Love does not always mean affirmation. True love and compassion has to start with the reality of a situation and it’s not truly loving or compassionate to help people live out a delusion. Christians have a duty to advocate against allowing minors to receive medical care that they believe will cause lasting harm. It’s appropriate for believers to step in and to say that the state has a role in protecting vulnerable people. We see this as the proper role of the state in Romans 13 and 1 Peter 2.
Miles Mullin
Read the full NPR article here.
