In my time here at JU, I've noticed a lot of people who will put "G-d" in place of simply using the word "God". It contains three individual characters, just like the word "God", so it's not like they're using shorthand or anything. I guess it doesn't really matter, but they do it anyway. Why is this?

I am a Christian. I believe in and accept Jesus Christ as my Saviour. I believe that Jesus was crucified for my sins, and that His blood was shed to pay for them. I believe in the Word of God. That said...... I also accept the theory of Evolution. "Sacriledge!" you say. "Blasphemy!" I heard a man on the radio once who said that he accepted Evolution over Creationism simply because it is based on fact, and that it was wrong to teach Creationism in schools simply because it isn't based in ...

I am an extrememly religious person; I have a very strong faith in God and Jesus Christ. I believe the story of the Virgin Birth, the Miracles of Jesus, and of the Resurrection. Religion is the most important aspect of life, simply because it doesn't concern itself with life. It concerns itself with what comes after life, which is infinitely more important than what's happening now. After all, you'll only be here for maybe 70 or 80 years, maybe a little more if you're luck holds out....but ...

A Gospel of John Passage Is Proven True It turns out that a specific passage from the Gospel of John wasn't a religious conceit, that is a kind of poetic license John took to prove a point. It's true. Now there is proof. When the sewer line in the Old City of Jerusalem needed repairs in the fall of 2004, the workmen made a historic discovery: the biblical Pool of Siloam. The Gospel of John cites this as the place where Jesus cured the blind man. Theologians have long thought the setting of th...

Before I begin here, let me preface this by saying that I am a Christian, and do believe very strongly in God. I believe that Jesus Christ died for my sins, and that He is coming back one day (maybe soon?) to take all His faithful to Heaven. That said, I'll vent a little frustration with my faith. My wife and I have some friends who believe VERY strongly; they're VERY devout.....their beliefs could even be considered puritannical. Their faith is very basic....there are no gray areas; God i...