Is Eru God?

[Lalwendë]

So Fordim now says we are voting about whether Eru is the God, not just Tolkien's God? That's what I've been arguing about all along. Good. It's clear that Eru is influenced by Tolkien's interpretation of God (amongst many other things; we must not forget that Tolkien had other influences besides his own take on Catholicism), but then Tolkien's interpretation of God is in no way shared by everyone! Even amongst Catholics I know, they would have a different view of 'God' to that put forward in the character of Eru. I especially do not like the saying that Eru is the Christian God, as that is an incredibly sweeping statement.