Not exact matches
god (s): Hebrew word # 430 «elohiym (el - o - heem»); plural
of OT: 433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article)
of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way
of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: [usages
of the word in the] KJV — angels, exceeding, God (gods)-
dess, - ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
You see, I also do not believe that God is a white bearded old man in a nightshirt... The God (
dess) I understand is too huge, too eternally absolute and too immense an ultimate and perfect Love and a complete manifestation
of Allness to be limited by human concepts.
* shrugs *... I have a suspicion that god /
dess / es don't exist, but, I'm kind
of fond
of the idea
of a «one god» in a somewhat weird»em manent / transcendent» way (yah, I know, they don't really go together, but that is kind
of what I ses as... miraculous... in my little paradigm) that is not personal, but is intimate (I know, I know, another paradox)... and that most religions are some attempt at people trying to get their head around expressing that «one god»...
The Assembly
of World Council
of Churches at Canberra in 1991 has been a landmark in the history
of Christian thought for it had initiated a dialogue between Christian theologies and God (
dess)- talks
of religions
of the marginalized
of the Third World in seeking to be enriched in our mission
of theologizing.
A reviewer
of this article objected to using «God /
dess,» «s / he and «his / er» saying they «either suggest that God is feminine [I don't see why this follows] or hermaphrodite, not that God transcends gender... God /
dess also suggests polytheism.»
Conceiving
of God /
dess as a self - impregnating hermaphrodite may be a good halfway transition to a concept
of a personal and nongendered divinity Perhaps thinking
of God /
dess as all - gendered, rather than nongendered would resonate ritually with more people.
Before you know it, you'll be less zombie and more
of that well - rested god /
dess you are meant to be!
I make
desses from the slew
of patterns I've aquired at garage sales / antique shops and I feel that some people think it's pretty lame to not only wear homemade cloths, but to have sewing as my hobby (I'm 25).
Hi - Rez Stew, President
of Hi - Rez Studios, described her as the coolest god (
dess) they've ever made.