[plain talk]

This pipedream with the Shroud will never convince a non-believer no matter how much evidence is put in front of them. Therefore this need to "prove" it real seems to be a mission for proof for those who claim to be faithful but require physical things to validate their so-called faith. I never understood the need to prove such a thing was real or fake. I guess I'm lucky in that my faith doesn't require physical things to be validated. I don't need a piece of cloth, a mummified heart, a bejeweled skull, or any other subsitutionary idols to know and profess my faith in G-d.

Why use the term "G-d"? Is there something wrong with the word "God"? Yes - believers don't need a shroud or physical evidence to sustain their beliefs. But the shroud is quite a mystery and the fact scientists still can't quite figure it out makes the continued study quite logical and ... fascinating. Even Spock would approve.

[butterdezillion]

Brent will probably respond, but Jews don’t spell out the word for the Lord’s name out of respect for the 1st commandment to not take the name of the Lord in vain. It is a way of honoring the name of the Lord.

And Brent, I’m using Lord because I’ve been told that it is not offensive to Jews. Let me know if that’s not the case. I’m constantly disappointed with the way the word “G-d” is thrown about as if it meant nothing.

[Coleus]

Why use the term “G-d”? >>

It's the holiest of names, no Jew has ever spelled God completely. I'm sure some Christians do the same.