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Harry wrote:Jesus famously hung out with drunkards and prostitutes!
Jesus brought the wine!
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Harry Marks:
There are many, many passages in the OT that were not inspired by God, much less written by her,
Hi Harry, I am rather curious as to why you refer to God as "her". It sounds so new agey and cutesy. Since I do not believe in the existence of any God, it does not really matter to me why God is referred to as she, he or it, but I wondered if you had a particular reason for choosing "she"?
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Lady -

I am sorry to sound New Agey. I spent some time learning about feminist theology at one point, and am a feminist myself. I believe God is spirit, and is "She" just as much as "He". Since most people use He, and masculine values still tend to dominate religious discussions, I choose to use the feminine reference.

Yours is not the face I am trying to be in, by referring to God by her feminine side. But I do like getting under the skin of fundamentalists with it. I am a little mean about it, I would say.
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