Female God

[tinytherese]

Oh, the joys of going to a women's college. One of my friends expressed to me that she sees God as a woman, thinking that God being portrayed as male is just another way for men to dominate the world and in this case everything. For a woman in power is unthinkable.

[rachael]

[CatherineM]

If Jesus can subject himself to a Father's will, then so can I.

[Noel's angel]

We had a nun and a priest come into our school to tell us that God was a woman. When will these people ever learn

[Mari Therese]

Oi vay, we have nuns like that here too.

[Hassan]

[quote name='tinytherese' post='1794177' date='Mar 1 2009, 03:29 AM']Oh, the joys of going to a women's college. One of my friends expressed to me that she sees God as a woman, thinking that God being portrayed as male is just another way for men to dominate the world and in this case everything. For a woman in power is unthinkable. [/quote]

I beleive the OT compares God to a mother hen?

I guess I don't see the problem if God is neither male not female. I do remember reading Ratzinger (before he was the Pope) saying that while God was nether male nor female the fact that Jesus was male and adressed himself (? ) as "Father" that was important.

I don't know exactly what that means though

[Mari Therese]

I think that the reason why we address God as Father is because He chose to reveal himself as such. In the OT and NT God always presents Himself as father and from Adam to now, there has always been the Tradition of everyone (Prophets, preachers, teachers and laypersons) addressing God as the Father.

[eagle_eye222001]

God the Father. Not God the Mother....

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[kafka]

For their punishment, let them be locked up in a dark room with the Dishwalla song "Counting Blue Cars" blasting ad nauseum.

[Galloglasses' Alt]

What reality do you people live in? honestly, I think i'm sheltered the worst thing of this sort I have ever dealt with was a Mass, singular, where the liturgy was, as far as I was concerned, horrifically abused.

Then I come to the internets and hear absolute horror stories. And this 'Goddess' craic has never happened to me. Guess I should count myself lucky.

Edited March 1, 2009 by Galloglasses' Alt

[kafka]

Oz.

We're not in Kansas anymore. Its been a long time since we saw her boundless fields of corn and wheat.

[MIKolbe]

[quote name='kafka' post='1794392' date='Mar 1 2009, 02:46 PM']For their punishment, let them be locked up in a dark room with me, as i read them all my posts.[/quote]
ouch.

[jeffpugh]

[quote name='MIkolbe' post='1794460' date='Mar 1 2009, 05:28 PM']ouch.[/quote]
Wrong thread

[tinytherese]

[quote name='Hassan' post='1794294' date='Mar 1 2009, 12:29 PM']I beleive the OT compares God to a mother hen?

I guess I don't see the problem if God is neither male not female. I do remember reading Ratzinger (before he was the Pope) saying that while God was nether male nor female the fact that Jesus was male and adressed himself (? ) as "Father" that was important.

I don't know exactly what that means though[/quote]

Perhaps this won't make sense but God may have certain female traits but as a whole is still to be thought of as Our Father, though still neither male or female. Perhaps someone can explain this better than me.

[MIKolbe]

[quote name='Sacred Music Man' post='1794838' date='Mar 1 2009, 09:45 PM']I'm a chump [/quote]