The Catholic Case to the Supreme Court on Gender Confusion–RCR
Franciscan University of Steubenville, of which I am the president, has joined a friend of the court (amicus) brief to help the high court understand how a new interpretation of the word “sex” in non-discrimination law will violate religious freedom and put women at risk. Which—make no mistake—it will do. If “sex” is conflated with “gender identity,” universities like Franciscan may no longer be able to maintain sex-specific sleeping facilities, bathrooms, and locker rooms. Our medical facilities could be compelled to provide religiously objectionable medical procedures. And biological men would be in competition with women for athletic roster spots and scholarships.
All this concerns me. Nothing, however, concerns me more than the Supreme Court slapping a label on people that has nothing to do with who they really are.
This whole topic of transgenderism is shrouded in confusion, chaos, and darkness. Franciscan doesn’t want to see anyone treated with anything less than respect and love. At the same time, making a protected class of people who struggle with their biological sex or gender identity isn’t the answer. It just perpetuates the confusion.
Read the rest of the article here: SCOTUS Will Consider Gender Identity- What Does That Mean for Christians? | RealClearReligion
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