Why is God a Him, and not a Her?

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Debayon Dutta

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Posted: 16 years ago

Never thought I would ver make a religious topic, but one of the many things bugging me was things(since I'm an atheist and never pay attention to religion).

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_Angie_

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Posted: 16 years ago

God is "Him" & Goddess is "Her" 😆

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Debayon Dutta

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: angie.4u
God is "Him" & Goddess is "Her" 😆

But the Christians even refer to Mary as 'Him"😕

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: debayon
But the Christians even refer to Mary as 'Him"😕

no they don't. At least I have never seen it

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: debayon
But the Christians even refer to Mary as 'Him"😕

Really 😲 wasnt aware of this till now 😕

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Debayon Dutta

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: Perfangel5655

no they don't. At least I have never seen it

I once went to a church and they were referring to Mary as Him. Maybe the priest said it wrong and didn't realize it? But my question also was why do people always refer to God as "him", and not "Her" in general?

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: Perfangel5655
At least I have never seen it

Neither have I !

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: debayon
But my question also was why do people always refer to God as "him", and not "Her" in general?

I guess it depends on which form of God U worship. If its the male form then its a He . But if its the mother Goddess like Durga, Laxmi, Saraswati then its a She . One can pray to any form one feels comfortable with. It does not really matter as to which form one prays to as long as one prays 😉 Its the process , the thought involved in prayer that is therapeutic !😊

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Debayon Dutta

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: angie.4u

I guess it depends on which form of God U worship. If its the male form then its a He . But if its the mother Goddess like Durga, Laxmi, Saraswati then its a She . One can pray to any form one feels comfortable with. It does not really matter as to which form one prays to as long as one prays 😉 Its the process , the thought involved in prayer that is therapeutic !😊

I don't think you got my point. When people are discussing about religion in general, they refer to "God" as "He", not "She". I've seen this ijn many instances, irrespective of what religion they belonged to.

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Posted: 16 years ago

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Originally posted by: debayon
I once went to a church and they were referring to Mary as Him. Maybe the priest said it wrong and didn't realize it? But my question also was why do people always refer to God as "him", and not "Her" in general?

There are many different reasons

For Christians they believe God is male.

For muslims and jews God doesn't have a gender. If you are speaking in english, and if the noun is cosidered powerful they consider it masucline hence uses " he" and not a "she". Sun is a he, moon is a she.

As for Hindus they have Gods and Godesses.

Edited by Perfangel5655 - 16 years ago

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