In the Market with Janet Parshall

Hour 2: Bending To The Culture

Sep 25, 2025
Joe Dallas, an ordained pastoral counselor and author, dives deep into the cultural tensions surrounding the Church's approach to homosexuality. He tackles whether churches are compromising biblical truths to appease society and introduces key concepts about navigating sexuality debates. Dallas emphasizes the need for personalized church policies, warns against the dangers of affirmation without truth, and discusses how to counsel transgender individuals with compassion. He advocates for sound doctrine over cultural conformity while highlighting the responsibility of parents in protecting their children.
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Church Must Engage Cultural Challenges

  • The church cannot sit this one out; it must answer cultural challenges about sexuality with both truth and grace.
  • Janet urges Christians to be prepared to give a biblically grounded reasoned response in the public square.
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Mental-Health Links Without Determinism

  • Transgender identification often co-occurs with higher rates of mental-health and substance issues, but identity alone doesn't equal violence.
  • Joe warns indoctrination that non-affirmation equals hate can radicalize vulnerable individuals.
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Five Planks Of Transgender Ideology

  • Joe Dallas summarizes five core planks of transgender ideology including gender as choice, fluidity, children's capacity to choose, required affirmation, and non-affirmation equated with hate.
  • He frames these planks as the ideological structure driving cultural demands on institutions and individuals.
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