Wokeness comes before Jesus.
After this story came out, the AP was quick to point out that there was no concrete plan to change the pronouns on the “Our Father.” That’s true. But that’s not what the initial report said. The initial report said that many in the Church of England are considering such a thing. Some are advocating. The report is making it clear that this is a battle currently going on. The AP comes in and tut-tuts everyone like a schoolmarm as if there should be NO reporting on it until it actually happens.
How would such a thing happen? Would they change it to “Our Creator” instead of “Our Father?” I have no idea how language even works anymore.
Summit News: The Church of England is considering dropping the phrase “our Father” from the start of the Lord’s Prayer, and instructing clergy to refrain from using male pronouns when talking about God, according to a report in The Telegraph.
The move comes after Reverend Joanna Stobart, a vicar in the diocese of Guildford, claimed that some clergy want to refer to God without saying He or Him in order to be “more inclusive.”
Stobart wrote, “Please could the Liturgical Commission provide an update on the steps being taken to develop more inclusive language in our authorized liturgy and to provide more options for those who wish to use authorized liturgy and speak of God in a non-gendered way, particularly in authorized absolutions where many of the prayers offered for use refer to God using male pronouns?”
The report notes that the Bishop of Lichfield, the Rt Rev Michael Ipgrave, responded “We have been exploring the use of gendered language in relation to God for several years, in collaboration with the Faith and Order Commission.”
On a side note, the “Our Father” is a pretty scary prayer. “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” That’s a pretty tall order with some major consequences. We must forgive if we hope to be forgiven.
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