I don't think this violates forum rules, but if it does, please move it to Christian philosophy (I have a similar thread on the Lib forum.)
What is the evangelical position on intersexuals- that is, people who are born with either the reproductive organs of both sexes (extremely, extremely rare), ambigous genitilia (not so rare), or who are not entirely chromosonally of one sex (see Wikipedia.org also the same thread on the Lib forum). Would intersexuals, under evangelical doctrine, be allowed to marry either sex? Would they have to remain celibate? If an intersexual had surgery to change them to match the appearance of one sex, but they changed it in adulthood to match the sex they feel they really belong to, in which case would they be 'sinning'?
Two caveats: I don't understand the science of all this totally, so if someone could help me there, I'd appreciate it.
Secondly, I am pro-intersexual (and by extension pro LGBT) so this is not meant as a diss of either of these groups, nor for that matter, of evangelicalism. I just honestly want to know.
What is the evangelical position on intersexuals- that is, people who are born with either the reproductive organs of both sexes (extremely, extremely rare), ambigous genitilia (not so rare), or who are not entirely chromosonally of one sex (see Wikipedia.org also the same thread on the Lib forum). Would intersexuals, under evangelical doctrine, be allowed to marry either sex? Would they have to remain celibate? If an intersexual had surgery to change them to match the appearance of one sex, but they changed it in adulthood to match the sex they feel they really belong to, in which case would they be 'sinning'?
Two caveats: I don't understand the science of all this totally, so if someone could help me there, I'd appreciate it.
Secondly, I am pro-intersexual (and by extension pro LGBT) so this is not meant as a diss of either of these groups, nor for that matter, of evangelicalism. I just honestly want to know.
