Tuesday, October 9, 2018

On the Streets of Babylon: No "He"

Babylon is fallen, is fallen,... 
Come out of her, my people,
Revelation 14:8/18:4
There' seems to be anger at "He" on the Streets of Babylon...
 
"The Church of England's first female diocesan bishop (Rachel Treweek) is urging the church body
to stop calling God "He," after a survey found that less than half of British Christians believe God is male.
Church leaders say the tendency to describe God as “he” is a growing problem, some even going so far as to argue calling God a man is heresy.
If the campaign to eliminate masculine references to God is successful, the Church of England could go the way of the Church of Sweden, which in November 2017 voted to drop masculine references to God including “Lord” and “He” in order to make the church more “inclusive”, stating that the need for it “is based on an awareness of different types of discrimination and inequality in our society”.
The Rt Rev Dr Jo Bailey Wells, The Bishop of Dorking said using male language is a “growing problem” as language generally becomes more gender neutral." Fulcrum7
 Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.Matthew 6:9
And Jesus lifted His eyes to heaven and said  Father, the hour has come, glorify Thy Son…
John 17:1