Change in the Weather: The SCOTUS shocks
This decision feels like a sudden weather change for which one might not have properly dressed. I suggest noting three large points in this momentous decision.
Category: Political Implications
This is not a political site. But whereas government is one of the great engines of culture, and whereas politics is interacting with gender so intensely, there are times our commentary must touch upon the laws of the land. This category contains those times.
Gender is Moral and Needs to be Taught
This week the Supreme Court ruled for a Tennessee law banning gender imitative measures for children. The decision moves the culture closer to a key insight.
An Unintentional Outlaw, Once Again
Legal Limits Last week, the state of Colorado passed into law House Bill 25-1312, which made referring to a person by his given name or a gendered pronoun that he does not like to be a punishable offense under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. If you think about it, it means that seeking to help a person resolve her alienation from …
Clear Answers on the Horizon
People have many questions on which they seek clarity. The Panel Q&A for EthicsCon 2025 in Allentown gives clarion answers to pressing questions.
Three Big Things Just Happened
A congressional bill and a robust Journal of Sexual Medicine study question America’s way of addressing gender dysphoria.
The Really Upsetting Thing about the Respect for Marriage Act
This week, with great celebration, President Biden signed the “Respect for Marriage” Act, seeking to normalize monogendered unions. That is not the scary part.
The Church Complicit: Review of Jesus & Gender by Fitzpatrick & Schumacher
While it has its good points, this book is typical of the church’s and the culture’s current minimization of gender in relationship.
Governor Wolf Sets Pennsylvania on a Sad Road
On Tuesday Governor Wolf marshaled the power of the Pennsylvania government against therapy which helps youth become comfortable with their bodies. For science?
Abortion a Crime? Prosecute the Father.
If the country comes to recognize life in the womb, then legal protection will imply penalty for taking that life. A child is always a matter of three people…
Presidential Failure in Masculinity
President Biden has mismanaged the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. But his resolute failure to take responsibility for error stands out. Men in relationship doing this fail in masculinity.