| January 2015 ed. 02 | missionamerica.com |
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Is Theologically Orthodox Christianity to Blame for Josh Alcorn’s Suicide? Laurie Higgins, Illinois Family Institute 
Tragically, three days after Christmas, 17-year-old Joshua Alcorn committed suicide by stepping into the path of a tractor-trailer. Josh suffered from both gender dysphoria and depression. He left behind a suicide note that lays the blame for his pain on those in society who reject the assumptions of the Left about gender confusion, including his Christian parents.Josh was particularly upset that his parents did not support his decision to start “transitioning,” which is yet another deceitful Leftist term because it suggests that one can transition from one sex to the opposite sex—a claim the Left implicitly acknowledges is impossible. Their implicit acknowledgement comes in the form of changing the name of the surgical procedure that mutilates healthy bodies from “sex reassignment” surgery to “gender confirmation” surgery. Though such surgery does, indeed, provide confirmation of the presence of a serious delusion or disordered desire, it does not confirm any objective existential reality. But perhaps Josh was wrong. Perhaps his parents motivated by love were right in standing firm for the truth that he was in reality a boy. Perhaps they had read in The Guardian that “There is no conclusive evidence that sex change operations improve the lives of transsexuals, with many people remaining severely distressed and even suicidal after the operation, according to a medical review….of more than 100 international medical studies of post-operative transsexuals by the University of Birmingham’s aggressive research intelligence facility.” ARTICLE continues HERE. |
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"Maybe He's Not Gay" is equipping kids with the truth. Message from Linda Harvey 
In the past few months, I've had the opportunity to talk with about 500 teenagers in various audiences, and many are reading my book, "Maybe He's Not Gay: Another View on Homosexuality." I hope you will think about the young people in your life. Are they starting to lean toward acceptance of what God has clearly taught us is sin? Do you wish they would hear a different perspective? This book is conversational, yet gives lots of ammunition, taking apart the major points these kids hear all time about homosexuality and gender confusion. For more information, visit our web site. |
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