Continues from Part 3 From the unpacking of the sociological, the scientific, and the scriptural elements of this topic, it should be readily apparent that this is a fairly complicated topic, yet it is not one in which the Christian is unable to figure out the challenge and form an appropriate response. So then, how […]
Who Am I?: Thinking through Transgenderism – Part 3: Scripture
Continues from Part 2 Hopefully, it has been clearly established in the reader’s mind that the so-called scientific evidence underpinning the sociological drive to embrace transgenderism is overwhelmingly lacking. The research to conclusively support both this new notion of the malleability of gender and the psychomedical approach to encourage questioning individual to ‘transition’, and its […]
Who Am I?: Thinking through Transgenderism – Part 2: The Science
Continues from Part 1 When ‘All of Us’, a document devised by the Safe Schools Coalition, was released in 2016, it propelled the issue of transgenderism into the Australian public sphere. No longer was the topic framed around a former athlete located on the other side of the globe, but rather about materials, of which […]
Who Am I?: Thinking through Transgenderism – Part 1
The Nashville Statement, a recently released document which defines human sexuality and identity in a way which is consistent with, and informed by, the Bible, has caused a flurry of activity in past weeks. Detractors, both inside and outside the church, have been quick to slam the statement as articulating an archaic position, one which […]