I'm sorry but just because he/she "feels" like a woman or "wants" to be a woman or "thinks" she's a woman, he/she is still a MAN in the structure of his/her body. That means he/she has male muscles that a woman can never have and he/she should NOT be allowed to compete on any women's format.

Perhaps sensitive individuals should not enter into discussions where they might be offended by someone else's difference in opinion? I must have missed the part in the First Amendment that stipulated that freedom of speech must be limited to only agreeable comments. Sorry about the sarcasm. I put that caveat on, so you would know that I am being sensitive to others' concerns about "hateful" language. :icon_wink:

Wow, a hairy subject to open.

Many people refuse to realize that for them freedom of religion is so long as it is my religion. A major problem when people talk about religion in public schools.

As far as the words of Jesus, they were not written till centuries after the death of Jesus. We all have played the game called telephone. A complected tale is told one by one to a line of people and then you/we are amazed at how it has changed with the retelling.

The new testament has been edited, translated into most languages and all versions are not the same.

He should be playing men he is not a woman and should not be allowed on LPGA,not fair to actual women

That would remove all women from fair competition.Play according to your birth gender.

Then I'm overjoyed you respect Jesus' admonition not to judge.

Yes, Caitlyn Jenner is a lesbian. Who cares?

I can't deny the freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment and I wholeheartedly embrace it here and everywhere. That does not mean that give-and-take discussion where divergent parties can possibly learn from each other should not take place.

Kind of off track from the subject, BUT....... the "words" of Jesus were written by Apostles, right? I do not believe they lived "centuries" after his death. I am no expert, but I am pretty sure. :pray:

Give it a rest. You are intelligent enough to know I was NOT rendering a medical opinion. I can remember at least 2 pre-op and two [post-op transgender patients, and they were all treated with the utmost of respect, dignity, and professionalism. So don't give me that "a doctor, no less" crap.

What I expressed was a personal opinion, we are still permitted that in America, the PC police haven't taken that away completely(yet). And it is not without basis. We have mapped the entire human genome, and I don't think we have found the "transgender" gene. So the argument that they were "born that way" is, well to be polite, unsubstantiated. Therefore there is something in their environment/upbringing that led to their condition. Maybe mommy gave the boys too many dolls to play with or the girls the GI Joe bazooka. Maybe there was sexual abuse at a very early age. But in any case, I've found that all transgenders I know have deeply seated psychopathology.

Unless you go to some third world craphole for your surgery, legitimate programs will do very thorough psychiatric testing. That, in and of itself , should tell you something.
But as I said before, I don't "hate" transgender people, I simply disagree with the premise. So for all those holier than thou posters who didn't like the word "freak", I ask if you ever cured pneumonia or treated HTN or DM for your transgender neighbors?? I didn't think so, thus the guy with the "don't judge" line can judge that.

And back to the OP----I played golf with a transgender individual (male--->female). He/she was hitting their drives 280-300. At least he/she didn't play the yellow tees with all the other "girls".

To get back onto the subject; I wonder how women feel about this. Considering the fact that men should have NO say, metaphorically speaking, since we are speaking of Women's sports, I think it is totally up to the females of this country to dictate how this should act out. Do women think progressively to the point that they welcome men(?) that appear to be women into their cadre? Do they feel that they can compete in a female based genre sport with male hormone, male birthed individual that prefers to dress as a female? Just wondering. Maybe they like the idea of competing with a she/male(? no slur intended) in hopes of reveling in knowing that they beat a competitor that is for all intents and purposes still considered physically a male to the females in the competition. On the other hand, how many females would consider it "fair" to have to compete with what they might consider a male in a female sport? This really has nothing to do with which bathroom someone uses, or sexual preference. This is about sports.

I wonder if Biblical morality is considered "political" for purposes of posting in this forum. Well, I guess I'll find out soon enough.

The fact is that HE is not a woman.

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (Genesis 1:27)

A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God. (Deuteronomy 22:5)

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-10, KJV)

God is not the author of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33)

The transgender agenda encourages and exploits confusion. It is NOT good for those who consider themselves transgendered.

The transgender movement is destructive to society and that includes female sports.

The trend we have seen in the USA from its leadership in Washington, D.C. this month is not good.

But it is consistent with the type of immorality expected for the last days (cf. 1 Timothy 3:1-15; Romans 1:18-32).

Political correctness and immorality run amok.

Straight from the horse's mouth...

3 Connecticut high school girls are suing over a policy that allows trans athletes to compete in girls' sports - CNN

Lets hope Bryson DeChambeau dosn't go all Victorias Secret, and get on the LPGA Tour!