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  • From: "Parlin, Steven" <PARLINS AT culver.org>
  • To: "'Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion'" <percy-l AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [percy-l] gay marriage
  • Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:06:08 -0500

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Yes... that is one of the hazards of English... we have no genderless personal pronouns.
-----Original Message-----
From: RHONDA MCDONNELL [mailto:rhonda_mcdonnell AT msn.com]
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 8:38 PM
To: Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion
Subject: Re: [percy-l] gay marriage

Hi Karey:
 
You might be interested in Harold Bloom's contention that the Hebrew pronouns which refer to God in the original Old Testament are genderless.  Since I don't read Hebrew, I can't check this, but I do know that Milton also agrees with you.  Not bad company to be in.  And we may as well throw in Plato's SYMPOSIUM as another argument that precedes yours.
 
Rhonda
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [percy-l] gay marriage

 
 
I think our spirits/souls ultimately transcend gender -- God has no genitals (although we traditionally and misleadingly refer to "Him" as a "He," gender is by definition a physical trait and God is not physical - only Jesus). 
I



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