U.S. House adopts gender-neutral terms
U.S. House adopts gender-neutral terms
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March 2021On January 4, the U.S House of Representatives adopted rules disallowing “offensive” words such as he and she, claiming an effort to “honor all gender identities.”

In addition to striking gender-specific pronouns and terms such as seamen and chairman, the resolution specifies unacceptable familial relationship terms. In clause 8(c)(3) of rule XXIII, the following terms are rejected: father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, grandson, or granddaughter. Acceptable replacements are: parent, child, sibling, parent’s sibling, sibling’s child, spouse, parent-in-law, child-in-law, sibling-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, half-sibling, or grandchild.

Franklin Graham responded to the nonsensical rules: “God ‘created them male and female’ (Genesis 1:27). This is shaking a fist in the Creator’s face, trying to deny His authority.”

washingtontimes.com, 1/2/21christianheadlines.com, 1/6/21