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In case you think the current blog series is not relevant…
Remove Sex From Public Birth Certificates, AMA Says.

Note how one must speak so cautiously with a differing view:
“We as physicians need to report things accurately,” Jackson said. “All through medical school, residency, and specialty training we were supposed to delegate all of the physical findings of the patient we’re taking care of. I think when the child is born, they do have physical characteristics either male or female and I think that probably should be on the public record. That’s just my personal opinion.”

Probably. That’s just my personal opinion.

Some say conservatives are getting too upset over this, since it would only be removed from the public record, but still reported to the U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth for medical, public health, and statistical use. That really doesn’t make much difference to me!

Those in the US are likely familiar with the “mychart” system that doctors and hospitals utilize for your health care records. A while back the “personal info” section added these categorizes for you to fill in: gender identity, legal sex, sex assigned at birth, and sexual orientation.

*Update: at end of the post I’ve added another example.*

I am only 50, and I just can’t believe we have reached a point in society where it is considered controversial or “hateful” to declare that gender is binary – meaning you are either male or female. This is science. This is biology. This is Scripture.

“Male and female He created them, and He blessed them.” Genesis 5:2
“Jesus answered, ‘Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,'” Matthew 19:4  * More at end about this.

Someone always likes to bring up intersex at this point, and I sure find that illogical. A very small percent of people are born with genitals that are ambiguous, or not fully developed, due to genetic or hormonal problems. “The true prevalence of intersex is seen to be about 0.018%.”  – 0.018%!  See HERE.

The existence of intersex people (a very small percent of births!) is being used to disrupt the idea that we are either male or female, and to promote things like transgenderism and gender fluidity. * More at end about this.

Nancy Pearcey so clearly points out that this:

“claim is self contradictory. Intersex is a biological condition, while transgender activists insist that biology is irrelevant to gender identity.”   – Read that again.

Intersex people themselves do not appreciate being pulled into all this, being used as pawns by transgender activists. According to The Intersex Society of North America, “Intersex people are perfectly comfortable adopting either a male or female gender identity and are not seeking a genderless society or to label themselves as a member of a third gender class.”

The transgender narrative uses the phrase “assigned sex at birth” to emphasize that gender is fluid and not linked to biology, and rather your gender is about how you feel inside. Your body is viewed as separate from your authentic self or the real you, and the self takes precedence over your body. They borrowed the phrase “assigned sex at birth” from the treatment of intersex babies where the newborn’s genitals are truly ambiguous. But it makes no sense whatsoever to apply this to transgender people who were clearly male or female at birth!

Well, I intended this to be a very brief post about the news from the AMA about birth certificates, but ended up saying more. This post is partly my own thoughts, and partly thoughts from Nancy Pearcey on page 221 in her book. My next post will interact more with the entire chapter on transgenderism.

One last thought. It is so ironic and contradictory that “gender reveal” parties have become such a huge thing in recent years!! How can this be? It conflicts with the growing, prevalent secular gender ideology that teaches that gender is not binary, and people can be non-binary or “fluid” with their gender.  Wanting to remove sex from birth certificates lines up with this. Having a gender reveal party does not!!

Okay, one more last thought! I truly hope that this series is coming across in the right way. It is not about judging people, that is, expressing moral disapproval. It is not about mocking people. But as Christians believers we simply need to understand the secular sexual and gender ideology that has taken over in recent times. Young people live in a society that prompts them to question their gender identity and sexual orientation. This should make us more compassionate. They are victims of a suffocating worldview! We need to be able to respond with a positive and coherent biblical view of the body and gender/sexuality. The church needs to be a place where casualties of this damaging sexual ideology can find hope for their future.

* Further thoughts: 

I’ve seen it shared that there are 6 sexes based on various genetic problems. But some of the people who actually have these genetic issues do NOT appreciate you saying they are a “4th sex” or “5th sex.”  They are a female or male with an extra or missing chromosome. For example, the Mayo Clinic defines Turner Syndrome this way: “a condition that affects only females, results when one of the X chromosomes is missing or partially missing. ” Or Klinefelter Syndrome is defined this way: “a genetic condition in which a boy is born with an extra X chromosome.” Note they are a male or female with an anomaly.

After Matthew 19:4, Jesus goes on to say “For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.” (Matthew 19:14)  So…while we are male or female, there are those who may not exactly match male or female characteristics for various reasons. The Scripture makes allowance for such people. We should too. But that does not mean that…there are 6 sexes, or that gender is fluid, or any of the other bizarre and harmful things being endorsed today. We need to “Love thy Body” – read Nancy Pearcey’s exceptional book.

Someone just shared that their relative had to fill this out for their medical exam:

Next post in series is HERE.