Sexual Ethics

“On Thursday, the Health and Human Services committee of the South Dakota House killed a bill that would have protected the right of parents to refuse to consent to medical or psychological treatment for a child suffering from gender dysphoria if the treatment ‘would induce, confirm, or promote the child’s belief that the child’s sex or gender identity is different from the child’s sex presented at birth.’” -

“Employees at the American Bible Society have until the end of this month to sign a statement promising that they will attend church and abstain from sex before marriage, which it defines as between a man and a woman.” - RNS

“Here’s the reality. While there are certainly individual Christians who are bigots, the theology itself is founded in and based on love — love for the God who created us, and love for the people we want to see enter into relationship with their Savior.

Dozens of trans-regretters now ‘out of the closet’

“Last week, World Magazine reported that two respected evangelical institutions, the National Association of Evangelicals and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, both quietly adopted a set of principles that call for comprehensive religious freedom protections combined with explicit support for LGBTQ protections in employment, education, housing and adoption, among others.” -

“Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says her office has found 500 more Catholic clergy accused of sexually abusing children than the state’s six archdioceses have publicly identified.” - RNS

“A systematic review and meta-analysis of 2.5 million adolescents published in JAMA Pediatrics concluded that ‘sexual minority youths’ — those identifying as ‘homosexual,’ ‘bisexual,’ ‘transgender’ — ‘have a significantly higher risk of life-threatening behavior compared with their heterosexual peers.’” - CP

“ ‘Misgendering’ refers to when someone uses the ‘wrong’ pronoun to describe a transgender person (i.e., calling a biological male who identifies as female ‘he’). ‘Deadnaming’ refers to using a transgender person’s birth name (i.e. calling well-known athlete Bruce Jenner ‘Bruce’ instead of his preferred ‘Caitlyn’).” - AiG

“I tested the waters. More than once. I dove into previously forbidden pleasures expecting joy and fulfillment. And for a short time, it sometimes felt like my choices delivered. Ultimately, I was left feeling lonely, ashamed, and used. … The little voice of my conscience whispered that I was treading in dangerous waters, but the voices of the world mocked those concerns.