Percy-L: Literary, Religious, Scientific, and Philosophical Discussion of Walker Percy

["Parlin, Steven" <PARLINS AT culver.org>]

Title: Message

Yes... that is one of the hazards of English... we have no genderless personal pronouns.

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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 -----

From: Karey L. Perkins

To: Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion

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). 

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