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What do christians make of intersex, pregnant male seahorses, sex changes in fish etc?
eg many fish are intersex & some undergo full sex changes in nature. Male seahorse gets pregnant & gives birth.
Humans can be intersex.
what do christians (& other religionists) make of this?
A few opinions I found out there were than intersex individuals were a defect caused by sin & they shouldn't breed & that transexuals are an 'abomination' etc. How can they justify this view if nature undergoes sex changes, can be asexual, intersex etc?
Tags: intersex
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Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on -
As I understand it, dolphins also indulge in recreational sex ... NAUGHTY DOLPHINS!!!
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Permalink Reply by Xanthe Wyse on -
and homosexual sex - naughty, naughty dolphins!
Found a few views by the fundies on intersex marriage:
http://blog.beliefnet.com/tonyjones/2009/08/with-whom-should-the-in...
of course, they just say that anything that doesn't fit their narrow worldview is because of a 'fallen world' (ie adam & eve's sin)
here's a good article about the damage religion does
http://www.atheismresource.com/2011/deconstructing-gender-binary-re...
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Permalink Reply by Grace Fitzpatrick on -
You're right. Loren. That's why they don't seem to give a hoot when thousands of species are killed off from off shore drilling and other environmentally destructive practices.
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Permalink Reply by Susan Stanko on -
Accept for when a mistake is made and "Johnnie" turns out to be "Jessica"
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Permalink Reply by Xanthe Wyse on
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here's a post I wrote about labels & stigma
http://www.aspergerschild.org/1/post/2011/09/intersex-and-autism-bi...
Still thinking about writing a post incorporating pregnant male seahorses etc
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