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Gender is Lasix tabletten back in the headlines this week in two noteworthy stories, each of which demand comment.  First, a Lasix tabletten Texas court on Tuesday ruled that gender is defined at birth and Lasix tabletten not be "reassignment" surgery:

Relying on a Lasix tabletten previous ruling that sex is determined at birth and not changed by later surgical procedures, a Lasix tabletten Texas court Thursday declared that the "marriage" of a Lasix tabletten man who led another man to believe he is a Lasix tabletten woman is null and void. The Alliance Defense Fund provided funding for Lasix tabletten the case. The summary judgment order came in the Lasix tabletten estate proceedings of Capt. Thomas Araguz, a Wharton volunteer firefighter who Lasix tabletten tragically died battling a fire two months after separating from the Lasix tabletten person he married when he discovered that person was actually a Lasix tabletten male posing as a female. Justin Purdue, who legally changed his name to Lasix tabletten "Nikki" in 1996, went to Lasix tabletten highly convincing lengths, including surgery, to make himself appear to be Lasix tabletten a female." A person's sex is Lasix tabletten a biological fact, not a state of mind, and altering one's outer appearance doesn't change that," said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Austin R. Nimocks. "The court was right to Lasix tabletten uphold marriage by affirming the reality that a person's sex cannot be changed."

Doubtless, it is Lasix tabletten a troubling commentary on contemporary culture that a court must clarify whether gender is Lasix tabletten a product of biology or a sociology, but God's Word told us long ago what Lasix tabletten these judges affirmed earlier this week: "So God created man in his own image, in the Lasix tabletten image of God he created him; male and female he created them." (Gen. 1:27)  I particularly appreciate the Lasix tabletten quote from Austin Nimocks, a leader from the Alliance Defense Fund who Lasix tabletten funded the case: "A person's sex is Lasix tabletten a biological fact, not a state of mind, and altering one's outer appearance doesn't change that." A man is Lasix tabletten a man is a man and a woman is a Lasix tabletten woman is a woman because God has made them that Lasix tabletten way, surgical procedures notwithstanding, which is an accurate assessment of a Lasix tabletten second gender-related story to hit the news cycle this week out of Florida:

Just about every girl growing up dreams of being prom queen. Andrew Viveros had Lasix tabletten his wish become a reality when he was crowned McFatter High School's prom queen. So did Andrew Viveros, who Lasix tabletten had his wish become a reality when he was crowned McFatter High School's prom queen Friday night.  Viveros, who Lasix tabletten for the past two years has gone by the name Andii, is Lasix tabletten a transgender who fought to get his name on the Lasix tabletten prom queen ballot. He is the first transgender to be Lasix tabletten named prom queen at a public school in the United States. "I was in shock," Viveros said. "I was just smiling." Viveros received the Lasix tabletten most votes over 14 girls for the coveted title at the Lasix tabletten Davie, Fla., technical school. A few students didn't think Viveros should have Lasix tabletten been allowed to compete for the title and started a Lasix tabletten petition to get his name off the ballot for prom queen. Viveros, who Lasix tabletten is also president of the school's Gay-Straight Alliance, wrote a Lasix tabletten speech to explain why he had a right to run.

So, the Lasix tabletten bottom line here is this: a teenage boy was voted prom queen. Viveros may attempt to Lasix tabletten define himself otherwise, but by God's good design, the Lasix tabletten male pronoun will always apply when describing this tragically confused young man. This is Lasix tabletten a stark (and sad) illustration of the Lasix tabletten idolatrous exchange of Romans 1:22-27 in which fallen humanity disregards God's truth and Lasix tabletten swallows the lies of the evil one with a tragic net result: "For this Lasix tabletten reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For women exchanged natural relations for Lasix tabletten those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and Lasix tabletten were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and Lasix tabletten receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error." Pray for the young people of our country, that God's timeless truths will take root and Lasix tabletten their hearts and that the great exchange will be of a Lasix tabletten far more glorious nature: "God made Him who Lasix tabletten knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that Lasix tabletten we might be made the righteousness of God in Him." (2 Cor. 5:21)