I don't believe God is a "he" or a "she". If one believes the Creation Story, God created humanity in his own image. Adam was neither male nor female UNTIL the Eve part was removed. Then there were male and female.
I tend to believe the "language" theory too, though. I remember learning in Spanish class that a group of female friends are all amigas until ONE MALE is added. Then that group is referred to as amigos. I thought that was sexist until I found that almost all Romantic languages are that way. A culture thing. A male-dominated culture thing.
__________________ "Don't tear down a fence until you know why it was put up." ~ African proverb
While we're on the subject of debating whether or not god has any particular gender, I suppose I'll just say God is a smoking hot Asian Lady, I just don't find Morgan Freeman to be all that attractive.
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A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.
I have often wondered at the paradox of Jesus needing to be born of a Virginal Mary to avoid "original sin".....
But that wasn't enough! MARY had to be born without "original sin" just to be able to BE the Holy Mother of Jesus.....
So if the miracle of Jesus was that he was born to a virginal woman, why wasnt Mary the Daughter of God and a savior to all sinners?
I smell a rat!
Isn't it obvious? God hates women... and people with dark skin, homosexuals, liberals, he basically just likes white men, and not the southern European darker off white, I mean pasty white, with bright blue eyes; I saw it in a picture once.
Isn't it obvious? God hates women... and people with dark skin, homosexuals, liberals, he basically just likes white men, and not the southern European darker off white, I mean pasty white, with bright blue eyes; I saw it in a picture once.
So, I see you've met the Mormons! I'm pretty sure they don't buy into that original sin dogma. They like the space Jesus and special underware instead.
The way I see it, God (the concept, not the 'character' in religious texts) is without gender. Gender is ascribed as a reflection of the people who write and interpret the scriptures, based on how a given society works. I honestly think that God (the concept) has been filtered through so much human understanding and misunderstanding that people seek the human interpretation of God rather than the actual concept that is behind all of the religious texts. JMO, and not meant to spark a debate.
__________________ ...they think everything is smiles and sweetness and flowers, when there is something bitter to taste. And to pretend there isn't is foolish. -- edie sedgwick
So, I see you've met the Mormons! I'm pretty sure they don't buy into that original sin dogma. They like the space Jesus and special underware instead.
A day in Salt Lake can turn a man bitter for life.
So, I see you've met the Mormons! I'm pretty sure they don't buy into that original sin dogma. They like the space Jesus and special underware instead.
They don't believe in dancing, or celebrating birthdays.
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