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The New Buzz Word: Inclusive
It sounds harmless, even warm and fuzzy. Inclusive. Who wouldn’t want to be inclusive? And its opposite – exclusive – sounds hateful and conjures thoughts of segregation and “back of the bus” discrimination. A war to normalize the perverted, even the bizarre, is being waged in our society by such crafty terminology.
Target, a major retailer, has created a firestorm by literally opening the door to “transgender team members and guests to use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their gender identity.” Part of the rationale: “As a company that firmly stands behind what it means to offer our team an inclusive place to work – and our guests an inclusive place to shop – we continue to believe that this is the right thing for Target.”
But think: Did Target previously mistreat any segment of the population? Were there “transgender sensors” which automatically locked the doors to approaching LGBT customers? Couldn’t a man dressed as a woman browse the jewelry section and pick out a nice bracelet for himself? You see, this issue is not about giving customers “an inclusive place to shop.” The issue is an attack against culture on a more fundamental level. The deeper question is: What is reality? Why are we so willing to risk at best the emotional welfare, and at worst the physical safety, of innocent women and children to support the fallacious claims of the morally degenerate?
On the whole, this nation is inclusive and fair even to those who are maladjusted. I remember an incident fifteen years ago when we were buying a new van. We were ushered into the financial office where all the paperwork would be completed. There sat the loan officer, a person with decidedly masculine features, complete with a dark five-o’clock shadow, in a dress wearing a wig and slathered in gaudy makeup. We did not insist on another employee; we were courteous and cooperative; we completed the deal and drove off in our new Villager. Apparently, even that long ago, transgenderism did not keep that man from getting a job, even one that placed him in direct contact with the public.
The average person of compassion and tolerance for those with gender confusion does not oppose someone’s opportunity to work, live and shop in society. But I personally object to normalizing the abnormal and mainstreaming the decadent to the potential harm of innocent people.
Who would have guessed a few years ago that this would be the result of relativized truth? Most would have scoffed at the notion of bathroom swapping merely because someone thought they were the opposite gender. The sensible answer to the transgendered is: “But the facts do not support your perceptions.” A couple of years ago a Caucasian woman in Washington state “self-identified” as black and was president of her local chapter of the NAACP. She was ousted because the facts did not support her assertions. I recently saw an interview of a grown man dressed as a four year-old girl. He said he liked acting as a child because it relieved him of the stress of adulthood. But the facts say he is an adult male. In most circumstances the denial of clear facts indicates mental dysfunction. But gender self-identification is the new litmus test of inclusiveness. My, aren’t the Emperor’s new clothes simply fabulous?
From a spiritual perspective, a society conditioned to think that reality is what one wants it to be will reject the gospel. I don’t self-identify as a sinner, so I’m not one. I don’t want to believe that the Bible is true, thus it is not. I don’t want to think about a future judgment, so there isn’t one. This is worse than nonsense; it is the deliberate refusal to admit the obvious.
We who believe in God are the ultimate realists. We understand the true nature of things and accept what is, and this prepares us to deal with life’s complexity. Those with no solid foundation cannot adequately cope with life or even understand themselves. This is tragic because we have to come to terms with who we really are before we can accept that we need God to make us whole again.
