I went to a church once in Cumming, GA (www.cummingfirst.com) (no lie) where the pastor never used a male pronoun for God. "Our parent who aren't in heaven ... etc." It was a little disturbing. I think that it would be such a huge stumbling block for so many people that it's not worth it to be politically correct. I also think that it could be a big stumbling block to refer to God in exclusively male terms - especially in a liberal context. I'm not offended by God being a male - however, I'm not a liberal woman. Maybe I'll ask Mary what she thinks - or drop a line to Hillary Clinton (I'm going to put a picture of her on my wall.)