A church in Västerås reportedly bought an advertisement in a Swedish newspaper days before Christmas, inviting those in the area to celebrate the birth of Jesus with worship, Christmas music, and a Christmas crib. But it did it using a gender neutral pronoun.
The word used was “hen,” which is the gender neutral alternative to “hon” (she) and “han” (he).
Swedish news-magazine Expressen originally reported the story in Swedish, according to Dangerous blog. IJR translated it into English.
Susann Senter, who’s the female dean of the church, explained:
“If I’m a little provocative, most 19th and [20th century depictions] of Jesus are quite feminine. He is gentle, has curly hair and is not very masculine in physique.”– READ MORE
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