A well-known church in Northern Virginia has revealed its plans to create a ministry designed to help parents of kids who are suffering from gender dysphoria to help fill in gaps for those who refuse to just go along with the twisted and disturbing attempts by public schools and some medical professionals to try and socially and surgically transition children to the opposite sex. Keep in mind that the procedures that ultimately lead to these transitions are permanent and cannot be undone. We’re talking about mutilations of the human body, the removal of genitalia and other body parts for something that is most likely a mental health issue or potentially just a social fad.
According to a report from The Christian Post, Burke Community Church, which is non-denominational and located in the suburbs of Washington and adheres to biblical principles on a number of important issues such as life, marriage, and, of course, gender identity. The church’s statement of faith and its constitution cites Psalm 139:13-16, and says that “sexuality and gender are fixed by God at birth and are not fluid.”
Its new ministry, “Wonderfully Made,” alludes to the Bible verse and promises to come alongside the parents of children struggling with their gender identity by offering support and prayer.
“A lot of times with families, especially within Christian communities, they can feel a little shame in it. They don’t want people to know. And we’re trying to open that door up so that they feel like they have a place to go and a place to talk,” Crystal Crum, a counselor and a women’s ministry assistant at Burke Community Church, went on to tell The Christian Post in an interview. “And they’re not going to be shamed.”
The church announced the new ministry Sunday night during The Christian Post’s “Unmasking Gender Ideology II” event, which focused on the ways trans ideology has impacted children, families and medical professionals. Dr. Susan Ashton-Lazaroae, a medical doctor from Northern Virginia and a member of the church, recognized a need to help parents with children suffering from gender dysphoria. During the night’s final panel discussion, she stressed that one of the ways to combat gender ideology is for psychologists and counselors to help children confused about their gender “alleviate” their “true mental distress.”
She dismissed the idea that it is at all helpful to assign a “blanket diagnosis of gender dysphoria” to a child and advise them to mutilate their body. “We need to help them conform their mind to their body,” the doctor said. She expressed hope that gender ideology will one day be defeated, stating that parents and grandparents are starting to speak out against allowing their children to “become science experiments.”
“We will protect our children,” she then explained. “And I know that Burke Community Church will be starting a support group for parents.”
Ashton-Lazaroae decided to reach out to Crum because she has referred patients to her in the past. The doctor then informed the counselor that she was coming into contact with patients that were struggling with gender confusion. Crum then agreed that lending support to families who are in this difficult situation was an excellent and honorable idea.
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Crum then stated that the church is still working through an assessment of the level of interest for a group of this nature, pointing out that Sunday was the first opportunity the congregation was given to hear about the idea. The goal of the ministry is to provide parents of children dealing with this issue materials that can support them in how to manage the situation from a biblical perspective. Crum pointed out the church is still in the process of making a plan. A meeting to discuss further steps in creating the program is scheduled for Nov. 4.