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Grand Nubian
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Posted - 10/12/2001 :  14:12:29  Show Profile  Visit Grand Nubian's Homepage  Send Grand Nubian an AOL message  Send Grand Nubian a Yahoo! Message Send Grand Nubian a Private Message
Doesn't one need god's permission to invoke god's blessing?

Why do people invoke god's blessing when they obviously don't have god's persmission to do so?

Hook
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Posted - 10/12/2001 :  14:55:29   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Hook a Private Message
Leaving out any debate about God, I believe "God bless x" is a request, not a demand.

(P-)>

We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.
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Grand Nubian
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Posted - 10/12/2001 :  16:37:01   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Grand Nubian's Homepage  Send Grand Nubian an AOL message  Send Grand Nubian a Yahoo! Message Send Grand Nubian a Private Message
No.
May god bless x is wishful.

god, please bless x is a request.

God bless x is a invocation.


in·voke (n-vk)
tr.v. in·voked, in·vok·ing, in·vokes
To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration
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