Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: fibercom!lab@crdgw1.ge.com (Lance Beckner) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: inclusive language text Message-ID: Date: 28 Jun 89 05:07:19 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: FiberCom, Inc., Roanoke, VA Lines: 20 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , rgo@berlioz.nsc.com (Ronald Olshausen) writes: > The Lutheran church which I attend has rather recently adopted > what's referred to as 'inclusive language' text for the > traditional Lutheran service. This entails replacing > many gender-specific references, such as 'Father, Son > and Holy Spirit', with 'Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier'. I think that an important question to ask is: Why did God choose to be called "Father" and why did He choose Jesus to be His "Son"? I don't have the answer to this question, but it seems VERY significant if we are going to consider changing the wording. -- Lance A. Beckner INTERNET: lab@fibercom.com FiberCom, Inc. UUCP: ...!uunet!fibercom!lab P.O. Box 11966 FAX: (703) 342-5961 Roanoke, VA 24022-1966 PHONE: (703) 342-6700