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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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God: it or he?

0Do we OFTEN use00 00it00, rather than00 00he00 00to refer to God? ! 02br
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00Which one do you prefer?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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0Hi,02br
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0If we use01i00 it02i00 to refer to ***, does01i00 it02i00 sound offensive or disrespective to some ears?0-
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0 *** is asexual. One cannot associate anything related to *** with ***. So I don't think there is a pronoun in English which can refer to ***. He and she are ***-centric, nor does "it" seem to be a suitable word. 0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10*** is asexual.12blockquote
10Genesis 1,27: So *** created man in 01b01font00his02font02b00 own image, in the image of *** created he him; male and female created he them. 0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Do we OFTEN use10 10it10, rather than10 10he10 10to refer to ***? ! 12br
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10Which one do you prefer?12br
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10Thanks in advance!12br
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10My impression is that those who talk about "***" t
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0 I,and everyone I know, have always refered to *** as "he". I do not believe *** is neither a "He" or a "She", but "It" sounds rude and disrespectful. 0-
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0So, I'll avoid using 01i00it02i00.02br
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00Thank you guys!0-
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