For nonchristians is it still a norm to talk about the Christian god with capitals? Such as "dear God, I love You" or "praise Him"?
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Isn't God supposed to be the actual name of the christian god? I mean, it is a pretty pretentious name, but it is still his name. Shouldn't be different than saying "dear Bob, I love you", right?
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I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic schools until I graduated H.S., became agnostic in the 10th grade. I still capitalize God as a proper noun (and his other names), but I don't capitalize the pronoun "him" -- essentially, I afford him the same respect as other myths.
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Raised Catholic. Now agnostic. Still capitalize God as a proper noun ("a god" is still lower case)
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Nope. I'm an atheist. I say stuff like "My god..." all the time, but do not capitalize it. It's just a saying for me.
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As a [insert term to indicate that I don't know what spiritual label to identify as, but recovering Baptist] I generally use God as associated with the JudeoChristian god, and "god" as any generic multitude pantheon being.
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I do but more out of respect for my friends and family in that faith than to respect that deity.