tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post3900787739377644438..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Inclusive Language Excludes GodPastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-31462263899906165982013-08-21T15:45:00.431-05:002013-08-21T15:45:00.431-05:00It's interesting how people who sing the prais...It's interesting how people who sing the praises of "inclusiveness" are not willing to include the unborn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-44892574788799038462012-02-23T11:23:43.265-06:002012-02-23T11:23:43.265-06:00Thanks for a great post, Larry. I shamelessly stol...Thanks for a great post, Larry. I shamelessly stole it and gave you credit.Rev. Paul T. McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846468267196335350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-67146568318278793522012-02-23T11:04:45.264-06:002012-02-23T11:04:45.264-06:00Once I visited a church and was forced to endure a...Once I visited a church and was forced to endure an Inclusive Langauge service. They actually sang "A Mighty Fortress", with all references to God the Father and God the Son neutered.<br /><br />Interestingly, they kept the devil male.<br /><br />So, I sang:<br /><br />"The Prince of Darkness grim, <br />we tremble not for her; <br />her rage we can endure, <br />for lo, her doom is sure; <br />one little word shall fell her."Anglican Beach Partyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775953413487218314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-1074793980575925692012-02-21T13:00:05.961-06:002012-02-21T13:00:05.961-06:00If one has a choice between perusing through the E...If one has a choice between perusing through the ELCA's new hymnal and having a root canal, ALWAYS choose the root canal - it is by far less painful! I write this as an ELCA Lutheran, by the way (save the rocks!). You write: "Example from the Preface: It is right to give our thanks and praise. OR even worse: It is right to give God thanks and praise." Respectfully, the former is actually worse than the latter insofar as the former takes the focus off of God and puts it onto us, i.e., according to this (mis-)translation, it is no longer just right to give Him thanks and praise, it is right to give OUR thanks and praise. It is a mere reflection of the entire problem with the ELCA: faith is no longer about God, it is ALL about US. The Rev. Ronald Marshall of First Lutheran Church of West Seattle (ELCA) writes an excellent critique of ELW, entitled "Inverting John 3:30." It is worth the read, and may be found on the church's website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com