Patheos published an article entitled, "Here are a Bunch of Christians Telling Caitlyn Jenner She Needs Jesus in her Life." I just wanted to talk about an excerpt from the last one, from Bryan Fischer. I didn't watch the YouTube clip; I just read the excerpt included below the video:
"Those of us that are saying this is not a good thing, those of us that
are saying this is bad for Bruce Jenner, bad for his future, we are
showing far more compassion to him than the editors of Vanity Fair… They
are showing no compassion for him, no genuine care for him because they
are celebrating his progress down a pathway that could lead him to kill
himself. I would suggest to you that there is absolutely zero
compassion, zero love in aiding and abetting someone’s mental illness, a
mental illness that could drive them to self-destruction."
I'm commenting on this because I don't think Mr. Fischer realizes why transgendered people kill themselves. It's not because there is something inherently suicide-inducing about transgenderism; it is because of the oppression that they face that makes their lives so unbearable. And Mr. Fischer fails to recognize his own hand in creating oppression toward Caitlyn. He instead thinks that he is being compassionate and loving. And as a result of Christian compassion and love, transgendered people are driven to suicide.
The editors of Vanity Fair are celebrating Caitlyn's progress down a pathway toward light. A path where she is free from confusion and is able to be herself without judgment. This pathway becomes a path toward self-destruction only when people like Mr. Fischer open their mouths and refuse to let transgendered people be who they really are. As if they haven't already suffered enough, thinking that they had been born into the wrong body.
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