I appreciate the many secular, even atheistic and non-Christian voices that have been standing against radical trans-activism. They have spoken loudly and clearly and boldly and fearlessly. Good for them! But if America is to be changed in a lasting, positive way, we cannot only push back against what is wrong. We must also present what is right, namely, that human beings are created in the image of God, thereby endowed with morality and purpose and significance, and that He created us male and female. That’s why those of us with a biblically based faith must lead the charge.
To be sure, we will not fight this battle alone, and so I am deeply appreciative of all those who have taken a stand against radical transgender activism, in some cases, at real personal cost. But at the same time, we cannot fully align ourselves with trans-opposing atheists who mock the Bible or with gay and lesbian activists who embrace same-sex “marriage” while rejecting the transgender grooming of children.
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Yes, I appreciate professor Richard Dawkins for signing a “declaration opposing gender reassignment surgeries and puberty blockers for children” and affirming that biological sex is binary. For these acts, he was stripped of his Humanist of the Year award and subjected to headlines like this: “Richard Dawkins has abandoned science to justify his transphobia.” But in no way can I imagine forming a society-impacting coalition with Dawkins, one of the most aggressive and influential religion-bashing atheists of all time.
Similarly, Bill Maher, another influential, religion-bashing atheist, has come under attack for his common-sense, anti-trans activism remarks, with the Queer Majority website noting that he is “part of a growing trend—a no longer exclusively right-wing backlash against the excesses of trans activism.” Yes, I’m also glad to have him calling out the emperor’s lack of clothes. But can we join in spirit with Maher’s completely nonspiritual approach?
I could list other voices, including that of Kid Rock, who famously shot up cans of Bud Light in response to the ill-fated, ill-advised Dylan Mulvaney ad campaign. That helped launch a boycott that cost Anheuser Busch billions of dollars. But are we to embrace Kid Rock as an icon of morality and a partner in the gospel?
Or how about the influential social media group Gays Against Groomers? I have often reposted their forceful memes and comments exposing the dangers to children of radical trans-activism. At the same time, I don’t believe we would be where we are as a society today without gay and lesbian activism in the past. As I wrote on May 23, 2023, you cannot separate the LGB from the T and the Q.
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