Posted on 09/06/2010 7:54:59 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Scottish Episcopal Church has caused controversy by removing masculine references to God in a new order of service.
The new form of worship, which removes words such as 'Lord, he, his, him' and 'mankind' from services, has been written by the church in an attempt to acknowledge that God is 'beyond human gender'.
Episcopalian bishops have approved the introduction of more 'inclusive' language, which deliberately removes references suggesting that God is of male gender
Traditionalists have criticised the changes on the grounds that they smack of political correctness and because they believe they are not consistent with the teachings of the Bible.
The alterations have been made to provide an alternative to the established 1982 Liturgy, which, like the Bible, refers to God as a man.
The new order of service, which can be used by priests if they have difficulties with a male God, has been produced by the church's Liturgy Committee in consultation with the Faith & Order Board of General Synod and the College of Bishops.
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According to history, (now changed to be PC), Scotland used to be the home of brave Christian men. Apparently, no more.
In order not to offend anyone anywhere, Scots men are now require to wear lace underwear under the kilt, and carry a rubber dirk.
Makes me wonder...
Are these the same Scotts who voted for a government that RELEASED the Lockerbie bomber ?
Thanks for the quote. I have read a fair bit of Lewis, but I have never read his space trilogy. I know now that I must.
I am so glad I could tell you about the books. I know once you start, you won't want to put them down. There are a few slow parts in the first two. The last one is an all-nighter.
I read them when I was going through college with feminist teachers who were hardened and bitter. (For example, I loved English literature, but the literature the feminist teachers chose was not very good -- I ended up running away to the more conservative History field). The whole culture on campus was so utterly dismal. (I knew several "Fairy Hardcastle" types).
I thought I recognized their unhappiness and dogmatism as rebellion against God. Lewis helped me sort out some of my feelings through these books, so that I was not in total despair. Unbeknown to me my future husband was reading them, too. :-)
G-d is neither a male nor a female.He has no human form,something he made very clear in the Hebrew Bible.
**Scottish Episcopal Church **
They are veering off the orthodox path and will lose members.
Come home to the One, Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Run away — don’t walk!
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