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I (unintentionally) hijacked diamond's Creation thread a little bit, so I thought I'd start my own.
What does everyone think about the gender identity (if any) of God/Allah/whatever deity you prefer? As a female Christian, I'm with sula on her earlier statement: that if we truly are created in the image of God, then God must have female and male aspects.
I've actually worked gender identity into my theory of the Trinity, as well. It goes something like this: we can all probably agree (then again, maybe not...) that Jesus Christ was male. It makes sense, since, as someone (maybe Sula again?) pointed out that a woman might not have been the best choice for a Messiah back then. Point taken.
So I believe that Jesus was male, and that God has male and female aspects. Which provides for a feminine Holy Spirit, completing the Trinity and maintaining a perfect gender balance.
What does everyone think about the gender identity (if any) of God/Allah/whatever deity you prefer? As a female Christian, I'm with sula on her earlier statement: that if we truly are created in the image of God, then God must have female and male aspects.
I've actually worked gender identity into my theory of the Trinity, as well. It goes something like this: we can all probably agree (then again, maybe not...) that Jesus Christ was male. It makes sense, since, as someone (maybe Sula again?) pointed out that a woman might not have been the best choice for a Messiah back then. Point taken.
So I believe that Jesus was male, and that God has male and female aspects. Which provides for a feminine Holy Spirit, completing the Trinity and maintaining a perfect gender balance.