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How Christians Should Respond to Transgenderism

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Politics, News, Government, Daily News

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

How does a church community respond when someone comes through the doors who identifies as transgender, or who is struggling with his or her gender identity? What does a response of love look like? According to author-lawyer John Bursch, the “very first response is accompaniment.”  “Just like anybody who is suffering in any situation, whether it be a physical situation, a life situation, a mental health issue, to love is to accompany someone, to walk with them, to support them,” says Bursch, author of the new book “Loving God’s Children: The Church and Gender Ideology.”  Loving someone “doesn't mean giving them support without giving them the truth," he says, because “true love is not just ignoring the deeper stuff and putting a Band-Aid on the surface.” Bursch, vice president of appellate advocacy and senior counsel at the Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain the practical ways churches can love those who struggle with gender identity, and what theology and science teach us about human sexuality. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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There are some fundamental differences in men and women, and that doesn't mean that

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we should be making stereotypes or requiring anyone to act a certain way because we expect

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them to act that way because they're male or female, but it's just an acknowledgement

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that male and female brains are hardwired differently.

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This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, August 22.

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I'm John Popp, and that was John Birch, author of the new book, Loving God's Children,

0:31.9

The Church and Gender Ideology.

0:34.1

How does the church community respond when someone comes through the doors who identifies

0:38.1

as transgender, or who is struggling with their gender identity?

0:42.1

What does a response of love look like?

0:44.6

Virginia I'll insist on with John Birch on today's show to ask these questions.

0:49.1

Please stay tuned for the interview.

0:57.8

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It is my honor today to be joined by John Birch.

1:35.6

John is vice president of Appellate Advocacy and Senior Council for Alliance Defending

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Freedom, and he is author of the new book, Loving God's Children, The Church and Gender

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Ideology.

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