The Neuroscience of Transgenderism

December 27, 2024 | apologetics, health | No Comments

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The following is a talk given at the Evangelical Theological Society in San Diego, California on November 22, 2024. What is transgenderism? What is “transgenderism”? This term is more loaded than you might think. The suffix “ism” can describe a disease condition like autism or hypothyroidism. It can also describe a habit or predilection, such…

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  What if an original research paper published in a respected international scientific journal declared that keeping men out of women’s sports or banning the gender transitioning of minors caused an increase in suicide attempts among transgender youth? Wouldn’t you expect them to show actual evidence of an increase? Well, you ought. But they didn’t.…

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Progressive and left-wing bias in American centers of higher education is a fact so universally recognized it is barely worth mentioning. It has been equally evident to those who follow such things that the ideological capture of academicians has included the leadership of American medical schools. Even after the US Supreme Court ruled that Harvard…

Empty cradles, empty nurseries

October 25, 2024 | sexuality, social issues | 1 Comment

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  As if reading from the same script, on Sunday, October 13, both the New York Times[1] and The Wall Street Journal[2] ran feature-length articles on the plummeting birth rates of the advanced Euro-American and East Asian nations. This phenomenon has been known for some time and continues to grow. Why is it a problem?…

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Over the last ten years, there has been an alarming rise in the prevalence of mental illness among young people throughout most of the developed world. (Figure 1). It began well before COVID and has been observed throughout the Anglosphere (USA, UK, New Zealand, Australia) and most Western European nations, so it cannot simply be…

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Beliefs have consequences. All other things being equal, false beliefs have worse consequences. Pick any issue on which people are divided. It doesn't matter what. Whatever issue you picked, I will claim two bold axioms. First, both sides think they are right. Second, both sides passionately believe that facts, reason, and experience support their own…

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A range of possible viewpoints Is there any connection between a person’s acceptance of mainstream scientific theories on origins and the strength of their Christian faith? Indeed, many relationships are possible. According to some young-earth creation advocates, any acceptance of standard time scales for the age of the earth and universe, and any acceptance of…

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This December marks the official theatrical release of “1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture.” According to Tim Malloy of MovieMaker, “This film may change your mind about homosexuality and the Bible – if you watch it.”[1] But will it? Should it? The claims “1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a feature documentary that follows…

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Victims of the sexual revolution, part 2 [“Victims of the sexual revolution,” part 1 here] “All men … are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” -The Declaration of Independence “Don’t worry; be happy!” – Bobby McFarrin It’s a reasonable assumption that most…

The Psychology of Wokeness

March 14, 2023 | apologetics, social issues | 2 Comments

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Is Wokeness a Mental Illness? In a recent interview/podcast, Katy Faust spoke with CMDA executive Dr. Mike Chupp about her forthcoming book, Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City, to be released in September 2023. I highly commend it, and you can listen here. Now the term “woke” means…. well, whatever you want it to…

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The Spaniel and I are pleased to announce the culmination of our work over many years, the release on Amazon of Superbia: The perils of pride. The power of Humility. Andrew Murray wrote that pride lies at the root of every defect and failure. Political polarization? Workplace conflict? Marital discord? Church splits? Pride lies at…

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