{"id":175304,"date":"2022-12-16T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/?p=175304"},"modified":"2022-12-16T11:41:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T16:41:46","slug":"objection-to-coercion-theologians-push-back-against-gender-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/en\/objection-to-coercion-theologians-push-back-against-gender-language","title":{"rendered":"Objection to coercion: theologians push back against gender language"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Several theologians from various colleges and universities have criticized the increasing requirement to use gender language at theological training institutions in Germany. The criticism was published under the title &#8220;Objection to the coercion to use so-called &#8216;gender-equitable language&#8217; in theological training centers&#8221; in the Bonn journal &#8220;Auftrag und Wahrheit. Ecumenical Quarterly for Preaching and Liturgy&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 12-page letter, the 13 Catholic and Protestant theologians invoke freedom of speech and science. Lecturers feel &#8220;compelled to use opposing language even against their own convictions,&#8221; which the authors substantiate with surveys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In this context, an increasing coercion to use counter-gendered language is also felt in higher education. The coercion to use a certain language basically means an impairment of the academic freedom of lecturers as well as students. (&#8230;) Therefore, any pressure to use &#8216;gender-appropriate language&#8217; means a grievance that must absolutely be objected to in the name of academic freedom, but also in the interest of theology.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contribution of the 13 theologians is published in the journal under No. 5, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> edition 2022\/2023, issue 1, pp. 28-39 and can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buechercafe.ro\/artikel.html?q=auftrag+und+wahrheit&amp;idx=7&amp;nummer=112277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Are you interested in the pro-life and pro-family movement? 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