Anya: Why anthropocize God? Isn't the whole notion of gender too limiting for divinity?
Devani: Maybe so, but if people think about God in even limited terms it's better than not thinking at all.
Anya: Why's that?
Devani: Most people are so busy thinking of themselves and their small affairs . . . God is a value transcending all notions of 'self'.
Anya: The logic doesn't hold. Belief in God is not needed for selfless transcendence. Conversely, it's possible to profess religious faith yet still be selfish and cruel.

Female Divinity

Female Divinity - a graphic poem by T Newfields If God were a Woman would She be a jealous task master demanding absolute obedience to Her and condemning whom She pleased? If God were a Woman would She claim one tribe or race was superior and glorify wars as holy deeds? If God were a Woman would She allow a few to enrich themselves at the expense of other beings? If God were a Woman would we accept each other more and view Earth Itself as Manifest Divinity?
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