Miss Spain makes history at Miss Universe. This is Jim Denison's daily article for Monday, December 17th,

2018. The Philippines Catriona Gray won last night's Miss Universe pageant. Steve Harvey hosted the event again.

Competitors from 94 countries and territories participated. Among them was Spain's Angela Ponce.

She earned the title of Miss Spain in June,

defeating 22 other competitors. She is also the first transgender woman to compete in the pageant.

I recognize that Jesus's statement in Matthew 194, quote, he who created them from the beginning

made the male and female, end quote, is an unpopular position these days. Our culture celebrates

the, quote, courage of those

who, quote, transition from male to female or vice versa. For me to suggest that sex reassignment

surgery, known today as gender affirmation surgery, may not be in a patient's best interest as to

risk being branded intolerant and prejudiced. This, despite a review of more than 100 international

medical studies

of post-operative transsexuals that, quote, found no robust scientific evidence that gender

reassignment surgery is clinically effective, end quote. The director of the study stated,

quote, there is a huge uncertainty over whether changing someone's sex is a good or a bad thing,

end quote. I could point to numerous other studies,

such as this report that I linked to in the daily article, that suggests similar caution.

However, my purpose today is not to debate transgender issues. It is to note that engaging in such

a debate demands a level of courage that was not necessary even a few years ago. Our culture has moved

rapidly to codify a host of unbiblical moral positions.

For instance, sex outside of marriage is now so normalized that many universities are making emergency contraception available in vending machines on campuses.

To speak up for biblical truth and moral issues risks the wrath of the public.

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