Denying biological sex; Disney's first LGBT character; Normalization of polyamory
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We talk a lot on the show about Critical theory. But one thing we haven't talked much about is Queer theory. And since there were a lot of stories in the news this week about our culture's continued normalization of LGBT behavior, we thought it would be a good time to wade into some of those themes. One thing that really caught our attention was this opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal: "Dangerous Denial of Sex." It really goes against a lot of the cultural trends.
For more thoughts from a historic Christian perspective about transgender issues, here are some additional resources to check out:
Linda Seiler Ministries and her Youtube talk about her journey out of gender confusion
"The Genderbread Person" blog series on the Mama Bear web site
One of our viewers asked us to comment on a story on Yahoo News about Disney casting its first openly gay character. She appears in the movie Onward.
Last week, Krista post a video about Sam Allberry and the ministry he co-founded called, Living Out. Since, recording that video, Krista discovered a slight update to the situation. So, in the interest of accuracy, she wanted to provide that data as well.
There was a great article this week in Christianity Today about polyamory and how it's creeping into the church. Roughly 24% of church-going people believe that consensual polyamorous relationships are morally permissible. We discuss.
This tweet from big-time Youtube teacher, Mike Winger, seemed like the perfect way to end the show.