There's been a lot of buzz about the "receiving" of a report that would propose alternative names for the Trinity such as*:
1. Rainbow, Ark and Dove
2. Speaker, Word and Breath
3. Overflowing Font, Living Water and Flowing River
4. Compassionate Mother, Beloved Child and Life-Giving Womb
Without studying the issue or the report, I am inclined to agree with Rev. Lovelady which states in the Layman article " that the Trinity paper "suffers from a confusion about the name of God." He (Lovelady) said there is a difference between a name and a metaphor." It seems to me that God may express his being/character in a metaphor, but may wish to be addressed as something else, in this case I presume it should only be "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit".
* See the article entitled "Trinity paper is 'received' by GA, but not approved" by the Layman: http://www.layman.org/
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I think Mohler's commentary (http://www.albertmohler.com/commentary_read.php?cdate=2006-06-21) on the issue if his understanding of your polity is correct.
Me I'm wholly ignorant but find it strange that they would promote such language. I remember reading about this type of language coming from some very liberal women theologians and found it quite disturbing.
Jimmy
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