(By PNW) Ours is a generation that is increasingly bombarded by confusing messages on gender norms that are now under assault even from the church. From non-binary deacons that refuse to accept that they are either men or women to hyper-sexual, church-sponsored drag shows and transgender baptisms, the assault on Biblical values has intensified. None would deny that the Gospel is a message of compassion and salvation but, in these churches, that message has been warped to take the shape of
explicit support and even promotion of a life of gender confusion and sin rather than an ethic of faithful marriage between men and women. The Methodist Deacon M. Barclay is now accepted as a non-binary Deacon in Chicago, which means that she prefers the pronoun “they” rather than “she” and doesn’t identify as either gender. In the Methodist Church, there are two orders of ministry: deacons and presbyters. CONTINUE
