UK-based Methodist Church issues guidance discouraging use of terms 'husband' and 'wife' | Church told CP they are 'very proud' of their guidance 'to repent of any hurtful language'

https://www.christianpost.com/news/uk-based-methodist-church-advises-against-husband-and-wife.html

The Methodist Church in Great Britain released an "Inclusive Language Guide" this month advising Methodists to avoid using gendered terms such as "husband" and "wife" because such allegedly assumes what is not "the reality for many people." ...

... The guidance offered as a general principle the idea that there is "infinite variety in the way that God’s creation is expressed in human life," and offered "husband" and "wife" as examples of terminology that "may sound inoffensive but it makes assumptions about a family or personal life that is not the reality for many people."

The guidance offered the words "parent," "partner," "child," and "carer" as suitable alternatives.

Any church that does this is unworthy of the name Christian.