Do you not see that progressivism and secularism always lead to the dehumanization of the very “marginalized” people they claim to care for? This language is an assault not just on what it means to be a woman, but on what it means to be human & thus on the Imago Dei itself. 
The kind of detached language seen here regards the body as a thing to be possessed, almost as something less than human. It is objectifying, and as such will lead to confusion, self-loathing & unhealthy sexual relationships, without a doubt.
We are not owners of our body. Our body is us. It is inextricably intertwined with our identity, our purpose, our place in the world — something that radical gender ideology denies.
Progressivism always seeks to detach the body from identity/personhood (“clumps of cells,” “uterus havers”), but such dissociation isn’t actually possible, and because of that leads not only to confusion, but destructive, insane policy.
Christianity alone offers a holistic, healthy view of the person—of the body, which is a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:19) & is in itself sacred, & of everything else that makes is human, all of which is made in God’s image.
Identity can’t be separated from biology, & therefore can’t be separated from being male or female. Declarations can’t change that. To try is to try to change both the human & the divine—something no one has succeeded nor ever will succeed in doing.
Pastors & Bible teachers— have you been clear, courageous & consistent on this? This is a plain-as-day Genesis 1 issue. If you can’t affirm this, I have a hard time believing you’ll long be defending a much more controversial, offensive truth—the gospel.
And if perhaps you avoid this because you believe it’s a “culture war” issue & “divisive,” understand 2 things: 1) your people are looking for answers. If not from you, they’ll get those answers somewhere. Probably from a 20 y/o on TikTok who’s read, like, 3 chapters of the Bible
2) God is love. We are not. That means anything he says or does is done from love. So if he says he made us male & female, we cannot out-love, out-compassion, out-empathy him by either remaining silent or adding “nuance” that He doesn’t say exists.
The church at her best has always been a refuge for women. The Eph. 5 command for husbands to sacrificially love their wives was radically pro-woman for the time. The church cannot continue to be a refuge for women if they cannot say what she is. Period.
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