Posted by Frank Reynolds at spider-tp064.proxy.aol.com on November 27, 1999 at 17:56:11:
In Reply to: G-d? Who the hell is G-d? *NT* posted by Alferd Packer on November 27, 1999 at 03:54:42:
It was once thought of as blasphemy to write out the name of "God," so people wrote down "G-d" instead....the same way it was once thought of as blasphemy for an actor to portray Christ in a movie (which is why in BEN-HUR, we never see Christ's face), because a lowly human could not portray Our Lord.
I guess lots of paintings and statues were okay though...
F.