Current views about whether it’s appropriate to refer to God as "It"?

I have recently read in a book about some debate around the fact that God is considered a masculine figure (He/His) and that we should find gender neutral of expressing the same ideas. In my native language it is very hard to do this (God is a masculine noun and it is also derived from Domine Deus which also sounds masculine). However, English has the advantage of having "it". According to Wordnick , "it" usage guide is also: > Used of a **nonhuman entity**; an animate being whose sex is unspecified (..) It sounds like a good fit, but I am wondering if this is ever appropriate or even offensive. **Questions:** What are some of the mainstream theological views on this? Secondly, what about the Biblical basis for doing so, is it *specifically* forbidden? Do any denominations do this in practice?