Thoughts on the possibility of a female God?
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Re: Thoughts on the possibility of a female God?
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That's so true! Society thinks of God as the sovereign power and would probably have a new mind set if there were female Gods. I hope society would be more broad minded with or without the help of the presence or belief of female Gods.TobiOrNotTobi wrote:I mean, there are goddesses (female gods), but if you're talking about who Christians worship, that will most likely not be true. In the Bible, God is referred to as a "he," so there is no possibility of God (if that's who you were referring to) being a female.
I believe if God was a female, there would be a major difference on views on men and women. Just think if females were supposed to be the head of households, the rulers, the politicians, etc. before they had any kind of role in society.
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TobiOrNotTobi wrote:I mean, there are goddesses (female gods), but if you're talking about who Christians worship, that will most likely not be true. In the Bible, God is referred to as a "he," so there is no possibility of God (if that's who you were referring to) being a female.
I believe if God was a female, there would be a major difference on views on men and women. Just think if females were supposed to be the head of households, the rulers, the politicians, etc. before they had any kind of role in society.
Hmm... I never really thought of the possibility but that would have a lot to do with me being Christian. I agree with you anyway. The views on men and women would be very different.
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Then, our Savior, Jesus, is a male instead of a female...
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Such an innocent and serious thought!FloraZeyd wrote:Seriously? God can't be male or female. God is just God. Him being of a gender kinda ruins the whole point of being God, doesn't it?
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I totally agree with you. And I just repented.
Swara Sangeet wrote:Such an innocent and serious thought!FloraZeyd wrote:Seriously? God can't be male or female. God is just God. Him being of a gender kinda ruins the whole point of being God, doesn't it?
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Such an innocent answer!kislany wrote:Why not? Who says it has to be a 'he'? The church?
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True. Even I learnt in class once that God had no shape, no 'specified' structure but is rather omnipotent and omnipresent. I don't believe in God, but I don't think there's any harm in allowing a strong positive force in our midst!IsabelMay wrote:It's an interesting concept. I remember this being discussed in a theology class and no one could really answer why God is always presented as a male. They did provide many arguments, but to be frank, they were far from plausible. In fact, it sounded as if the lecturer was trying to convince himself first. Why wouldn't it be a female? Why wouldn't it be something else? It doesn't even have to be like a human, which is even more fascinating.
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TobiOrNotTobi wrote:I mean, there are goddesses (female gods), but if you're talking about who Christians worship, that will most likely not be true. In the Bible, God is referred to as a "he," so there is no possibility of God (if that's who you were referring to) being a female.
I believe if God was a female, there would be a major difference on views on men and women. Just think if females were supposed to be the head of households, the rulers, the politicians, etc. before they had any kind of role in society.
True, In most martriarchial societies in history there's always a significantly powerful goddess.
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That's an interesting fact! I'd like to read about these matriarchal societies.juliusotinyo wrote:TobiOrNotTobi wrote:I mean, there are goddesses (female gods), but if you're talking about who Christians worship, that will most likely not be true. In the Bible, God is referred to as a "he," so there is no possibility of God (if that's who you were referring to) being a female.
I believe if God was a female, there would be a major difference on views on men and women. Just think if females were supposed to be the head of households, the rulers, the politicians, etc. before they had any kind of role in society.
True, In most martriarchial societies in history there's always a significantly powerful goddess.
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Quite a no in traditional African societies. Can't remember them all, but primarily west and east African bantu tribesSwara Sangeet wrote:That's an interesting fact! I'd like to read about these matriarchal societies.juliusotinyo wrote:TobiOrNotTobi wrote:I mean, there are goddesses (female gods), but if you're talking about who Christians worship, that will most likely not be true. In the Bible, God is referred to as a "he," so there is no possibility of God (if that's who you were referring to) being a female.
I believe if God was a female, there would be a major difference on views on men and women. Just think if females were supposed to be the head of households, the rulers, the politicians, etc. before they had any kind of role in society.
True, In most martriarchial societies in history there's always a significantly powerful goddess.
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I agree... However this is not my favorite topic.rhiza021 wrote:I think that depends on one's religion and culture. In Roman and Greek mythology, there are female Gods. However, does God (Gods for others) have a gender in the first place? Maybe yes, maybe no, but I don't think it's really the same thing as for us humans and other animals.