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I have worked with Trangendered people, I would not trade my lot in life with theirs. It is not as cut and dried as some might think. Sure some are 'casual'.in their need, others live in Hell.

In discussions of this nature, people often talk over the heads of the others without really understanding what is being said by the other side and they may have differing understandings of the meanings of the words that they use .For example: Some people define the word "homosexual" by lifestyle and practice, while others define it by sexual preference. Those are major differences and if people involved in discussions on the subject do not understand the differing perspectives, responsible communication will not take place. certainly there is unlikely to be a common understanding. NOTE: This issue is somewhat like that of alcoholism. I have a sister who openly admits that she is an alcoholic. However, on her 4th try to give it up she succeeded. She has been dry for decades. She does not drink alcoholic beverages. Yet, she openly acknowledges that she is an alcoholic and she would not be offended my me stating publicly that she is an alcoholic. She is not an alcoholic by present practice as that is not how she defines it. She defines it in terms of what she knows to be her issue, her weakness and her failing. As to the discussion on transgender people. I find the posts to have a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation. I do not intend to go into detail. I will simply say I am dumbfounded by any implication that such can not enjoy sexual activity. On the assumption that such is not really intended for this public forum, I will leave it at that. As to the Elder in the Hollywood congregation: How much about this do we as the SDA public really need to know? In SDA practice, individual congregations have the authority to decide who they admit to membership and who they elect to positions of leadership. Can we not trust them to make the correct decisions and for the Lord to correct them when they are wrong? The Church is not perfect. No amount of public discussion will make it perfect. Sometimes we just need to leave it in the hands God. Sometimes when we think we have knowledge of all important aspects of an issue we do not. Sometimes there are additional facts of which the public is not aware and does not have a need to know. I am personally aware of such situations in both the past and in more recent times.

Teachers are role models, that is a given. So, if the teacher is female, does that mean boys want to be more like a female and girls more like the male teacher, even to the extreme of 'changing? I think we can safely say No! The 'suggestion' is that having a transgender teacher or gay teacher is more persuasive to gender 'identity'! Really? Much fear do I hear.