God’s pronouns are causing conniptions in Britain
Anglicans are debating whether He should be He/Him or She/Her or something else. Rightly
God was very clear on many things. He said: “I am the LORD.” He said: “I am…the Almighty.” He said: “I am Alpha and Omega.” However perhaps because He tended to communicate by angels, divine inspiration and stone tablets, rather than by email with sign-off, He did not specify His pronouns. Now an argument is brewing among some in the Church of England (c of e) over whether He is indeed best referred to as He/Him or whether He might also be referred to as She/Her; or neither; or all of the above. Omnipotence allows the non-binary to be so much more expansive.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Our Mother which art in heaven”
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