If liberal clergy get their way, the Almighty Father may be stricken from the scriptures

Liberal Christians are pushing the Church of England to abolish gendered references to God from scriptures and services, the Telegraph reported on Tuesday. Describing God as a man, they argue, is a “theological misreading.”

The argument was brought up at a sitting of the General Synod – the Church’s lawmaking body – this week. According to the Telegraph, the Reverend Joanna Stobart of Bath and Wells asked the Liturgical Commission what steps were being taken “to develop more inclusive language in our authorized liturgy.”

Stobart said that she wanted more options to “speak of God in a non-gendered way,” and more prayers that didn’t refer to God “using male pronouns.”

The Liturgical Commission is responsible for setting out how church services are conducted, including what kind of language is used during these services. Its vice-chairman, the Bishop of Litchfield, told Stobart that the commission has “been exploring the use of gendered language in relation to God for several years,” and would discuss the matter with the Faith and Order Commission this spring.

However, any change to the Church’s liturgy would require the unanimous approval of the Synod, where there is strong opposition.

“The fact that God is called ‘Father’ can’t be substituted by ‘Mother’ without changing meaning, nor can it be gender-neutralized to ‘Parent’ without loss of meaning,” Rev. Ian Paul, a member of the Church’s Archbishop’s Council, said in response to Stobart’s proposal. “Fathers and mothers are not interchangeable but relate to their offspring in different ways,” he continued. “If the Liturgical Commission seeks to change this, then in an important way they will be moving the doctrine of the Church away from being grounded in the Scriptures.”

The Church of England differs from the Catholic Church in several key ways: It does not recognize the Pope as the one appointed ‘Vicar of Christ’, it allows clergy to marry, and it permits women to be ordained, all while delegating more authority to individual bishops and ministers. Thus, while orders from the Vatican forbid Catholic priests from blessing same-sex unions, the General Synod of the Church of England is currently preparing for a divisive vote on the matter this week.

While the catechisms of both the Catholic and Anglican churches define God as neither a man nor a woman, both refer to him as male in their liturgy.

https://www.rt.com/news/571139-gender-neutral-god-england/

orisa37:
GOD IS OMNIEVERYTHING. HE HAS FOUR LIVING CREATURES IN HIS PALM AND HE CAN USE THEM ANYHOW WITHOUT QUERY FROM ANY QUARTERS.
GOD IS GRAND ORDER DOMINION.
SO PLEASE DON'T PLAY GAMES WITH ATHEISTS OR BE UNEQUALLY YOKED WITH THEM.

orisa37:



YOU KNOW THAT YOU SPRING OUT FROM SOMEWHERE.
THAT KNOWLEDGE IS FAITH AND IT IS RELIGION TO THE GRAND ORDER DOMINION. THAT'S RELATING TO GOD THE OMNIPOTENT, OMNISCIENT AND OMNI NEUTRAL (ALL NEUTRAL) GOD.

Lunja:
Point of correction, this particular organisation in england is not a church.
That's why their former subjects in nigeria & several african countries have renounced & trashed them FOREVER!.

Never address them as a church, use something else.

My suggestion - shrine of england.