Church of Sweden to Neuter God?????

[hedrick]

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.

It says for the introduction to worship, not the formula for baptism. I wouldn't object to "in the name of the triune God" for baptism, but it would cause ecumenical problems. So I'd stick with the usual formula. We don't have any evidence they're changing baptism.

[Leonhard]

It says for the introduction to worship, not the formula for baptism. I wouldn't object to "in the name of the triune God" for baptism, but it would cause ecumenical problems. So I'd stick with the usual formula. We don't have any evidence they're changing baptism.

You are correct.

[demi-conservative]

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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

*** sneaks out again ***

What progs do is inch by inch.

"We just want equal rights!" -> "Civil union!!" -> "Marriage!!!" -> "Bake my cake bigots!!!!!!"

Same ol', same ol'. Of course, at all points "why do you say there is slippery slope!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!"

Another great story ruined by an eyewitness!

Warning sign of things to come!!

[Sparko]

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.

I thought you liberals believe that sex and gender are different and that gender is what you want to be. It's in your mind. So if God refers to himself as "he" and "father" then he has a gender, correct?

[Teallaura]

*** sneaks into TheologyWeb ***

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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Get back here!






















We miss you....

[One Bad Pig]

*** sneaks into TheologyWeb ***

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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*** trips Leonhard as he tries to leave ***

[Leonhard]

Get back here!
We miss you....

Nah.

I miss you guys. But I don't miss this forum. I miss what it used to mean to me, but not what it's become post Trump.

The dialogue has become a bit one-sided, and I'm tired of having to re-apply my custom javascript filters that remove posts from trolls and cranks. Once Shunya, seer, Mountain Man and Darth Ex have been muted, there's hardly anyone talking here.

[Leonhard]

*** trips Leonhard as he tries to leave ***

Nice try.

[Cow Poke]

Nah.

I miss you guys. But I don't miss this forum. I miss what it used to mean to me, but not what it's become post Trump.

The dialogue has become a bit one-sided, and I'm tired of having to re-apply my custom javascript filters that remove posts from trolls and cranks. Once Shunya, seer, Mountain Man and Darth Ex have been muted, there's hardly anyone talking here.

Cause you muted me long ago, right?

[Leonhard]

Cause you muted me long ago, right?

I'd never mute you. As much of a hot head as I was during the discussions about police shootings, I respect you. :D

And way to use pity to get me to reply. I won't participate in other threads, or any discussion of sorts though. I might start one thread in the prayer sub-forum about a particular thing though.

Another explanation for my absence is more simple. God has graced me with a full-time job. When I come home I'm tired. :)

[Terraceth]

Nah.

I miss you guys. But I don't miss this forum. I miss what it used to mean to me, but not what it's become post Trump.

The dialogue has become a bit one-sided, and I'm tired of having to re-apply my custom javascript filters that remove posts from trolls and cranks. Once Shunya, seer, Mountain Man and Darth Ex have been muted, there's hardly anyone talking here.

I was wondering where you went. Too bad, I generally thought your posts were good.

[The Remonstrant]

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.

Crafting a god more appropriate for the times(?).

[Teallaura]

Crafting a god more appropriate for the times(?).

I hear he comes with Blu-ray and a built in lounge chair....

Maybe we should wait to build God until after we can build something simpler - like the universe.

[Thoughtful Monk]

I hear he comes with Blu-ray and a built in lounge chair....

Maybe we should wait to build God until after we can build something simpler - like the universe.

True.

However, one of man's favorite hobbies is to build a god in the image that man wants him to have.

There is nothing new under the sun.

[The Remonstrant]

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.

Crafting a god more appropriate for the times(?).

True.

However, one of man's favorite hobbies is to build a god in the image that man wants him to have.

There is nothing new under the sun.

One common example is conceiving of a love-only god, which very easily leads to the acceptance of universalism: the view that all persons will (or must) eventually be reconciled to God. (Typically this is conceived as being accomplished via some kind of post-mortem repentance.)