JWs don't believe God is male:
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008370
"Just as assigning human features to God is not to be understood literally, use of the masculine gender to describe God should not be taken literally. Gender distinction is unique to physical creatures and is a linguistic device that reflects the limitations of human language to capture fully the essence of Almighty God, Jehovah.
The Bible’s use of the designation “Father” helps us to understand that our Creator can be compared to a loving, protective, and caring human father. (Matthew 6:9) This does not mean that we are to view God, or even other spirit creatures in heaven, as being male or female. Gender, in the sense of sex, is not a characteristic of their nature."
Actually it is not at all uncommon to claim God is genderless and referred to as male for cultural purposes or whatever. I am not sure how this would cause the whole f**king mess to crash down?
That idea of vicarious punishment is at the heart of the Pauline version of the work of Jesus. I think that is the closest thing to an idea that is common to all christian denominations.
In fact, this is rejected by the orthodox Church, which represents a pretty significant number of Christians!