVH (the Hebrew letters yud hay vov hay) is not spoken aloud, and it's not even clear how it's pronounced. I have heard some Christians use the word Yahweh, but that's just speculation on their part.

Judaism aside, I think there are many different names for G-d, depending on your beliefs: Jesus, Allah, Krishna, Jehovah, Buddha, Shiva, etc.... G-d has many names, and I don't believe there is one "correct" name, just as I don't believe that one religion is better than all others.

arcura

I think that in the USA it is impossible to impose religious rules on anyone who will resist them.
That may be true in any country if a person totally resists regardless of the consequences.
One of the things I like about Christianity if practiced as it should be is that it is a religion of attraction rather and one that is imposed.
Peace and kindness,
Fred (arcura)

talaniman

You can interpret and follow any thing you want but the bottom line is always how you handle the version of the truth that you understand! If this leads you to love your fellow man ...cool, if it starts an argument about whos right and who's wrong phffft! And no matter who can quote what, its just an opinion without first hand knowledge! For the record though while they may be great books all the bibles are man-made and there is no way I could blindly follow any of them Just me, I really can't find it in me to be mad about what you believe because I do what I think is best for me and mine no matter what Moses, John, Mohammed says or has said !

orange

I agree! No religion should be imposed on others, because in that case we would not be living in a free society. It would be a fascist state, or a situation similar to those in certain Arab countries where fundamentalist Islam is imposed. And when people are forced to believe something, it's not real belief anyways. There needs to be free will and a choice when it comes to faith.

milliec

Well, in Hebrew,"JEHOVAH" is derived from the root of the verb to be, but is a combination of future, present, and past, in one word. I'm not familiar with any other word in Hebrew wich has this combination. This is, as far as I know, to make us acknowledge the eternity of our GOD, and also, to make us keep in mind that he is the CREATOR of ALL - he made everything BE!
millie

STONY

Arcura,
It It Better To Be Invited In That To Be Told That You Must Attend. Isn't That How The Nazi Movement Got Started? "you Must Do This!!"

DrJizzle

Orange, I noticed it in an earlier post in this thread, someone stating that Jews dont write the word God, but rather write G-d. I have always noticed you doing this but didnt relate it to your faith, just your personal prefrence.

Can you elaborate on why exactly that is??