Don’t. Just don’t.
I say this as a pastor, not a pundit.
When I first saw this clip of Andy Beshear on The View, invoking his faith to defend the medical mutilation of children, my stomach dropped. Not because I was surprised. Because I was grieved.
“My faith teaches me that all children are children of God, and I didn’t want people picking on those kids.”
I have buried children. I have prayed with parents in ICU waiting rooms. I have sat with teenagers drowning in confusion and shame. I have walked families through seasons where the pain felt unbearable. So hear me clearly. Love for children is not theoretical for me. It is personal. It is pastoral. It is sacred.
And that’s why this argument doesn’t just fail; it is against every ounce of true care one can have for a child.
Yes, all children are children of God. Amen to that. But in what world does that truth lead us to sterilize them, cut them open, or affirm every feeling as final truth? In fact, the opposite is true. If children belong to God, then we are stewards, not experimenters. Protectors, not affirmers of confusion. Shepherds, not butchers.
I have never once encountered a hurting child who needed less truth. I have met many who needed more patience, more presence, more stability, and more adults willing to say, “I love you too much to lie to you.”