ensoring language, the intention is to expand it so as to include all people on an equal basis.Gender in language may have something to do with the fact that English has been without the concept of grammatical gender for centuries, so we think of gender personally, not grammatically. Throughout history society has tolerated male dominance. Some use mankind, and others humankind. Some use he generically; others scrupulously say he or she and still others switch back and forth between he and she. In this day and age of equal opportunity, the English language is still male oriented. Progress in the use of gender-neutral pronouns is slow, but nevertheless moving forward. It may not be appropriate in all areas of our society to use a gender-neutral language and the Bible is one of those areas that need to be left alone. The four solutions of a using they as a singular, creating a generic pronoun, pluralizing material, and eliminating bias pronouns are steps in the right direction for a gender-neutral language. The translation of a gender-neutral language is difficult, because English usage is itself changing, and not changing everywhere at the same time in the same way. We need to make a conscious decision to try to eliminate offensive and derogatory language and make our language inclusive of all people....
