Sugarbay Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 Hey, I am more than a little offended by the new member who's nic is "GOD". Fathers name should be treated with respect and I think that this is way over the line, don't you? Moderators? Admin? Heather?
StrawberryFields Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 I am on the exact same page as you are on this one. It is been brought to the attention of the mods. Thanks Sugar for your input. I was hoping I wasn't just being super sensitive.
CaptainTux Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 You are not over reacting. It is a good call on a bad name.
begood2 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 I agree with the other posters in finding it to be offensive to me to have someone use "God" as a user name.
Guest Monica Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 Is it GOD or G0D? I say let the person stay awhile and see the love of God. Who know? They may be seeking something spiritual. Welcome G0D.
Maureen Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 When my son was in Grade 2, there was a girl in his class named Goddess. I thought it was strange at first, but she came to one of my son's birthday parties and it just got normal the more we called her name. She was a lovely little girl. M.
Josie Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 I am with Sugar, "God" is not an appropriate screen name and is wayyyyyyy over the line. It is disrespectful to the our Heavenly Father, and the members of this site. Josie
Jason Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 "God" is not a personal name. "God" is a title. "God" could refer to any one of the thousands of gods existant on the planet. To even assume that the "G0D" our poster is using refers to your god seems a bit presumptuous. Now, if our poster used the name "Elohim" or "Jehovah" or something similar, I suppose you'd have an argument. Otherwise, I think you're getting a bit too emotional over this.
StrawberryFields Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 As members to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, we have been taught to show extreme reverence when using that word. This site should be in keeping with that which doesn't offend the majority of the LDS members here.
shanstress70 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 As members to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, we have been taught to show extreme reverence when using that word. This site should be in keeping with that which doesn't offend the majority of the LDS members here.I agree that this was disrespectful and offensive, and I'm not LDS.I didn't see the post from this person, but it seems that the intent was to cause trouble by choosing that name. ...my 2 cents.
StrawberryFields Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 I was replying to Jasons just a word/title comment, I should have quoted it to make that clear. I know that it just doesn't offend those of us who are LDS, sorry for the confusion.
shanstress70 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 I was reply to Jason just a word/title comment, I should have quoted it to make that clear.I know that it just doesn't offend those of us who are LDS, sorry for the confusion.I know, Girlie. Didn't mean to make that look like I took offense to what you said. :)
BenRaines Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 Search as much as I could and could not find anyone by that name or nick with an O or a zero. Ben Raines
StrawberryFields Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 Then I believe it has been taken care of now
Jason Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 Hey Im doing good, thanks for asking SS. By the way, anyone using IE7 Beta yet? Im using it, but cannot for the life of me get into the Chat room here. I let the Active x go ahead, but it still errors out. Any ideas?
Outshined Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 By the way, anyone using IE7 Beta yet? Im using it, but cannot for the life of me get into the Chat room here. I let the Active x go ahead, but it still errors out. Any ideas?I'm using it on my laptop, but have not tried to get into any chat rooms with it. There are probably still some bugs in the browser.EDIT: Tried it, and it let me use chat with no problem. I'll keep my eyes open for any discussions about this issue.
Jason Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 <div class='quotemain'>By the way, anyone using IE7 Beta yet? Im using it, but cannot for the life of me get into the Chat room here. I let the Active x go ahead, but it still errors out. Any ideas?I'm using it on my laptop, but have not tried to get into any chat rooms with it. There are probably still some bugs in the browser.EDIT: Tried it, and it let me use chat with no problem. I'll keep my eyes open for any discussions about this issue.I just tried it here at work with my IE7 and got in. Im now thinking it has something to do with Java, or the lack thereof at my home pc. Hmm...
prisonchaplain Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 "God" is not a personal name. "God" is a title. "God" could refer to any one of the thousands of gods existant on the planet. To even assume that the "G0D" our poster is using refers to your god seems a bit presumptuous. Now, if our poster used the name "Elohim" or "Jehovah" or something similar, I suppose you'd have an argument. Otherwise, I think you're getting a bit too emotional over this.Jason, pull your tongue out of your cheek. You know full well that the title of God is reserved for God amongst nearly all Christians, and that whoever the new person is, was likely being smart alec. If s/he's really seeking something, and the name gets nixed, they can always return with a slightly humbler monicer.
Jason Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 <div class='quotemain'>"God" is not a personal name. "God" is a title. "God" could refer to any one of the thousands of gods existant on the planet. To even assume that the "G0D" our poster is using refers to your god seems a bit presumptuous. Now, if our poster used the name "Elohim" or "Jehovah" or something similar, I suppose you'd have an argument. Otherwise, I think you're getting a bit too emotional over this.Jason, pull your tongue out of your cheek. You know full well that the title of God is reserved for God amongst nearly all Christians, and that whoever the new person is, was likely being smart alec. If s/he's really seeking something, and the name gets nixed, they can always return with a slightly humbler monicer.Tongue is not in cheek. This poster may have experienced theosis, and therefore the title appropriately applies.
miztrniceguy Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 Hey Im doing good, thanks for asking SS. By the way, anyone using IE7 Beta yet? Im using it, but cannot for the life of me get into the Chat room here. I let the Active x go ahead, but it still errors out. Any ideas?maybe its on purpose
Lindy Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 whoever the new person is, was likely being smart alec. If s/he's really seeking something, and the name gets nixed, they can always return with a slightly humbler monicer.WHAT!! A smart alec on THIS board? NO, NO, NOOOOOOO tell me it isn't true!
miztrniceguy Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 WHAT!! A smart alec on THIS board? NO, NO, NOOOOOOO tell me it isn't true! better than a dumb-aleck
Traveler Posted June 24, 2006 Report Posted June 24, 2006 Benjamin Franklin once said that only a fool would be offended by someone that did not mean to offend. But a bigger fool would be offended by someone that meant to offend. I am not so concerned what people do but why they do it. However, I am not sure I whould hold to much wisdom from someone that posts on any forum that lacks the wisdom to respect the beliefs of those they expect to read their post. The Traveler
Sugarbay Posted June 24, 2006 Author Report Posted June 24, 2006 Is it GOD or G0D?I say let the person stay awhile and see the love of God. Who know? They may be seeking something spiritual. Welcome G0D.Monica, Dont' be ridiculous. Tell the truth, you posted just to see yourself post. No one is saying he can't stay, this misguided soul needs to change the screen name. They can seek something spiritual using a name like Bella or wolfjingles, or even zionchick, snooperone, or im2spicy4u, names like that instead. This person doesn't need to mock the name of our Father no matter how he spells it.Istead, why dont you start quoting scripture about taking theLord's name in vain, only THIS time use the Book of Mormon, you know, that book that you believe to be true, as evidenced by the religion you say you are.I am not so concerned what people do but why they do it. However, I am not sure I whould hold to much wisdom from someone that posts on any forum that lacks the wisdom to respect the beliefs of those they expect to read their post.The TravelerWell done. Well done. It is LDS Talk, after all! Not gnosticTalk or Trying-to-Find-a-Reason-to-Say-Stupid- Things Talk. LDS Talk. If you can't handle respecting the beliefs of this site, the core values, perhaps you could find satisfaction on a board where they welcome your beliefs and there you could defend your beliefs until you are blue in the face. But it is highly offensive to me as a member of this Church to have someone do this. I do hope someone has spoken to this person and told them to change the name?I have no problem with the " not taking the name in vain" ideas. Only reason i wasn't so worried is because i've never really considered the term "God" a name, i see it as a title. Of course i see the term "Christ" in the same way. Just my honest opinion.How ya doing Jason? :)Twin sons, different mothers, right?
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