California students at a charter school will not be able to opt out of lessons on transgenderism after the school board voted this week.
California students at a charter school will not be able to opt out of lessons on transgenderism after the school board voted this week.
The issue of gender identity and transgenderism is at the forefront of our culture today, and it is also affecting the church. The issue of transgenderism came to a head recently with the debate over transgender bathrooms. This led to many Christian leaders weighing in on not only the issue of what the Bible has to say on transgenderism, but on the morality of specific policy relating to the transgender issue. Because of the platforms that they have, these Christian leaders' beliefs on transgenderism and gender identity are particularly influential. Below are quotes from 10 different Christian leaders on this issue.
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued a memo June 6 to teachers and public schools warning that a refusal to address students with their preferred pronoun could trigger a federal investigation.
Paul Williams, a pastor and former president of conservative church planting organization Orchard Group, has publicly come out as a transgender woman.
“The science is settled!” we often hear on any questions surrounding the LGBT issues. But two experts replied last week, “Not so fast.”
Starting in the fall of 2017, public schools in Washington state will begin teaching students as young as kindergartners about transgenderism.
The Obama Administration plans to issue a decree directing every public school to allow bathroom access on the basis of self-identity, not biological sex.
The Rev. Franklin Graham has said that PayPal deserves “the hypocrite of the year award” for its refusal to expand its business to Charlotte, North Carolina after the state passed a controversial transgender bathroom bill.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed an executive order to allow transgender individuals to use the restroom corresponding to their gender identity in city-owned buildings.
Transgender rights march on; this time, onto the field of competitive athletics. But in the name of fairness, fairness is being threatened.
