Tuesday, June 20, 2006
John Knox, where are you?
Those crazy Presbyterians, fearful that they might be beaten out by the Episcopal Church USA in a hotly contested race to become the first mainline American church to completely abandon the Christian religion, today took a substantial step toward that end.
The divine Trinity--"Father, Son and Holy Spirit"--could also be known as "Mother, Child and Womb" or "Rock, Redeemer and Friend" at some Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) services under an action Monday by the church's national assembly.
Delegates to the meeting voted to "receive" a policy paper on gender-inclusive language for the Trinity, a step short of approving it. That means church officials can propose experimental liturgies with alternative phrasings for the Trinity, but congregations won't be required to use them.
The Chicago Tribune has the whole enchilada.
