Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

The Babylon Bee Guide to Gender (with Joel Berry)

Oct 26, 2023

Joel Berry, a writer for the Babylon Bee, discusses gender ideology and its resemblance to religion. They explore the power of language on gender, compare adherence to gender ideology and traditional religions, and deconstruct the rhetoric surrounding the nuclear family. They also discuss their book 'The Babylon Bee Guide to Gender' and the importance of supporting the Babylon Bee.

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Quick takeaways

Gender ideology shares similarities with religion, demanding belief and adherence without questioning its contradictions.

Gender ideology seeks to deconstruct the nuclear family, disrupting traditional values and promoting individual autonomy as the core moral compass.

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Gender ideology as a religion

Gender ideology shares similarities with a religion as it requires faith, has doctrines, dogma, and even its own form of iconography like pronoun pins. It demands belief even when it defies common sense and reality. Its followers adhere to it without questioning or examining its contradictions. Additionally, like a religion, it establishes a hierarchy, threats, and an ultimate endgame. The purpose of satire is to mock these religious-like elements in order to expose the absurdity and potential harm of gender ideology.

Introduction

4min

The Importance of Laughter in Confronting Gender Ideology

10min

The Power of Language and Gender

7min

Comparing the Adherence to Gender Ideology and Traditional Religions

5min

Deconstructing the Nuclear Family and the Impact of Gender Ideology

5min

Discussion of 'The Babylon B Guide to Gender' and Encouragement to Support the Babylon B

2min

How should we think about what has come to be called “gender ideology?” How does gender ideology actually look a lot like a religion? What is the view of truth that underlies the gender ideology discussion? We’ll answer these questions and a lot more with our guest Joel Berry, co-author of The Babylon Bee Guide To Gender.

Joel Berry is a writer for the Babylon Bee, a satire news site and author of several books including The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness and The Postmodern Pilgrim’s Progress.

Read a transcript of this episode at https://www.biola.edu/blogs/think-biblically/2023/the-babylon-bee-guide-to-gender.

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