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Subject: inclusive language?
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Date: 13 Feb 90 22:51:00 GMT
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>How do you feel about inclusive language in prayer?  I.e. do invocations
>addressed to "brothers" and prayers that we all become "sons of the living
>God" bother you.  Does your tradition make use of inclusive language?

I'm not really sure what you mean by inclusive language.

>What about using a neuter gender for God?  or at least for the Spirit?
>Michelle

Doesn't bother me.  Personally I think the Bible calls God a He because the
culture of the Hebrew back then was sooooo male oriented and chauvanistic.


Peace
David