The Church of England has announced plans to look into the use of gender-neutral terms to refer to God in prayers and religious discussions. While there are no plans to abolish current services, the Church made it clear that this is not a new line of thought, according to Reuters.

“This is nothing new. Christians have recognized since ancient times that God is neither male nor female,” a spokesperson for the Church said. “Yet the variety of ways of addressing and describing God found in scripture has not always been reflected in our worship.”

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