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Lord, have mercy on us. God, save the children of our nation from the lies of the enemy about identity and purpose.

So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (Gen 1:27)

“An Ohio couple on Friday lost permanent custody of their teenage daughter because they didn’t want her to undergo sex-change treatment.

Cincinnati-area Juvenile Court Judge Sylvia Hendon removed the girl from her parents’ custody and turned her over to her maternal grandparents, who support the 17-year-old’s desire to indentify as a boy. The teen moved in with her grandparents early last year.

The names of the girl and her parents and grandparents are sealed by court order.

The girl was first hospitalized in 2016 and diagnosed with gender dysphoria, depression, and an anxiety disorder. The gender clinic at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center recommended hormone therapy treatment, but the parents refused, saying they did not think it was in their child’s best interest and instead wanted to pursue Christian counseling to “get to the underlying causes” of their daughter’s desire to become a boy, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. . . .

The county prosecutor and attorneys for the girl and the grandparents contended that anything other than full openness to hormone therapy and gender transition would deny the girl appropriate medical care. A pediatrician featured in CNN’s coverage of the case compared it to parents refusing to give their asthmatic child an inhaler.

But that is unscientific, according to Michelle Cretella, the president of the American College of Pediatricians.

‘A child suffering from gender dysphoria has a fixed belief contrary to physical reality. This is a delusion,’ Cretella told The Christian Post, noting there is no long-term evidence to show that encouraging a child’s gender transition prevents suicide, and ‘it is more likely that whatever has caused the child’s depression and suicidal thoughts is also triggering the gender dysphoria.’

Cretella added, ‘Since there are no long-term studies regarding the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in young children and teens, this entire enterprise is, by definition, an experiment upon a minor—and a dangerous one at that, given the lifelong, permanent side effects.’ (Excerpted from World, reporting by Kiley Crossland.)

World published another great article exploring why we are seeing such an increase in transgender teens:  What’s Behind the Surge in Transgender Teens.

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Lynn Rickert
February 26, 2018

Dear Loving God,
We know You can bring order out of chaos. Our culture is in a depraved condition only You can change. We cry out for your mercy and intervention for our children. We read the strong words Jesus used in Matthew 18 about those who offend or harm children and pray for the fear of God to return to our nation. We pray for the couple grieving the lose of their daughter and pray that You will turn this situation around and use it for good.
In Jesus Mighty name,
AMEN

Deborah Lemons
February 21, 2018

Absolutely, totally, LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US, Your creation, humankind, AMERICA, THE MINDS AND SOULS OF OUR SOCIETY. Why in any stretch of the imagination or mind would be will willing to do this to our children; this is more cruel than death, because there is no possible known outcome. This is not even something we talk about testing in animals and has no history. What madness and evil control is satan wielding over this world. Make no mistake, this is not according to God’s plan; this is evil at work.

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