Is Biblical Teaching “Incompatible with Human Dignity”?

A Christian emergency doctor in the UK, Dr. David Mackereth, was fired for stating that, should the situation arise, he would not call a biological man a woman. In a court decision regarding his firing, the ruling declared:

Belief in Genesis 1:27, lack of belief in transgenderism and conscientious objection to transgenderism in our judgment are incompatible with human dignity and conflict with the fundamental rights of others, specifically here, transgender individuals. . . in so far as those beliefs form part of his wider faith, his wider faith also does not satisfy the requirement of being worthy of respect in a democratic society, not incompatible with human dignity and not in conflict with the fundamental rights of others. (emphasis added)

Biblical beliefs, and the Christian faith itself, are now considered, by this British court, not “worthy of respect” (this is especially ironic considering Britain has a state church, the Church of England). So much for the message of tolerance and inclusivity that the culture supposedly prizes! They are only tolerant and inclusive of those who agree with them!

But this decision should not surprise us. There is a spiritual battle raging around us (Ephesians 6:12), and the divide between what is Christian and what is not is becoming increasingly blatant. Intolerance and hostility towards Christian and biblical beliefs is soaring, reminding us of what Jesus said,

If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: “A servant is not greater than his master.” If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you (John 15:18–20).

We are thankful that Dr. Mackereth intends to appeal the courts’ decision, and we pray that the courts will recognize freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

One could see how judges could begin outlawing the Bible—yes, even in our Western world—if culture keeps spiraling down this anti-God direction.

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Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.