Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: credmond@watmath.waterloo.edu (Chris Redmond) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: inclusive language text Message-ID: Date: 1 Jul 89 06:59:50 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 20 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article fibercom!lab@crdgw1.ge.com (Lance Beckner) writes: > >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. Those who are concerned about the "inclusive language" issue believe that God did NOT choose this. More accurately, we believe that "Father" and "Son" are only a couple of the MANY terms by which God wishes to be called. In other words: we (well, me anyway) would not deny that God is Father. Or that Jesus is Son. But we claim that it was wrong for human beings to emphasize only these selected names for a God who is so much more than that. credmond@watmath