# Is the Bible alien friendly? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [January 4, 2004, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bible-alien-friendly/222707 "2004-01-04T22:46:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bible-alien-friendly/222707/41 "2004-01-07T10:57:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by alterego \* > \*\ ***The Great Unwashed** , according the AP style guide sitting here on my desk, we leave the Roman _gods_ lower cased, however when referring to a proper noun (person, place or thing) we capitalize. > > After some online research however, I am unable to discern if it would be Christian god, as you put it, or Christian God. > > You may be right, because I believe you would write United States president, and not United States President, but I’m not sure. > > Here is a reference explaining: [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?CapitalizingGod](http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?CapitalizingGod) > > =) is a smiley face. If you haven’t seen one before here is a good link for you. > > [http://www.smileydictionary.com/](http://www.smileydictionary.com/) > > If you have, and are being cynical, then lighten the hell up, man. I don’t come ‘round these parts to chop gizzards and saw off noggin’s if’n ya’ reckon ya’ know what I mean. > > 🙂 \*\* So in summary, **ataraxy22** was right – “god” takes no capital in the phrase “the Christian god”. Good. And, “=)” is an emoticon, lucidly explained by the site you recommended, thus: > [@](#): > > Category: Moods > Description: surprised! Somehow I’m expected to know that? Silly me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bible-alien-friendly/222707.md?page=2)