Why is there no Mrs. God?

Discussion in 'Religion' started by Xelasnave.1947, Apr 8, 2017.

  1. sculptor Valued Senior Member

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    as/re domestic violence: My first wife had a temper. One day, it would seem that I had pissed her off(I do not remember the actual cause), anyway, the stuff in the kitchen started flying in my direction, pots, pans, dishes, a heavy ashtray, and i fended them off with my forearms and began to laugh----the angrier she got, the more she threw, and I couldn't stop laughing-----so-I headed outside, and fell down laughing------whereupon, she got in her car and tried to run me over- and drove off for most of the day...............................Years later, long after the divorce, She said that the cruelest thing i ever did to her was to laugh at her when she was really angry.
    (sigh)
    Had a man attacked me like that, I might have done everything in my power to put him in the hospital.
    Does that make me a sexist?
     
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  3. Xelasnave.1947 Valued Senior Member

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    Rather than qualify you as a sexist I would rather praise you for not attacking her.
    Do you consider you contributed to the break down?
    Alex
     
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  5. exchemist Valued Senior Member

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    I think one has to understand that the traditions are deeply embedded, due to centuries of the social imperative for preventing illegitimate and unwanted babies before contraception became available, which was very recent in historical terms. But I do think the whole attitude to sex has been twisted by this. It will take them a century I think to untangle all the dodgy theology that has developed around it. I think the present pope understands this, but can only move the church little by little, if he wants to prevent a schism. I think married priests, as in the Orthodox church, and women priests too, would help enormously. There is nothing but tradition that prevents women from being ordained - I've never come across a theological argument against it, anyway.
     
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  7. sculptor Valued Senior Member

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    Break down, break up.........
    fersure mea culpa
     
  8. Xelasnave.1947 Valued Senior Member

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    Is there any hope for reconciliation?
    Alex
     
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  10. sculptor Valued Senior Member

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    No.
    A) I'm married with children.
    B) My first wife is dead and I ain't into necrophilia.

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    She did used to call me occasionally for many years when she was feeling blue. We'd chat for hours. She said that I always made her feel better.
     
  11. kx000 Valued Senior Member

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    Would it be God and His Godess, or is He monotheistic.
     
  12. Michael 345 New year. PRESENT is 72 years oldl Valued Senior Member

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    He's mono y monotonous

    Same same for eternity

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  13. DaveC426913 Valued Senior Member

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    Yeah. There's a Hollywood term for that. It's called retconning.

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  14. Dywyddyr Penguinaciously duckalicious. Valued Senior Member

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    Can't find the relevant thread (mainly because "Mrs God" is too short a term for the search engine to find) but we had this conversation well over a decade ago.

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    I think the general conclusion was that - if there had ever had been a Mrs. God - she'd have been quickly relegated to obscurity/ non-existence because of the persistent "Oh, you've missed a bit" and "When are you going to do XXX like I asked you to ages ago?".
     
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  15. DaveC426913 Valued Senior Member

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    Look honey, if I say I'm going to do something, it'll get done.
    I don't need to be reminded every million years.
     
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  16. Xelasnave.1947 Valued Senior Member

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    I am sorry you lost her.

    And its great you have notwithstanding an initial set back in life moved on successfully.

    Also it is wonderful the both of you could stay in touch and not fall into the pit of mutual hate.

    Good on you to be a decent man.

    Alex
     
  17. exchemist Valued Senior Member

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    Well, there, one learns something every day.

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  18. Dinosaur Rational Skeptic Valued Senior Member

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    I thought there are (or at least were) religions with female instead of male gods, although I cannot remember any such religions.

    BTW: Aside from Greek & Roman mythology, I do not remember any religions with gods/goddesses having spouses. I am guessing (fairly sure) that there were such religions.

    The Egyptians had Isis, Osiris, Ra, Horus, & others. Isis & Osiris might have been mates
     
  19. ajanta Registered Senior Member

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    Yes, If God is almighty.
     
  20. Michael 345 New year. PRESENT is 72 years oldl Valued Senior Member

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    So the question should be

    Is this gay god?

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  21. Dywyddyr Penguinaciously duckalicious. Valued Senior Member

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    Discordianism: Hail Eris.

    Norse: Odin & Frigga. Thor & Sif. Njord & Skadi ...
    Egyptian: Anhur & Mehit. Geb & Nut. Isis & Osiris (also brother & sister) ...
    Indian:Brahma & Saraswati (Gayatri). Vishnu & Lakshmi. Karthikeya (Muruga) & Valli and Devasena ...
    Aztec: Tlaloc & Chalchihuitlcue.
    Inuit: Sedna & a dog (she didn't like the men her father wanted to marry her off to). Anguta & ? (he was a widower).
    Blackfoot: Old Man & Old Lady. Naato'si & Ko'komiki'somma ...
    Etc, etc.
     
  22. billvon Valued Senior Member

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    Tax reasons. They get more money back by filing separately.
    Some are. Some were quite matriarchal. All depends on who was in charge when their holy book got written.[/quote][/QUOTE]
     
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  23. ajanta Registered Senior Member

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    No/yes, If God is not almighty or almighty.

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