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Christians Accuse AOL of Blasphemy
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 The folks over at World Net Daily, a popular Christian site are all up in arms over AOL's newest ad campaign. The slogan, "I AM", they claim translates to YaHWeH, the self-proclaimed name of God, and thus AOL is violating the third commandment and committing horrible sins. |
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When Ian Millar opened up his AOL Instant Messenger program yesterday and linked to the new AIM Triton site, he wasn't prepared for what he saw.
"I have been an AIM customer for many years, and although I do not use AOL for my mail client, I have recommended it for relatives and friends," he said in a letter to top executives of the company. "In general, I appreciate AOL and your business savvy."
But when Millar saw the company's new slogan, he was shocked and disgusted. He was not alone.
America Online is now acting like God--using what some consider to be His very name in a marketing pitch for e-mail, voice chat, video chat, instant messaging, text messaging and other forms of communication.
AIM's new slogan is "I AM."
Millar wonders if any of AOL's marketing and planning directors ever went to Christian Sunday school or attended Jewish services.
He points out to AOL executives that "I AM" is the English translation of YaHWeH, the self-proclaimed name of God.
"He is the Creator and Savior of the world," explains Millar. "He alone is to be worshipped. To take His name in vain, or use as a common thing is blasphemy, a vulgar sin of offense. Perhaps you have not read the Third Commandment, since they have removed it from so many public monuments in the last decade. But breaking it as a means of marketing your products offends the mind of everyone who worships Him." |
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| Posted by wizeGurl on 2006-01-31 12:13:25 | Love that blasphemous pet food.
I wonder if Mr. Miller has ever used the phrase "I am" in casual conversation? You know, "I am overly sensitive," "I am a religious nutball who expects every person on the planet to be aware of the tiniest nuances of my obscure religious sect."
Seriously, how many people out there have the slightest idea that the phrase "I am" is the English translation of what is sometimes transliterated as "Jehovah"? And much more important, who knew that could offend some Christian group? (I am vaguely aware that some observant Jews are offended, and use work-arounds like "G*d" to avoid using His name in vain, but this is the first I've heard of Christians getting worked up about a common English phrase.)
Oops, used the lord's name in vain there. At least five times. I AM sorry.... |
| Posted by blah on 2006-02-01 15:20:04 | Actually, I do not know religion that well either, but I did know about the translation, oddly enough from the movie Dogma.
Still, this is ridiculous. It should be clearly evident that Mr. Miller is a moron as soon as he said the following about AOL:
"In general, I appreciate AOL and your business savvy"
Nobody in their right mind feels this way about AOL.. unless they are mentally challenged, or get upset by people misusing an INTERPRETATION of ONE god's name... well, I guess those or both that same kind of people. You catch my drift. |
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