The Syntax of Disbelief

This site is by no means a formal writing, but I try to keep it looking as proffesional as possible. I make frequent references to slang and Internet jargon, and what may appear to be inconsistant treatment of English rules for capitalization and punctuation. Here are the rules I placed on myself:

• The word "god" is capitalized when referring to the Judeo-Christian god by name. This word is not capitalized in reference to a god in general, or to the neutral concept. One could use "Yahweh", but this reference is not common in everyday English and has no historical claim to the proper name of the Jewish god.
• The word "Bible" is capitalized when referring to the Christian collection of books that are claimed to be divinely inspired. This is a cannon, and the name has come to be accepted as the title, so I will reluctantly capitalize it. Adjectives, such as "biblical", are not capitalized.
• Pronouns in reference to the Judeo-Christian god ("he") are not capitalized. While traditional, this capitalization signifies a respect that this writer does not have.
• Quotations of speech end after the punctuation, while quotations of reference end before the punctuation (see above, where "biblical" ends before the comma). This looks much better online, and just makes more sense logically. (* See important note at the bottom.)
• All Bible verses quoted directly are given with the book, chapter and verse (this is sometimes given in the paragraph or preceeding paragraph). At the end of each page of writing in which a verse is given, the tranlation of the Bible that was used is provided. (KJV=King James Version, NIV=New International Version, etc.)

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