I hear you. I don’t like it either.
What chutzpah to think that they’re improving something.
It’s quite arrogant.
If I don’t agree with the theology of a hymn (and there are a few), I just don’t sing or schedule them. I do not presume to change the words.
I would really hate it if someone changed the words of my own compositions to suit their own theology. (sigh)
With music, as in all things, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”