[Magdalen] Here We Go Again.

Ann Markle ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
Tue Jul 7 00:30:20 UTC 2015


Not clear what you're getting at.  "Her" is awkward.  So His "him," and so
is "God."  "Our" seems like the intuitive choice, if one cares about what
sounds/feels natural.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 5:59 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hmm. I heard it just a couple weeks ago. I was the only one I heard to say
> "Her".
>
> I thought most people ignore this stuff today.  Mind you I don't say
> whether they should or not, but I just don't get the impression they worry
> about it.
>
> After all, we all know God is beyond gender and using the male pronoun is
> better than saying "give It thanks and praise," which suggests the FSM or
> some other, uh, entity.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:41 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I bet it's been twenty years or more since I've heard someone read/say
> >
> > It is right to give him thanks and praise.
> >
> > These changes are in the works. In the pews.
> > -M
> >
> >
> > On Monday, July 6, 2015, Raewynne Whiteley <raewynne1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > And my other basic wish is to remove gendered language for people in
> the
> > > BCP - a minor change, but way way way overdue.  It would be nice to
> have
> > a
> > > much wider range of metaphors for God as well, rather than the dominant
> > > male ones, but let's start with people.
> >
> >
> >
> > > > > I subscribe to the USA Prayer Book Society's "Mandate"
> > > > > periodical.
> > >
> >
> > There used to be a local publication called Mandate. It had nothing to
> > do with the BCP, but was a classified service. Men seeking men.
> >
>


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