God is gender-neutral: Church of Sweden urges clergy to stop referring to 'the Lord' and 'He'This is theologically orthodox. God has always been said to be neither male nor female. It was always understood that "he" was simply the easist way to refer to himThe Church of Sweden is urging its clergy to use gender-neutral language when referring to the supreme deity.
The national church, which is Evangelical Lutheran, asks priests and other staff to refrain from using terms like 'Lord' and 'He' in favor of the less specific 'God.'
The Lord's Prayer, which in Swedish as in English is commonly called 'Our Father', shall continue to be referred to as such.
The decision was taken Thursday at the end of an eight-day meeting of the church's 251-member decision-making body, and takes effect May 20 on the Christian holiday of Pentecost.
A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, some 37 miles north of the capital, has 6.1 million baptized members in a country of 10 million.
As of 2014 it is headed by a woman, Archbishop Antje Jackelen.
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Here's hoping this false church loses lots of paritoners over this act of PC nonsense It just gets even more stupid
ReplyDeleteGod exists only in the minds of the believers.
ReplyDeleteStupidity lives in the minds of evolutionists are liberal pinheads like Anon 2:17
ReplyDeleteFather forgive them for they know not what they do.
ReplyDeleteThe Church of Sweden is free to choose their own doctrine and language to describe God.
ReplyDeleteOther churches will likewise determine their own approach.
I don't see this as a First Amendment issue - except that they are exercising their right to the free exercise of their religion...
That should be unremarkable.