Gender Ideology: Origins, Assumptions, Cultural Impact and the Christian Response

Few cultural issues have transformed American society as rapidly as gender ideology. Within a relatively short period of time, concepts that were once confined primarily to academic circles have entered public schools, medical institutions, corporate policies, entertainment media, government regulations, and even ordinary family life. Questions that previous generations regarded as biologically obvious are now…

A Christian Response: “David and Jonathan were Gay Lovers”

One of the more curious claims advanced by progressive theologians and LGBTQ-affirming Christians is that the biblical friendship between David and Jonathan was actually a romantic or even sexual relationship. The reasoning? Their emotional closeness, covenantal loyalty, and David’s lament in 2 Samuel 1:26, where he says Jonathan’s love was “greater than the love of…

A Christian Response: “Paul was a Man of his Time”

In recent years, a popular argument has gained traction among progressive theologians and LGBTQ advocates: Paul lived in a patriarchal, pre-scientific culture. His views on sexuality—especially homosexuality—reflected the norms of his time, not divine moral absolutes. We’ve evolved since then. Love is what matters. This argument sounds reasonable to many modern ears. After all, we…

A Christian Response: “Justice Demands Affirmation”

In recent decades, the biblical word justice has undergone a dramatic reinterpretation—particularly within progressive Christian circles and the wider cultural Left. The prophets, we’re told, were concerned with justice—therefore, if Christians today do not “affirm” LGBTQ identities and other so-called marginalized groups, they are violating the very heart of God’s call. The oft-quoted verses include:…

A Christian Response: “God Made Me This Way”

One of the most emotionally compelling arguments offered by progressive Christians and LGBTQ advocates is this: God made me this way. I was born gay (or trans, or nonbinary), and since I am created in God’s image, my identity must be good. The force of this claim rests not in Scripture itself but in a…

A Christian Response: “Galatians 3:28 Erases Gender and Hierarchy”

It’s one of the most cited verses in “Progressive” Christianity—and one of the most misunderstood: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”—Galatians 3:28 (ESV) To many on the Left—both in secular circles and within theological liberalism—this…

A Christian Response: “Jesus Never Mentioned Homosexuality”

The claim that “Jesus never mentioned homosexuality” is one of the most common—and most misleading—assertions made by those attempting to harmonize the LGBTQ movement with Christianity. It appears in Progressive pulpits, activist manifestos, and even church mission statements that promote “inclusion” over biblical truth. At face value, the claim sounds reasonable. After all, if Jesus…

A Christian Response: “Jesus Affirmed The Marginalized, Including LGBTQ+ People”

A growing number of progressive theologians and social commentators argue that Jesus would have supported the LGBTQ movement. Their rationale is based not on clear biblical teaching, but on selective storytelling: Jesus was a friend of tax collectors, prostitutes, and sinners. He loved the marginalized. He would have loved and affirmed LGBTQ people too. This…

A Christian Response: “Sodom was about Inhospitality”

One of the more brazen reinterpretations offered by Progressive Christianity and LGBTQ-affirming theologians is the claim that the sin for which Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed had nothing to do with sexual immorality—particularly homosexuality—but rather was about hospitality. According to this view, Sodom’s wickedness was its arrogance, oppression of the poor, and refusal to welcome…

A Christian Response: “The Bible Condemns Abusive Same-Sex Relationships, Not Loving Same-Sex Relationships”

In recent years, a new approach has gained traction among progressive theologians and LGBTQ-affirming advocates. They argue that the biblical authors—especially the Apostle Paul—did not have in mind modern, committed same-sex relationships when they condemned homosexual acts. Instead, we are told, Scripture only opposes exploitative, violent, or abusive forms of homosexual behavior, such as pederasty,…

Critical Issues Dividing the Parties and the Nation: Gay Marriage

The question of gay marriage occupies a unique and enduring place in modern American political life because it is not merely a policy dispute. It is a disagreement about the nature of marriage itself, the role of the state in redefining long-standing social institutions, and the moral framework that undergirds law, family, and civil society.…

Does Matthew 19 teach that Christ affirmed transgenderism?

A few weeks ago, I participated in a strong discussion about transgenderism and intersex conditions with a leftist Democrat in a barber shop. In recent years, debates about gender identity have made their way into nearly every aspect of cultural discourse, including the church. What once would have been considered fringe theology—if theology at all—is…

Dr. Joseph Nicolosi and the Counseling of Male Homosexuals

Dr. Joseph Nicolosi remains one of the most controversial figures in modern psychological discourse—not because he was hateful or coercive, but because he dared to ask whether same-sex attraction in men could be understood, and even redirected, through therapeutic means. At a time when culture insists that sexuality is fixed, identity-based, and beyond question, Nicolosi…

The Myth of Conservatives Suppressing “Baseline Studies” in Gender Ideology

In public debate today, few subjects provoke more confusion, emotion, and controversy than gender ideology. Supporters of transgender activism often claim that the science is “settled” and that those who question the legitimacy of “gender identity” are engaging in harmful denialism. One talking point that has grown more common is the claim that “baseline studies”…

Defending Manhood—the Truth about the Woke “Toxic Masculinity” Smear

In today’s cultural discourse, few terms are wielded with as much venom and imprecision as “toxic masculinity.” Popularized by progressive academics and amplified by corporate media, the phrase has come to represent everything wrong with traditional manhood—assertiveness, strength, leadership, competitiveness, and even stoicism. The assumption is clear: masculinity is a problem that must be fixed.…

The Biblical Rejection of Gay Marriage and Homosexuality

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a narrow 5–4 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, declaring that same-sex couples possess a constitutional right to marry under the 14th Amendment. This watershed moment in American legal and cultural history did not arise from democratic consensus, moral clarity, or faithful jurisprudence. It…

How Can a Man Know What It Feels Like to Be a Woman?

A friend asked a thoughtful and penetrating question: “How does a ‘trans woman’ know what it feels like to be a woman, so that he can verify that he is a woman based on his feelings?” It is a simple question, yet it exposes the soft underbelly of gender ideology, which claims subjective feeling is…