Church of Sweden to Neuter God?????

[Cow Poke]

Church of Sweden to stop clergy calling God 'he' or 'the Lord' in bid to crack down on gendered language

he Church of Sweden is urging its clergy to use gender-neutral language when referring to the supreme deity, refraining from using terms like "Lord" and "He" in favor of the less specific "God."

The move is one of several taken by the national Evangelical Lutheran church in updating a 31-year-old handbook setting out how services should be conducted in terms of language, liturgy, hymns and other aspects.

[mossrose]

Martin Luther would be spinning in his grave if he cared about what's happening on earth.

This has occurred in the United Church in Canada for at least 2 decades. A hymn book from about that long ago was changed to include hymns to "mother god", and quite a few gender-specific words were removed and changed.

Sweden is behind the times.

[Jedidiah]

The world today.

[Teallaura]

Sexist and disrespectful. How God self-identifies is up to Him.



Adams was right - the world went mad when they started printing instructions on toothpicks...

[shunyadragon]

Sexist and disrespectful. How God self-identifies is up to Him.



Adams was right - the world went mad when they started printing instructions on toothpicks...

Sorry, unintentional Amen. I know I am not supposed to post here, but just correcting a slip and an error

[Cow Poke]

Sorry, unintentional Amen.

I'm sure glad I have never done anything like that!

[Chaotic Void]

For the sarcastically impaired the following is said in jest

Wow... They have a lot of nerve refusing to call God by his preferred gender Pronouns!

[Sparko]

Jesus is God. are they going to make him gender neutral too?

[Jedidiah]

Jesus is God. are they going to make him gender neutral too?

He has already been interpreted in a more feminine way by liberal churches.

[kiwimac]

God is a Spirit, a spirit does not have gender. The Bible refers to God as Father, being like an expectant mother, an eagle with out-stretched wings. Jesus had gender as he was human but God, the parent of us all is not human and thus has no gender.

[Cow Poke]

God is a Spirit, a spirit does not have gender. The Bible refers to God as Father, being like an expectant mother, an eagle with out-stretched wings. Jesus had gender as he was human but God, the parent of us all is not human and thus has no gender.

Yeah, Jesus was only kidding when he cried out "Abba, Father".

[Teallaura]

God is a Spirit, a spirit does not have gender. The Bible refers to God as Father, being like an expectant mother, an eagle with out-stretched wings. Jesus had gender as he was human but God, the parent of us all is not human and thus has no gender.

How, exactly, does that justify the deliberate mistranslation of Scripture?

[rogue06]

How, exactly, does that justify the deliberate mistranslation of Scripture?

For the sarcastically impaired the following is said in jest

Obviously they know better and are seeking to correct the mistakes

[Leonhard]

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This is sorta fake news. What they did was add a third version of the baptismal prayer. While personally, and being Catholic, I wouldn't accept anything other than "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." (or equi. translations), its not that they've forbidden the traditional forms. Nor is there any directive to avoid such language in place.

http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/svenska...p-book-2298124

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[Cow Poke]

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This is sorta fake news. What they did was add a third version of the baptismal prayer. While personally, and being Catholic, I wouldn't accept anything other than "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." (or equi. translations), its not that they've forbidden the traditional forms. Nor is there any directive to avoid such language in place.

http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/svenska...p-book-2298124

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Another great story ruined by an eyewitness!