beatrice_otter: Dali's Christ of St. John of the Cross (St. John of the Cross)
beatrice_otter ([personal profile] beatrice_otter) wrote in [staff profile] denise 2011-08-06 11:21 pm (UTC)

There is, of course, a Biblical mandate for a more inclusive 'real name' policy. "Peter" was not Saint Peter's "real name." Peter's real name was Simon bar Jonah. "Peter" (Petros in Latin, Κηφᾶς (Cephas) in Greek) is a nickname given to him by Jesus, and it means 'rock'. Yet that nickname--not his real name!--is what he's been primarily known as for the last 2,000 years. If it's good enough for Jesus, it should be good enough for Google, I say. ;P

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