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To: sionnsar
For those wondering what inspired the Episcopal Church's newly-elected, female presiding bishop to refer to "Mother Jesus" during the General Convention, the answer might be found on the "Office of Women's Ministries" (OWM) page on the official national church website.

Mother Jesus? Why do female clergy, not always, but most times want to make God into a woman? Here's a blast from the past.

Mary Baker Eddy,(1821-1910) the founder and Pastor Emeritus of the Christian Science heresy reworded the Lord's prayer like this:

Our Father which art in heaven, Our Father-Mother God, all-harmonious,

Wonder if she was the first female cleric that started that?

19 posted on 07/28/2006 8:04:47 PM PDT by FJ290
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To: FJ290

Good point. I think the worship of the female goes back to the Egyptians.

Wrong then. Wrong now.


26 posted on 07/28/2006 8:22:28 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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