In fact, there are several details that would point, if not to absolving her, at least of putting the lion's share of culpability upon David. 1) He is friend of one of his closest men and grand-daughter of another. Hence very young. (2 Sam 11:3, see )theopolisinstitute.com/bathsheba-the-… 2) She had been purifying herself, and like her husband cares about ritual purity-- more than David!! (2 Sam 11:4, 11)
3) David "takes her" - this could be a neutral term, but it could also be translated "seize" as in the rape of Dinah (Gen 34:2)

Given that we are publicly discussing sexual orientation/preference, here is a primer from the peer-reviewed literature. Hint: if you think sexual orientation is immutable you're about 15 years behind. #BillC6 #ACB #SexualPreference Thread. 1/ 2/ Orientation is difficult to define: attractions, behavior, personal identity, all possibilities. While often overlapping, not always the case. Furthermore, risks (eg. physical or mental health) are often associated differently for these categories. See researchgate.net/publication/66…

Thanks to all the new followers. I've been fighting for women's sex-based rights for 4 years now against the gender identity/trans agenda. Highlights, some of which may be useful to you.
1/ Ran posters in Vancouver that were vs. Bill C-16
globalnews.ca/news/3231872/a…
Called a nazi 2/ Spoke to Senate vs Bill C-16 on grounds of women's protection and right of consent. On the same panel as the indomitable Meghan Murphy and the amazing Hilla Kerner. Not a feminist myself, but thankful to be on the same page as these women.

I've been waiting a long time for a leader like Derek Sloan who will protect women's sex-based right to privacy, consent, protections, and sports, and LEAD with these crucial issues for the benefit of Canadian women and children. Courage is in short supply these days.

https://twitter.com/DerekSloanCPC/status/1281628942273830922

Derek Sloan doesn't just talk either. He is committed to an inquiry into Bill C16 and whether or not a gender-based analysis was done petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/De…

Thread on how #Twitter is stalking you and knows way too much.

Today I got an advertisement follow suggestion for Leone- a high-end fashion store in downtown Vancouver. I never search online for high-end fashion. Once in a blue moon I'll look online at some men's clothes... 1/4 But nothing in this range. The scary part? One of my children and I went downtown Vancouver last Monday in the car. I live 30-40 minutes away from downtown and go down there infrequently. When I do travel there it is almost always on public transit... 2/4

This column on defunding police is intellectual pap. Maybe there are arguments out there for it, but this is something a 14 year old justice warrior would write. Short thread.

nationalpost.com/news/calum-mar… Argues that experts in mental health or social work can deal with situations often dealt with by police. And what if they are not initially successful and there's escalation and violence? You are putting people in harm's way, in many cases women.

How can we trust lawmakers to get *anything* right and avoid child harm on #BillC8 when they are so incredibly wrong about basic facts of sexual orientation and gender identity. Thread follows on what the literature says about immutability, an expressed part of the bill. The Bill clearly states that it is a myth that sexual orientation or gender identity can change. This statement is at least 13 years behind the medical literature, if not more. It is virtually academic consensus that orientation/attraction/behavior/identity can change.

Van de Grift 2019 is an example of positive spin that makes me wonder about the data they didn't publish. FtM phalloplasty patients only 28% strongly satisfied with post-op sexual function. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… The rather cheery introduction: "Use and enjoyment of both chest and genitals during sexual activity increased after surgery. Other areas of improvement included arousability, sexual interest, and pleasure. In conclusion, genital GAS positively impacts transmen's sexuality..."

Evan Solomon uses a tired trope (born that way vs. choice) that is about 10-15 years behind the literature on homosexuality. This thread isn't a defence of Decarie, but it is a review of the literature so that we can have adult conversations about LGBT-related policy.

https://twitter.com/CTV_PowerPlay/status/1220113390271651841

Researchers clearly identify same-sex attraction, behavior, and identity as separate categories as they don't always align. (Savin-Williams, 2007). Each one of these has separate issues concerned with it and classification matters significantly to studying HIV and STIs.

Thread on sex vs. body for privacy law (and protections). Since I began work on Bill C-16 and advocating for women's rights and privacy, I have stated that bodily privacy policy should be based on bodies. I am willing to consider evidence in favour of sex. Firstly, I am not in favour of SRS. I think it has been carried out in prior decades (see @ZUCKERKJ @BlanchardPhD ) with good intentions to help those with severe GD, which I believe is real and very serious. However, I think even with the prior model it is not a psych solution

Thread about anti-SOGI123 rally this morning in Port Moody that went ahead in spite of city threatening to fine (or even arrest) those participating. They eventually backed off- maybe because the law backs us up? Maybe because those against SOGI123 is a huge voting bloc?

https://twitter.com/pauldirks/status/1018200695051190272

Some pics of today's rally

Anti-SOGI rally on right now in Port Moody. Between 130 and 150 people. I was first to speak and centered on women's bodily privacy rights but also brainwashing primary schoolers with gender indentity ideology.

New and very large study demonstrates that exceptionally few intersex (DSD) individuals are gender variant or dysphoric. Stop using intersex to support the transgender narrative.

Thread and screen-caps of Kreukels, 2018 jsm.jsexmed.org/article/S1743-… "Klinefelter and Turner are not associated with genital ambiguity." Thank you!

Note that when you take these two groups out of the largest umbrella of intersex (see Blackless, 2000) the intersex population becomes minuscule. It is trans advocates who have inflated and used it.