Several alarming news items prove yet again that Christians waited too long to speak up and influence culture with biblical truth because the restraining dam can no longer hold the raging waters of immorality.
It was just announced by the Defense Department our tax dollars will now contribute to military member’s cosmetic surgeries also known as physical mutilation which some consider “gender reassignment surgery.” Interesting use of the word, “reassignment,” no? This regardless of the fact a person’s sex cannot be changed. (For those keeping score, this is confirmed by science, biology, and the Bible)
The Pentagon also announced it would cover the ‘sex change’ operation of Army private Bradley Manning, who since 2013 has gone by the name Chelsea. Manning is currently serving a 35-year sentence in Leavenworth. He had been permitted to receive hormone treatments last February, but had not been cleared for surgery until September 13.
Sadly, it appears that medical professionals who hold a biblical view on human sexuality will be required (forced) to violate their consciences and do what these and others demand.
Keeping up with the times, the Oxford English Dictionary recently added some new words and meanings this week and, believe it or not, “gender fluid” is one of them. The very idea promotes fantasy, a lie, fiction, and confusion. Apparently, “gender-fluid” is defined as relating to a person having or expressing a fluid or unfixed gender identity.
This departure from mankind’s most foundational of truths is blatant moral relativism and sexual confusion being promoted by the Left and backed by the media, government, much of Hollywood, as well as the music industry and professional sports leagues.
On the national collegiate level, seven high-profile sports championships have been yanked from North Carolina because of its law protecting women and children in public restrooms and locker rooms.
…I was talking with my pastor last night about how these things are happening so quickly and it seems many are being deceived into political correctness which is dangerous for children and society as a whole. All this apart from any semblance of common sense, logic, and reason – let alone moral absolutes.
He rightfully stated this is all about the adults and what they want. Yes, it may harm children; diseases may spread, molestation and pregnancies may increase, but the selfish pursuits and godlessness of man trump the protection of the most vulnerable.
Just yesterday a concerned mother shared a disturbing experience regarding her six year-old daughter and gender confusion promoted in public school. Tragically, this is becoming all too common in public schools across the country:
I’ve been struggling; after the very first day of school, my daughter comes home from her first grade class and says, “There is this girl in my class who is going to be a boy! She is going to take medicine and have a penis put on!” The kids are forced to call the girl by her “boy” name and she uses the teacher’s bathroom. My daughter is so confused by it.
Shocked, I needed to take a breath and told her no matter how much medicine that little girl takes, or if she has surgery, she will still be a girl. God does not make mistakes and we are exactly who we are supposed to be. I’m upset that my child has to be subjected to this. We are moving both our girls to private school next year, and it’s going to be worth every red penny! What 6 year old wants to be the opposite sex?
She’s right. Some parents and teachers, having no fixed, moral underpinnings, will go along with what many of us would consider cultural insanity and absurdity. They will encourage their children to be “fluid” and decide what gender they want to “identify with” or worse, force them to change to something the parents prefer. In other words, adult preferences prevail over truth and reality.
…Finally, a new federal survey released by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) on teenager’s sexual habits once again confirms the daily activities and high-risk behaviors of teens who claim to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Including data from 25 states, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey is the most comprehensive yet to examine the actual behaviors of 9th to 12th graders who consider themselves homosexual or bisexual, compared to students who identify as heterosexual. Here are some of the results:
Self-labeled homosexual and bisexual teens were twice as likely as heterosexual teens to have been victims of sexual or physical dating violence, to be regular cigarette smokers, to have tried marijuana before age 13, to ever have used cocaine, hallucinogenic drugs, ecstasy, taken prescription drugs without a doctor’s prescription, or to have felt sad or hopeless.
…They were more likely to be current marijuana users than heterosexual students, more likely to drink alcohol, and over four times as likely to have used methamphetamines or heroin. They were four times as likely to actually attempt suicide.
I agree with Mission America’s Linda Harvey that perhaps students who are calling themselves “bisexual” at this tender age are active experimenters who would not be doing so except for incessant pro-homosexual propaganda in the schools and media. But sadly, as often happens with kids today, they are victims of the trash culture and even surveyed about it, yet no one comes to their rescue.
These harmful behaviors and lifestyles are directly opposed to the teachings of Scripture and a predictable consequence of violating one’s natural design. Moreover, whatever happened to teaching abstinence, purity, self-respect, and self-restraint? I think we know the answer. It is not part of the Left’s agenda.
“Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.” Jude 1:3-4
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