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In reply to the discussion: ALTERNET: Mitt Romney's ROLE AS MORMON BISHOP Shows His EXTEMIST Religious Beliefs [View all]knitter4democracy
(14,350 posts)64. Depends on which church you're in.
I've heard Catholic religion teachers use Mother, Methodist preachers say the Holy Spirit is the female part of God, and many others call God Mother.
I grew up in the Church of the Nazarene and Methodist churches, went to a Nazarene church, traveled quite a bit in college on mission work in Central America and Russia, spent a good bit of time in study, and then ultimately ended up Eastern Orthodox. I've talked with many different Christians of all kinds of backgrounds, and I've known many who consider God to be female.
Have you ever ready any of Kelly Cherry's writing on the subject of being female and worshiping the Divine Other? Interesting stuff.
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ALTERNET: Mitt Romney's ROLE AS MORMON BISHOP Shows His EXTEMIST Religious Beliefs [View all]
FourScore
Sep 2012
OP
There is NOT ONE WOMAN in the LDS High Command. The LDS church power structure is exclusively men.
Raster
Sep 2012
#7
OFFS! Part of Fascism is Church & State intertwined, Corporate protection, Labor suppressed.
JaneyVee
Sep 2012
#3
I have never heard Christian liturgy referring to a goddess or Mother.
Manifestor_of_Light
Sep 2012
#63
Does one have to be devout as a Mormon to be a Bishop,or just tithe tens of millions of dollars
rustydog
Sep 2012
#13