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Published: Dr. Hillary’s Cass’s report to the UK NHS on Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People
From the website’s description of the review: “The Review was commissioned by NHS England to make recommendations on how to improve NHS gender identity services, and ensure that children and young people who are questioning their gender identity or experiencing … Continue reading
Posted in ethics, health, News
Tagged Cass Review, children, gender, gender dysphoria, gender identity services, Hillary Cass, identity, puberty blockers, sex hormones, trans, youth
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NYT Piece: “As Kids, They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do.”
A very good article in the NYT, summarizing findings that I’ve studied and confirmed in more depth elsewhere. We need to reject the culture wars and enter into good-faith conversations and relationships, seeking both compassion (rather than reactionary judgment) and … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, culture wars, gender, gender dysphoria, rapid onset gender dysphoria, sex, trans, wisdom
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Women in the Church: Part 11
Women in the Church: Why I am an Egalitarian Part 11: Difficult Texts: Ephesians 5:21-33 Today’s post is the final of three addressing key New Testament texts often cited to restrict or prohibit women from certain ministries in the church, … Continue reading
Posted in hermeneutics, The Bible, Theology, Women in Ministry
Tagged biblical submission, complementation, egalitarian, ephesians, gender, husbands and wives, marriage, marriage equality, marriage roles, mutual submission, women in ministry, women in the church
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Egalitarianism series: to be concluded next week
Next week, I will conclude my series on egalitarianism by looking at husband-wife relationships in Ephesians 5. Stay tuned . . .
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Tagged complementarian, egalitarian, gender, gender and ministry, husbands and wives, women in ministry, women in the Bible
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Women in the Church: Part 10
Women in the Church: Why I am an Egalitarian Part 10: Difficult Texts: 1 Peter 3:1-7 Today’s post is the second of three addressing key New Testament texts often cited to restrict or prohibit women from certain ministries in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Peter 3, complementarian, egalitarian, equality, gender, hermeneutics, marriage, women in ministry, women in the Bible
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Women in the Church: Part 9
Women in the Church: Why I am an Egalitarian Part 9: Difficult Texts: 1 Timothy 2:8-15 Today’s post is the first of three that will address key New Testament texts often cited by complementarians to restrict or prohibit women from certain … Continue reading
Egalitarianism Series – continued
New Post Coming! It’s been a while since I’ve posted a blog entry. Well I’m back at it and I’m finally getting around to concluding my series on why I am an egalitarian. Over the next three weeks, on Tuesday … Continue reading
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Tagged complementarian, egalitarian, gender, hermeneutics, interpretive framework, Patriarchy, paul and women, women in ministry, women in the Bible
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Women in the Church: Part 5
Women in the Church: Why I am an Egalitarian Part 5: Women as Leaders in the Bible (NT) Today I continue my list of ten significant women in the Bible. Last week, I wrote about 5 women in the … Continue reading
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Tagged complementarian, complementarianism, egalitarian, egalitarianism, gender, gender equality, women in church leadership, women in ministry, women in the Bible, women in the church
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Women in the Church: Part 1
Women in the Church: Why I am an Egalitarian Part 1: Serving with Gifted Women in the Church Some time ago, a mother shared with me a story about how her daughter courageously shared the gospel with her friends at … Continue reading
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Tagged church, complementarianism, egalitarianism, gender, women in ministry
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Is God Male?
When I teach about the Trinity in my introductory theology class the topic of God and gender often comes up. “Is God male?” Let’s think about that. The Bible often refers to God with masculine personal pronouns. Following this, Christians … Continue reading
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Tagged Feminine Imagery, Feminism, gender, God, God and gender, Patriarchy, trinity
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