08-14-2010, 05:48 PM
rabbiyitz Wrote:The only time it is prohibited to mention the name of an idol is when the name is referring to the idol itself, but here the name is referring to the planet and is not meant in an idolatrous way or as giving recognition to the idol.
Thanks for your answer.
I guess that this also applies to saying the names of places when the place is named after idols or idolatrous cults.
There are thousands of such places in my country and it is difficult not mention them sometimes.
Niklas