What's God's gender?

[True Dough]

The Episcopalians have taken a step back from referring to God as "He".

The Episcopal Church has decided to revise its 1979 prayer book, so that God is no longer referred to by masculine pronouns.

The prayer book, first published in 1549 and now in its fourth edition, is the symbol of unity for the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion founded in 1867. While there is no clear timeline for the changes, religious leaders at the denomination’s recent triennial conference in Austin have agreed to a demand to replace the masculine terms for God such as “He” and “King” and “Father.”

Indeed, early Christian writings and texts, all refer to God in feminine terms.

[Examples follow at link]

It is probably best, then, for modern day Christians to heed the words and warning of bishop Augustine, who once said, “si comprehendis non est Deus.” If you have understood, then what you have understood is not God.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/early-church-thought-gods-gender/

[marble falls]

1. I don't know but I hear he can seriously piss his name in the snow.

[PoliticAverse]

2. God would be trans-gender, no? n/t

[dameatball]

3. neutral??

[Voltaire2]

4. Pick your god.

There are thousands to choose from. Many are clearly gendered, some aren’t. The Abrahamic gods are all traditionally male, but any sect can make up anything they want about their entirely invented gods, so if the Episcopalians decide their gods are male, female, or non-binary or whatever, that’s as good as any other story.

[3Hotdogs]

5. I guess it was in the 70's. N.Y.C. station WMCA. There was a DJ, I believe Dave Dawson.

Anyways, he starts to free associate about man being in God's image.

If that is so ---- well I got a "Willie." I wonder if God has a Willie. If he does, how big is it? Does he play with it?

I almost drove off the road.

Dave lasted a couple'a more days on the station.

[True Dough]

6. With you,

it's always about the hotdogs, eh? At least the wieners.

[3Hotdogs]

7. I'm of Italian descent. My birth name is Ant'ny.

I got kicked off this site two years ago. The handle I was signed in as then, was Carlos Danger.