Church of England Bishop Says God Should Not Be Referred to as "He"

Rachel Trewood

CHURCH OF ENGLAND BISHOP SAYS GOD SHOULD NOT BE REFERRED TO AS “HE”  - The Church of England has appointed seven female “bishops” since last December. One of those, Rachel Trewood, Bishop of Gloucester, said that it is wrong to refer to God as “He” because God is “gender neutral” (“God is not a he or a she,” The Guardian, Oct. 24, 2015). Trewood is one of the House of Parliament’s “26 Lords Spiritual,” which is sad because she doesn’t believe the Lord Jesus Christ, who said, “After this manner therefore pray ye: OUR FATHER which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name” (Matthew 6:9). Trewood also says that she is not comfortable with the term “mother.” “There is something about the whole connotation of ‘mother’ that has a sense of dependency for me. It’s not how I want to be looked at. I see myself as a leader, as leading from among the people.”

(Friday Church News Notes, December 18, 2015, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143)

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