Church of Sweden Opts for Gender Neutral Terms, Drops ‘He’ When Referring to God
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(Worthy News) – The Church of Sweden is making a few changes when it comes to how clergy refer to God the Father.
According to the Telegraph, the church’s 251 member board voted to switch out terms like “Lord” and “He” and incorporate the more gender neutral term “God.”
According the board, those changes will go into effect in May of 2018. [ Source: CBN News (Read More…) ]
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