I forget - can I / should I vote to delete an answer if it is outright heresy?

@yEz Can? For sure. May? For sure. Should? CYLOR. :-)

Seriously, there's nothing governing what non-moderators do with their votes, including closure and deletion votes.

I don't recall whether we've discussed mod deletions of heretical answers; lemme see if I can find anything....

... no.

@msh210 @yEz we haven't, and I'd be skeptical of being able to scope it well enough to leave in the hands of the mods alone. The community should use its votes how they see fit, and specific cases can always be brought up for discussion. I mod-delete obvious stuff like Christian evangelism, but for positions within Judaism, I don't feel comfortable being the sole decider of what's heresy and what's not, given that the Jewish community doesn't agree in those cases.

@MonicaCellio How about posts that rest on the assumption that Torah was not written by G-d?

@yEz I want the community to decide in that case. Mi Yodeya isn't specifically Orthodox but does have "torah as foundation" as a given. But there are significant groups within Judaism that take torah seriously yet believe it was God-inspired rather than God-written, and I'm not prepared to exclude them (though I'm free to downvote them).

Also relevant:

I've been reading this website for a while, and I notice that many people will type "God", while others type "G-d". What is the reasoning behind this?

I know enough about Judaism (I have a Christian background) to know that certain names for God are forbidden from being said out of respect, in an attempt to ensure God's name is not used in vain.

Is this part of the reasoning behind this?

If so, how is "G-d" any more respectful than "God"?

Hi @Hosch250 Check out this and the linked-questions thereon:

OK. Thanks.

Reading into that first answer, shouldn't "Jewish god" be "Jewish God"?

So, it is for a couple reasons, including respect and preventing the word "God" from being erased.

Thank you for the reference.

@Hosch250 I don't think so. "god" is a common noun whereas "God" is a proper noun (the name of the god which the Jews believe is the only god, namely, God). I agree "Jewish god" is a little funny as God isn't Jewish. Perhaps "Jews' god" would be better.

I think others around here may have different opinions on that, though.

Oh, OK.