December 9, 2014
Over the years I’ve come to the
conclusion that the farther our culture moves from God the crazier things
become. If God is a God of order and structure
(and as Paul writes in Romans 1, in creation we see evidence of His nature)
then the evil one is the champion of disorder and anarchy. Every day it seems
more evidence appears of how our western culture, shaking its fist in the face
of God and actively turning toward the Adversary, has in the process of doing
so, lost its mind.
Allow me to share with you two
pieces of evidence reflecting the insanity that increasingly characterizes our western
culture. I’m defining insanity as a
breaking with reality; acting with extreme folly.
In the state of Maine in 2009 the
family of a transgender fifth grader (a biological boy who identified as a
girl) brought suit against the Orono School District because their child was
forced to use a staff bathroom rather than the girls’ restroom. In January of this year the Supreme Court in
Maine ruled that, in light of the Maine Human Rights Act, the School District
was guilty of discrimination and, on November 25th, the Penobscot
County Superior Court ordered that the family of the student be paid $75,000 in
damages and ordered the School District to allow access to restrooms based upon
a student’s “gender identity.”
So, legally, gender identity is no
longer a matter of biology, but psychology.
A man who decides he is a woman – is.
A woman who decides she is a man – is.
Forget science, forget physiology, forget genetics – basically, forget
reality, when it comes to sexuality what a person chooses to declare about
themselves now overrides any unfortunate, and now irrelevant, facts to the
contrary.
The impact of this absolute nonsense
will be felt in many areas. For
instance, another fight is occurring right now in Minnesota. Can high school teams refuse to allow
transgender players to play on the girls or boys teams? A proposed new ordinance would force schools
to allow students to play on whichever team they identified with sexually. Of course, in the process of this, high
school athletic programs will be ultimately forced to simply field gender neutral
teams. Title IX programs will be a thing
of the past. But in the name of
political correctness, and not wanting to stigmatize the transgendered, who
cares?
By the way, what will this insane
redefining of sexuality do to the Olympics?
On at least four occasions athletes have been disqualified from participating
because, after genetic testing, supposed females were found to be males. Obviously, such distinctions will no longer
be legal or relevant. Unless the Olympic
Committee changes its rules, will our athletes be allowed to participate in an
event characterized by what is now illegal discrimination?
What I’m waiting for is the first
white male to sue for discrimination based on his identity as a black
female. After all, if sexuality is
simply a matter of choice and not of biology, then shouldn’t race be seen in
exactly the same way? If not, why not? If a black female finds herself trapped in a
white male body, should she/he not have the right to declare her/his identity
and have that recognized by everyone?
We are officially now players on the
stage of the theatre of the absurd.
A second piece of evidence that our western
culture has lost its mind comes from the United Kingdom. A UK court of appeal has ruled that a seven
year old girl born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder has no standing for
being awarded damages based on the heavy drinking of her mother during her pregnancy. According to court documents, the mother
consumed a half bottle of vodka and eight cans of strong lager a day while she
was pregnant. This, of course, resulted
in a child born with intellectual and developmental deficiencies. That the mother’s actions damaged the little
girl was never at issue in the case.
So, why is the mother not being held
as liable? Because the damage to the
child occurred in utero. The ruling of
the court states, “It is well established that a fetus is not a ‘person’;
rather it is a sui generis organism.”
Having redefined the baby as not having a separate identity from her
mother, the child cannot sue for damages because, in utero, the child is simply
viewed as a part of the mother’s body.
So, legally, the mother may have harmed herself, but not the child she
was carrying in her womb.
Once again, cast science and logic
to the wind. The position taken by the
court is that a human organism in the womb is not a person. Once the child is born, she is a person. But as long as she in the womb, she has been
redefined as a nonentity whose damage via drugs or alcohol consumption by her
mother, or whose destruction by abortion, is totally the choice of the
mother. The baby has no rights as to
quality or length of life.
We are left with a damaged seven
year old. Her existence is a
heartbreaking reality. Society will bear
the cost and consequences of caring for her as long as she lives. Yet, when the damage was done, legally, she
did not exist. She carries in her little
body the scars of an experience which the court denies happened. The one who betrayed and damaged her is held
to no consequences as the result of her selfish actions. This whole charade is so convoluted and
bizarre it defies description. But
because abortion has become a sacrament in our twisted, sexually obsessed
culture, the court has no choice but to mercilessly define a child out of
existence. That is the only way the
slaughter of millions of babies can continue legally.
Our youngest daughter is now
pregnant with our sixth grandchild. Courtesy
of modern technology, we have seen pictures of Henry in his mother’s womb. Yes, Henry already has a name, and, because
his mother is being very careful about her diet, also has an excellent chance
of being born a healthy boy. Every day,
without exception, Carol and I pray specifically for the health of Melissa and
Henry. We ask God to protect and bless
them both. The idea that that little boy
in his Mama’s womb is a mere blob of tissue is repugnant and vile. Only a sick society could so cruelly and heartlessly
and selfishly choose to redefine a precious life as having no value or
standing.
Our western culture, in the name of “rights”,
is perpetrating multiple wrongs as it deliberately turns it back on science and
common sense to further its godless agenda.
We are moving down a path of confusion and destruction, and those
determined to follow that path will use whatever tortured illogic and ignoring
of reality is necessary to follow it.
When sexuality is severed from reality, when a baby in the womb is no
longer a separate person, we have moved firmly into the realm of what I can
only see as insanity.
Western culture has lost its mind.
