thou shalt bash the fairer sex

Tuesdays MX (yes I know it's not the most stimulating read, but spending half my life on trains in & out of the city I'm happy to read the same junk as the rest of Melbourne!), included an article about- how 'church of England leaders have warned that calling God "He" encourages men to beat their wives. In new guidelines for bishops and priests on such abuse, they blamed " uncritical use of masculine imagery" for encouraging men to behave vioently towards women.

Do some men really think like this?

Nice idea if it works but I somehow think the issues a bit deeper than that- how screwed up an image of God must these guys have if they think that God being 'male' allows violence to women and their wives. Not going to get into the whole 'is God a he or she' debate because I honestly don't think it matters- what matters is that God wouldn't go around bashing people up just cos of their sex.