Random Collection of Thoughts

A lot of random, theological discussions have occurred between my friends and I over the past few weeks. The one that pops into my mind at this moment is about this man from the pacific northwest who is pregnant. By now, I'm sure most people know the story, but here's a quick re-cap: he was born a woman, was a model growing up, but decided that she felt like a man. She started to take testosterone, had some re-construction surgery (got married before all this) and then decided "he" wanted to have a baby- good thing "he" kept "his" ovaries.

So Oprah had him on her show a few weeks ago. The most disturbing thing "he" said was that he always felt that he wasn't "supposed to be a woman." This really, really bothered me. As someone who has a strong grasp on my identity in Christ and what it means to be created in God's image, I cannot accept someone saying that they feel like they weren't supposed to be a woman. If they weren't supposed to be a woman, then God would have created them to be a man. Starr, Rudy, and I got in a discussion about how the church should deal with issues like this. It's something to think about because the reality is that with today's medical procedures, it's pretty easy to accomplish sex changes or any other cosmetic changes. So the question remains: What is the church's role?

Think about it.

In His Mercy.