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[quote=Anonymous]I have no desire to get into the theology.  I am an interfaith minister.  My thoughts....  God is the Loving Source of all that Is.  God is everything.  Male and Female. To insist on a pronoun reduces God to human, and God is not human.  Too often we create God in our image.  And that's not how it works.

When I am called to pray with an evangelical Christian (I am a Hospice Chaplain), I usually pray "Jesus" and of course, Jesus was male.  If I'm praying with a Catholic, I'll use either Jesus, God, He/Him, Father God, or even Mother Mary.  Often I pray with people who are more progressive Christians.  I usually pray, "Mother Father God" or "Loving Spirit".  Occasionally I pray with Pagan or Earth based faiths.  It's always "Gaia" or "Mother".  If the person is Muslim, I'm going to stick with male pronouns.  If they are Buddhist or agnostic/atheist, I'm going to use life review or gratitude meditation.

I don't think God cares about our simple human language.  God is simply I Am.  Why does the Bible refer to God using male pronouns?  Think about who held the power.  [/quote]

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