>>1491747011. Do Christians exist?
2. Why do Christians exist?
3. What should happen to Christians?
1 Yes
2. They were born with original sin that needs cleansing
3. Accepting instead of challenging them will lead to much happier and more content people
"That's it. Your view on the outcome of being baptized is your own opinion, ultimately. And really these aren't hard questions."
> What Christian theologians or preachers describe original sin as gender dysphoria? The link between gender dysphoria" and original sin there was in how a preacher wouldn't really believe in gender dysphoria, it's "just a feeling, easily made up or fixed" but strongly preach the reality of original sin because it can be easily observed in how people innately feel, once they know what to look for. The concept of humans being innately bad has also been around for about as long as humans have been equipped to notice the question.
More parallel between trans beliefs and christna beliefs:
It is often taken as a Master Identity for a person, not as something they believe, but something they *are*. As a result, any percieved threat to this belief is generally met with strong defensiveness.
Adherents of it see themselves as under attack, and that it is their moral duty to proudly stand up for their group and spread its message of love.
It has many sects with separate and often contradictory beliefs, which are argued hotly.
It tends to take in the broken and downtrodden with promises to help them reach the only true path to happiness and belonging.
It targets the young and innocent in order to manufacture normalcy and acceptance early on, in hopes of aligning society to its values.
It preaches acceptance, care, hope, and general positivity on the outside, but most communities built around it are generally plagued by petty drama.