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The Bible Tells Me So: Transsexualism Is Not A Sin

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Source Summary

I have to admit that ignorant Christians get on my nerves, especially when it comes to discussing transgender people and genital “mutilation”. This was brought to mind yesterday from a tweet I received: reSemblance: The surgical mutilation of ur God given body in an attempt 2B something you’re not, is indeed a disgusting pretense. This isn’t even remotely biblical. Jesus said in Matthew: “For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.” Eunuchs in the bible were “surgically mutilated” as Jesus says, “by men”. There’s no mention of these eunuchs as sinners by Christ. In fact, in Isaiah 56:3-5, God says: Let no foreigner who has bound himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will surely exclude me from his people.” And

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Community significance

“The Bible Tells Me So: Transsexualism Is Not A Sin” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to religion and morality, while also engaging transgender identity and history. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.

Historical significance

As a publication record from 2009 at Transadvocate.com, “The Bible Tells Me So: Transsexualism Is Not A Sin” provides dated evidence of how religion and morality was being argued in relation to transgender identity and history. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.

Policy significance

No dominant policy frame was detected in “The Bible Tells Me So: Transsexualism Is Not A Sin.” Its policy relevance, when present, is therefore likely indirect: the article’s treatment of religion and morality may shape later arguments about institutions or public practice rather than proposing a specific rule.

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Religion and moralityTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict
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Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
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Family and relationshipsTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
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How “Religion and morality” appears across the Collective corpus

This article appeared 2 year(s) after the theme’s highest annual presence in the registered corpus in 2007.

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Marti Abernathey

369 publications · 249 inbound sources/citations