Why does everyone cling to the masculine imagery and pronouns even though they are a mere linguistic device that has never meant that God is male?

If we do not mean that God is male when we use masculine pronouns and imagery, then why should there be any objections to using female imagery and pronouns as well?

At first the ancient images of the Goddess did not interest me.

The simple act of telling a woman's story from a woman's point of view is a revolutionary act: it never has been done before.

Because religion has such a compelling hold on the deep psyches of so many people, feminists cannot afford to leave it in the hands of the fathers.

The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and independent power.

Women must be the spokesmen for a new humanity arising out of the reconciliation of spirit and body.