Wisdom on transgender issues -- "The Little Boy Who Wanted To Be a Girl" | Denny Burk

to be something other than what God created them to be?

Christians are quick to judge when it comes to gender issues. How dare you meddle with what God made?

But there are actually illnesses where the lines of gender is hard to define. Hermaphrodites, how have Christians decided that they should be allowed to live? What about when an individual with XY chromosomes actually grows a female body? What if you have a physically female brain in a male body?

What have Christians decided that should be allowed then? What is their expert judgement?

I've often seen the thought expressed that God just wouldn't put somebody who should be female in a male body, or vice versa. God knows best from day one which gender you should be. But I find that a hard position to defend when you consider all the millions of different birth defects that God does not prevent. Why is gender such a magically immune area to defects?

Wheee! Transphobia because Jesus!

One thing that bothers with some Christians (i guess like whoever wrote the article) is they turn every issue in the world into a Christian issue instead of just assessing what's going on for what it is. You have a child who is born with a body that's male who grows up then feels in their mind that they are actually a female. Instead of just looking at it like "hm well they should make sure that these are the actual feelings of the child and discuss the issue of transitioning with the child, then do their best to help the child resolve this clash in the physical and mental image of themselves so they can live a happy, health life", they have to check with their doctrines first to comment on the issue. This isn't just what qualities you think your god has or rules about treating people around you nicely or what sorts of things to eat, this is about the mental health of a person.

Show me from the Bible that a person who is transgendered has somehow nullified the promise God makes to them at their baptism, and I will have much to consider and contemplate about my stance on equality for all of God's children.

But at last I checked, God's faithfulness to the promise he makes at baptism isn't based on my action or inaction.

Therefore, I am committed to the acceptance and inclusion of all the baptism. Note that all doesn't come with an asterisk.