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Re: Is God a He, a She, or an It? (was: Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 5 Mar 2000 05:38:48 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > OK, so it's a very long-established convention to use He and nothing else.
> > Got it!
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> No, it isn't. You're taking Peter's word that the translation he read
> (and views as the literal revealed truth) has the pronoun gender right.
> Not every church that's christian uses "he"
Hmm, then I suppose...the safest thing to use is God's name (or pseudoname)
itself -- the first person form, rather than the third-person form?
He / She / It => God
Him / Her / It => God
His / Hers / Its => God's
Is that the best way then?
BTW, what is the canonical second-person form for God? Are we allowed to
call Him "you"? Or must we say "You"? Or "Sir"? Or "His Holiness"? Are
we allowed to use the second-person form?
--Todd
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