Following on from points made in
David Virtue, checking in , perhaps we could start a new thread to discuss this important initiative, rather than having it buried in a "welcome" thread. We can ask the mods to change the thread title if appropriate.
I am not familiar with TEC's new Prayer book, but I do recognise the need for new Prayer books for each new generation, as we are called to proclaim the gospel afresh and that means adapting to the local culture at the time, but without changing the fact that the Christian faith is the same yesterday, today, tomorrow.
Clearly the idea of a maternal god has been around for a long time, especially within paganism, but it seems that suddenly fluidity of sex is all the rage (in the U.K., for sure). It is amazing how many irreversible decisions are being made without a proper public debate, and that individuals are making life-long decisions without a lot of checks and balances.
It is right that we as a church take a leadership position in society in debating these issues, even right down to making new credal statements in order to make sense of the society we live in.
As an evangelical, it is important to me that Scripture is supreme. Whatever our creed is, it should be accurate to Genesis 1, John 1 and all the other verses that the Nicene creed emerges from.
The other thing is that we don't own the Nicene creed. It is shared by all orthodox churches. Coming up with a new creed will fracture the relationships we have with these churches as well as with other Anglican churches.
Is this proposed creed something that will be said in most services in most churches, or is it an alternative for niche occasions? Is it something that will be in an annexe of the prayerbook, or in the main part. Is it a bit like occasionally dipping into The Message as opposed to more traditional versions of the bible?