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Telling the Truth from a Joke

Apr 28, 2021John StonestreetLGBTLGBT

A few days ago, my friend Rod Dreher tweeted, “We have gone through the looking glass.” He was responding to another tweet from someone whose transgender friend felt hurt that, despite now identifying as female, his DNA test still came up as XY.

This could’ve been a joke. After all, surely, no one would think that taking hormones would alter their genetics, anymore than dyeing hair or wearing colored contacts could.

But today, it’s entirely believable that someone would take offense at the outcome of a DNA test. In a culture so devoted to what Carl Trueman identifies as “expressive individualism,” where millions truly believe that our desires determine reality in every other sense, it’s not such a stretch that some would think that self-expression should determine DNA.

Christians are called to love God and our neighbors. That can only happen by being committed to truth.

Tony Perkins, Quena Gonzalez Discuss Legislation in Arkansas and Elsewhere

Apr 26, 2021Jerry CoxLGBTArkansas Legislature, LGBT

Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council in Washington D.C., visits with Quena Gonzalez, FRC’s Director of State & Local Affairs, about recent state legislation in Arkansas and elsewhere.

Legislation Filed to Protect Physical Privacy in Arkansas

Apr 7, 2021Jerry CoxLGBTArkansas Legislature, LGBT, Privacy

On Wednesday Rep. Cindy Crawford (R – Fort Smith) and Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch) filed H.B. 1882.

This good bill protects physical privacy and safety of Arkansans in showers, locker rooms, changing facilities, and restrooms on government property.

The bill is narrowly tailored.

H.B. 1882 does not affect private businesses like Walmart or Target. It only applies to facilities on government property — such as public schools, state parks, and government buildings.

H.B. 1882 requires a person using a public shower, locker room, restroom, or similar facility on government property to use the facility that corresponds to the person’s biological sex.

The bill also provides reasonable accommodations for transgender individuals.

Read The Bill Here.