aaron@homxa.UUCP (A.CHESIR) (06/05/85)
There's something about this network and many other media that perplexes me. This something is the unnecessary compulsion to write the G-o-d word in an obscure form. I assume for the moment that this crazy custom is a nutty derivative of the law in the Torah against erasing or otherwise eradicating G*&'s name. This is nonsense (the derivative, not the actual law). It is very clearly written in many valid sources (the one that comes to mine is the Sefer HaChinuch) that the prohibition against erasing %^d's name is restricted to only a select few of ^$@'s names (I think that the Sefer Ha- Chinuch lists seven). Of the lists given in these sources, there is no mention of any english, spanish, serbo-croation, south-korean, pascal, c, or even YIDDISH names (or pronouns). Besides, people who subscribe to that custom when grossly inappropriate are exposing their lack of knowledge of the dinim (laws). Sincerely, Aaron Michael Chesir AT&T Bell Labs (Engineering Heaven) ..ihnp4!homxa!aaron (201) 949-4590