![]() It’s clear that most people embrace their true biological gender identity, though some do it a bit late. By the time those who are gender-confused reach maturity, the statistic drops to. The proportion of the population diagnosed with actual gender dysphoria (the psychiatric term for transgenderism) is only about. Now, set aside the ludicrous notion of the nation’s foremost “Catholic” abortion supporter pronouncing on what’s sinful. Interviewed by CBS’ Kal Penn, Biden claimed the Florida bill was “cruel.” He recalled a saying of his mother, describing DeSantis’ position as “close to sinful.” Whatever your views on transgenderism, requiring a young person who’s considering “gender reassignment” to wait until at least voting age before taking such an irrevocable step seems like a sensible approach. The bill would prohibit anyone below the age of 18 from undergoing so-called “gender reassignment” surgery, or receiving hormones and hormone blocking medications prescribed in advance of the procedure. Jill, Joe Biden demonstrated his own spiritual blindness in reacting to a bill advocated by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Surely such a denial of God’s creation is spiritual blindness. And the citation was validated by no less than the wife of the President. ![]() Step up your game, ladies,’ Townhall columnist and radio personality Derek Hunter joked.”ĭefying all reality - not to mention Genesis 1:27 (“male and female He created them”) - a person who was born male, but who believes he’s a woman, received an award intended for females who demonstrate womanly courage. “‘Apparently men are a lot better at being women than women are. “‘International Women’s Day: Not just for women anymore,’ conservative Twitter personality Andrea Katherine wrote in reply. “‘Nice of FLOTUS to encourage the diminishment of women on ‘international women's day.’ Erasing women is abusive,’ Dana Loesch, host of ‘The Dana Show,’ tweeted. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Ark., said, ‘It’s International Women’s Day - a good time to remember that Democrats can’t even tell you what a woman is.’ The award raised eyebrows because Alba Rueda is a “transgender woman.” Which is to say: a man.įox News reported some of the humorous reactions that lit up Twitter: In particular, award recipient Alba Rueda was described as someone who had shown bravery while being “kicked out of classrooms, barred from sitting for exams, refused job opportunities, subjected to violence, and rejected by her family” for efforts to “end violence and discrimination against the LGBTQ-plus community in Argentina.” According to State’s website, “a group of twelve extraordinary women from around the world” were honored for their work in building “a brighter future for all.” That blindness drew attention during the recent International Women’s Day, when First Lady Jill Biden bestowed the State Department’s annual International Women of Courage Awards. This becomes a kind of blindness - a distinctly spiritual blindness - one that’s rampant in society today. We face an even greater danger when our focus becomes so narrow that we not only downplay negative factors but actually deny what’s real. Trying to live the way celebrities do, or following their ill-considered advice on pressing current issues, can get us into all kinds of trouble. It may be human nature to stress the virtues of people we admire - favorite athletes or performers, for instance, even political figures - while ignoring their flaws, idiosyncrasies, and bad personal decisions. Little wonder the song became a hit.Įmphasizing the positive can be a problem, however, when it encourages us to make compromises in our moral judgment. ![]() That bit of pop music hopefulness was a tonic at the height of World War II. “You've got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive In 1944, songwriter Johnny Mercer captured the essence of that gift in this lyric: It’s what allows us to press on and accomplish good things in the face of adverse conditions. Being able to focus on the positive aspects of a situation, while minimizing our preoccupation with the negatives, can free us from anxiety.
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