Rohan Pryor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Here's another thread-starter: when we pray to God as Lord or Father, >aren't we just perpetuating patriarchal patterns of dominance?
I think this kind of language is another example of perpetuating an outdated view of God rather than patriarchal patterns of dominance. In my view, God is not male and God is not female. In fact, God isn't a being at all but rather the "source of being". So using words like "Father" and "Lord" to describe God, particularly when these are almost the only words used, is extremely unhelpful. At the very least, I think we should be using a true mixture of words to describe God. In preference, I think we should stick to gender-neutral words. Cheers, Jonathan __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
