A number of people use the Bible to inform their views on human sexuality, so I thought as a former adjunct professor who taught the Bible as literature, I’d offer a preliminary lesson that might help reformulate their opinions regarding transgender issues.
I know it won’t help change many minds because I have observed that Evangelical Christians, despite their claims, don’t care that deeply about their scriptures. However, even in those churches, some folks look for the freedom to be nice and loving toward their LGBT friends and family. Wouldn’t it be great if their religion suggested that it is right and good to celebrate the lives of their loved ones? And wouldn’t it be wonderful if our LGBT community could find a reason in their religion to be proud of who they are?
The Biblical story of creation says that God made the heavens and the earth. It’s not just two things but everything within them—all the stars and moons and planets, etc. And on earth, there were plants, animals, insects, geological formations, and oceans. You get what I mean. “Heavens and Earth” was a summation.
It also says that God made night and day. That wasn’t just two things either, but it included dusk and dawn and everything else that’s part of the twenty-four day.
God made water and land. Again, that’s not just two things. It includes swamps, shores, mists and rain, and everything else that is part of the transition between water and land.
My point is that these are inclusive statements. Some Christians hate that word, but they might want to hang on because I’m going to add more fuel to the fire.
When God created male and female, the writer wasn’t changing his style of writing to make a rule saying that humans could only be two things. Like the other parts of the poem, this was inclusive and included people of all genders and sexual orientations.
And God said that all of these things were good.
Don’t agree? Does it make you angry? Okay. As I used to tell my students, make your case but do it competently.
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