Transgender, Intersex, and the Olympics

He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him. Proverbs 18:13

Now that the 2024 Paris Olympics are over--and I have taken some time--I am willing to comment. Years ago I was a founding member of another blog site—when online blog sites were something somewhat new. I remember being pushed as a leader in the FBFI to respond immediately to events happening in the world. Historically, we have not done that as a fellowship. Our primary publication is FrontLine Magazine. We lay out the agenda for that magazine a year in advance. Proclaimanddefend.org allows for more timely responses to worldwide events, but even with that we need to be careful not to answer anything too quickly.

Let’s take these Olympics for example.

I will bypass the pagan celebration of sin in the opening ceremonies and focus on the secondary drama of the Olympics—the transgender controversy regarding gold medalist Imane Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting. The controversy hit the news when Khelif’s opponent, Italian boxer Angela Carini, withdrew from a match weeping and claiming injustice.

Political and religious conservatives jumped on the story immediately, decrying transgenderism and the unfairness to women in allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports. This was no doubt also fueled by the agitation regarding the opening ceremony. However, as the story unfolded, it became more confusing.

There is such a thing as an intersex person. …

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