The Low Road or the High Road? | Claire McCully | TEDxCarsonCity
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- In explaining her own struggle in the context of her Christian faith, Claire McCully arrives at a conclusion that sexual orientations and gender identities, that differ from heteronormative expectations, should not be defined as sin, that people's identities and the diversity of God's creation should not be condemned, but should, instead, be embraced and loved.
Claire McCully was born and raised in a small California town near Yosemite National Park. She is the youngest of six children, has worked as a seasonal firefighter, and was also employed as a library worker. She earned a Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing from CSU Fresno and is currently a writer, English professor, and a parent of six children. Claire recently participated in Reno’s first Literary Death Match. In addition to writing and teaching, she enjoys being in the outdoors, hiking through the Sierra, mountain biking, and snowboarding. She is thankful to call Tahoe her home.
Claire McCully was born and raised in a small California town near Yosemite National Park. She is the youngest of six children, has worked as a seasonal firefighter, and was also employed as a library worker. She earned a Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing from CSU Fresno and is currently a writer, English professor, and a parent of six children. Claire recently participated in Reno’s first Literary Death Match. In addition to writing and teaching, she enjoys being in the outdoors, hiking through the Sierra, mountain biking, and snowboarding. She is thankful to call Tahoe her home. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
I've watched this before but just realized I've never commented on your bravery and the importance of your message. Thank you for putting your truth out there because it's a truth many can relate to--whether individually or collectively as a family. You are a wonderful storyteller, and I hope to hear many more messages from you.
Thank you, my friend ❤
The feeling is mutual!
So thankful to know of You, and getting to know you. ❤
Amen sister! Jesus loves us all as we are.
Destroy people. Who does that?
Besmirching innocent people, falsely accusing them of crimes, wanting to drag them out and shoot them, and then say they are "protecting our nation, our way of life, and our shared values". But, they don't tell the irredeemables and the unencouragables what those "values" are.
Who does that?
Straight from the heart!
"But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears."
From Kahlil Gibran: ON LOVE
Gibran is amazing!
Curtis King Do not be deceived homosexuals will not inherit the kingdom of heaven.
Brad Uphill, you are not God, nor does Jesus agree with your bigotry and hate.
@@thebomarmonk 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
"9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do
not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor
homosexuals, nor sodomites, (10 )nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards,
nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God." This is the Word of God.
You are a beautiful and chosen daughter of God. May you be filled with peace and joy.
Gwendolyn, thank you for the loving words! I hope that you too are filled with peace and joy ❤️
The daughter part may be a but contiversial only saying becsuse somebody else might say worse
I'm so so sorry but I believe God created him as a male....
What may seem right to a man is foolish in the end...
Team Bailey, there’s what you “believe” about me and what I “know” about myself. My knowledge has great importance and relevance. Your fiction is trivial and irrelevant.
@@ChristinaBailey2000 then you haven't bothered to sit and properly study your Bible, you've just taken in the sermons and done some occasional poking through Psalms, like most Christians
Christ said trans people exist, and God promises us a spot in heaven. Can you find those verses?
Thank you for your vulnerability and your honesty Claire. It was really rewarding hearing your story and your truth. Much love and support
Claire, you are such a messenger of light and love. Thank you for sharing your story. If anything, religious people from all religions should look to you as an example of what it is to embody love and kindness. Thank you for showing us the way 💛✨
Thank you for your supportive words!
This is such a wonderful clear insightful poignant video. Thank you for taking your time to pass this on to us
Thanks for sharing your story.
THANK YOU.
Rachael Platt, thank you! I hope my talk was helpful in some small way to you ❤️
@@thebomarmonk Oh, yes! I was part of 2 teams at a church, knew everyone, had keys and codes... and lost it all when I started my transition. I was thrust into the arms of a self-proclaimed demon and lost all my faith.
Since then I've been very confused and divided by Christians. They say their way is life yet I know their way is death - at least it is for me.
*Hearing you speak helps stabilize my faith and justify my belief.*
I believe much like you do.
And I hope I can be as beautiful, confident and well spoken as you "when I grow up."
Rachael, if I had listened to the pastors at my church, it would have been so much harder to survive coming to terms with my authentic self. I’m glad you have been strong enough to get through how they mistreated you. I still meet with one of my pastors for coffee (at least before this whole Covid-19 thing), and he has proven that he is willing to love me as a sister in Christ, even though he has either been unwilling or unable to change the church’s stance against LGBTQ people. I’ve come to identify more as a Christian heretic and freethinker. While my savior is still Jesus Christ (truly), I don’t pay much mind to dogma and orthodoxy. I was never much of a fundamentalist to begin with, and I believe in revelation through science and the Holy Spirit (the revelation through the Holy Spirit being restrained by logic, rationality and scientific evidence). I don’t need to believe Noah’s Ark literally carried all the animal species during a global flood, in order to see that the story has a literary or mythological truth about disasters and how faith can help us through them.
I’m looking forward to your TedTalk or hearing more of your story somehow in the future!
I hope you are still staying strong in your faith and staying strong in the love you have for life and others!
@@thebomarmonk Thank you for the kind words. And I pray you are able to stay strong in your faith as well.
I finally realized God was refining my heart and my faith. Being cut off from everyone hurt very badly. As I rebuilt my faith I realized it hurt because I depended on others to help carry my faith. It forced me to build my faith as a personal relationship with God, not the shared relationship I had with God and my wife and my pastor and the church buildings.
Every once in a while my faith is shaken a bit by someone claiming to be Christian. They display a vehement disregard for love and a dogged determination to declare they know the truth - and I am wrong.
In the grand scheme that is my life, these sad people are but gnats - little more than an annoyance. My faith is much stronger today than ever before.
Thank you Claire for sharing your story, I'm glad that you are a happier person after accepting yourself
Beautiful!
That was wonderful. 🥰
Claire McCully, thank you so much !
"Did everything I could...it will go away...not me...not going away"- the talismanic wife & masculinity: AND next thing I knew, I was 50. Only choice was to STOP DYING INSIDE AND OUT. Bless You, your insightful wisdom-courage is your most striking feature, although your intelligence and looks ain't too shabby either💙💚💛❤💜🌈👭!!!
Sandrine, thank you for you supportive words and the compliment!
Thank you Claire McCully
Trans rights are human rights.trans woman are women ,trans men are men .i will prevail ❤👍
What a heartwarming video as I love it so much as you sound like a loving father and I hope your other children bring you back into their life one day and accept who you truly are as a person. You're doing God's work here by coming on the stage and sharing your story. You looked great here as well as I loved your outfit the dress was really cute and the boots were awesome. Do you still wear this outfit these days?
The last time I was on a camping trip with my boys, we had a massive rain and wind storm pummel the campground. The next morning, a couple stopped their car as they were driving by our campsite. “You get the ‘mother of the year award’,” the man told me.
I think we were the only tent campers who made it through the storm. It’s good to have a tent that stays dry and to put heavy rocks on top of the tent stakes, so your tent doesn’t collapse in 60 mph wind :)
I am very grateful to be a parent to my kids, and I’m glad I live in a state where laws protect trans parents’ rights.
@@thebomarmonk That's awesome as that sounded like a lot of fun as there's actually dresses and stuff designed for camping trips. I'm hoping to go on a camping trip in the future in a dress as a friend who crossdresses also did it last summer and got me motivated to give it a shot. I might even go with him since he has a desire to do it again. You gave some good advice too with the tent and how to keep dry and protective against strong winds. That outfit is perfect for those rainy conditions especially the boots. I got some that are similar to the ones you wore as I stay in tall boots in my dresses or nightdresses that I wear outside.
Yeah, I salute you as a parent to your kids and being there for them and yes it's important to be in states that protect trans' parents rights as it's a shame in some states that they let lifestyles get in the way of kids being with their parents.
@@frankyforever4980 well, I am just being me. My identity is no more of a “lifestyle” than someone else who is a cisgender man or woman who is simply being themselves. Ever since I was a young kid, I’ve always understood myself to be at odds with my assigned gender. So accepting that I was trans was simply a decision to stop putting on a facade and to start being whole. As for “cross dressing,” I know of some people who do that for various reasons, almost as a hobby or for drag performances. And that’s perfectly fine, but it’s also important to understand that I am not a “cross dresser.” This is my full time authentic self. And as for camping in 60 mph winds and rain storms, I highly recommend pants over skirts and dresses, whether you are a cross dresser, a trans woman, or cis woman! Jeans a tank top and a flannel shirt will work great camping :)
Hey Claire I came on here and listening to you has given me an insight. Thanks for the video
High road for sure.
I'm so glad that they feel at peace with their relationship after their journey. Yet I'm slightly confused. If we are made in love by God, and God is a perfect being that doesn't make "mistakes" when creating us into who we are (man, woman, whatever race it is that is our being, whatever "disability" we have). If we are made to represent something of his beautiful creation, why would we personally chose to orient ourselves into something that God ultimately didn't chose for us? If we disagreed with how God made us to be, wouldn't that be conforming to what society believes is right, rather than what God has set before us? Would someone please explain contextually from the Bible, I'm struggling to see how changing ourselves to represent our own image, is okay God's eyes after everything that I've learned. I know that its such a triggering thing to say in current day, but I truly am curious and wanting to learn if there are other points to consider. No hate here please, i'm just wanting to see another person's perspective!! :) Thanks
its not. nothing said in this video speaks of God it speaks of selfish pride in men and women who think their idea of reality is better than Gods
Lavon, trans people exist in nature and are part of reality. If God is an all powerful creator of the universe, including human life, then he created LGBTQ people, including trans people. Hateful bigots like you simply have to close your eyes in order to pretend certain people do not exist. You are therefore the one hiding your eyes from the truth of God’s creation, and then having to convince yourself that this is somehow in line with how Christ would have you act. I’m glad I don’t have to try to support a weak argument simply to defend some hateful prejudice. How sad.
I'd like you to ask this same question about birth defects, and babies born with diseases. Why cure it? God planned for that to happen.
@@rainjaydd8213 so if someone is born with a heart-valve defect or a cleft palate, these people should just live shorter or more uncomfortable lives, even if medical science can help them live longer or more comfortably? And trans people almost always get to the point where their gender dysphoria prohibits them from being able to live fully, where they feel they need to transition in order to keep living. For people who are not trans, it certainly isn’t their place to deny trans people the opportunity to live their lives fully, and it shows a lack of empathy for someone to insist that a person with a heart-valve defect must not live as long in order to somehow follow some arbitrary rule that they must surrender to whatever fate doled out to them at birth. That is truly a cruel and arrogant disposition towards people who are born with such challenges. Rather, it is far more loving and compassionate to hope that people live fully by meeting and even overcoming the challenges in their lives. And we certainly want people to appreciate the blessings they have been given in their lives on this earth. For me, being trans is a blessing I have embraced and that has made me a better person.
@@thebomarmonk as a trans woman in favor of blockers and equality in medicine myself, I cannot even begin to imagine what I said to prompt this.. Perhaps you meant that message for someone else?
Claire, You beautiful in every way!
And I hope you know I feel the same about you! Thanks, Jenny ❤️
So grateful that you havent lost your faith due to the treatment that you have received by some, Claire. God bless you in your walk with Christ.
lambchopxoxo god isn’t real
Aubrey, being agnostic and uncertain of God’s existence is a logical position. However asserting that God either exists or does not exist: this requires an irrational leap of faith. I do believe God exists, but I can respect the intelligence of atheists and agnostics alike.
witchcraft, actually I’ve read the Bible, and it doesn’t say that at all. That’s kinda the point of my talk that I’ve given here. I guess your ears are plugged and your brain is a dark place not often visited by anything of interest.
witchcraft is my religion, you speak from a pit of your own darkness, filled with only ignorance and judgment. Am I supposed to be impressed? Quite the opposite.
witchcraft, you can’t even spell or use proper grammar.
Ms. Claire McCully, you are stunning! And your speech was awesome! Thank you for sharing your words to inspire trans youth
GasolineDiamondJD, thank you for your kind and supportive words! I’m so glad you found my talk to be “awesome!”
God bless you
Great talk!
Thank you for this brave talk .... I am in transition and am also a minister called by God to be God’s mouth piece to the least of these. Those that were left out of the invitation to the banquet. ( Matthew 22:8-10) Again thank you!
witchcraft, are you talking to yourself? Maybe you should take a long look in the mirror and figure out why you feel it is your responsibility to point fingers at those who are different than yourself. That’s not what Jesus did, and Jesus is my role model, not modern evangelical bigots.
witchcraft is my religion I believe there is scripture addressing witchcraft :
Ah yes it is Galatians 5 where it says that those that practice witchcraft will not inherit the Kingdom of God! It also says that the spirit of God is Love ❤️ and against that there is no law..... before you cast stones check that you are without sin ... so according to your own confession that “witchcraft is my religion” you are confessing that you will not inherit God’s kingdom..... I think YOU need redemption!
witchcraft is my religion: you are not worth me wasting my air ..... you have no idea on which you speak
So says a judgmental person of little importance or intelligence.
I have a lot more going for my female identity than just high heels, sweetie :)
Yeet
She’s so brave speaking in a large audience she’s a great inspiration
Chanel, thank you! I don’t often practice reciting anything from memory, so this was a good challenge for me. And it was a little scary to get in front of a large audience and do a TedTalk. Overall, though, it was a really good experience for me and a message I’m glad I was able to deliver to an even larger audience through CZcams! Thank you for listening ❤️
❤
She is such a good speaker. Such a sage speaker
Gillian Omotoso, thank you. It took a lot of writing ahead of the talk- drafting what I wanted to say. And then I practiced it aloud quite a few times (often from memory). But I’m hopeful that what I’ve said might inspire some people, especially those who consider themselves Christian, to come to the side of their LGBTQ neighbors, friends, and family members to fully support them, especially their affirmation and welcome into a church or group of believers.
Damn, good talk homeboy
Yesss, girl!
Beautiful story told beautifully by a beautiful woman! Thanks for sharing!
Ok, bud
Thanks for listening, Sara!
You are an amazing woman! Your talk is beautiful and honest. I absolutely love your courage and wisdom. Keep shining and being a beautiful light in this world.
Kristin Fries, thank you for the encouragement ❤️
It's a man, sorry to break your bubble. Have you not read, He who made them in the beginning, made them male and female
witchcraft, hmmm. A person could argue that I’m not a woman, but you are certainly wrong in saying that I’m a man. Worry about your own identity, especially the part where you feel you are somehow entitled to deny others their own identities. Your behavior is neither womanly or manly. It’s simply childish.
This is a beautiful human being. I love this much.
Richard Margolis she’s a woman
Yeah scientifically sure...
Omg we literally have the same last name what ahhh /pos
Piece of bleep? Or perfectly outstanding similarity? I’ll take the latter ;)
@@thebomarmonk It stands for positive! They're called tone tags and some people use them so they dont have issues conveying a message :D. No, but I'm so glad that we share a last name, your story means a lot to me, being trans and a Christian myself.
Oh good! I’m glad to hear that it’s a positive! Us McCully’s have to stick together, darn it :)
Just listened to your video. Marvelous testimony. Please do read a copy of my book, At Last! Free to be Me by Robbie Dee Ewens (my maiden name). On Amazon and Kindle. I think it'll really bless you. Hugs
Robbie, thank you! I’ll check out your book! Thanks for letting me know about it!
witchcraft, you sound like a simple minded bigot who likes to judge people to make yourself feel better. How’s that going for you?
You sound like hot, contaminated air- like a forgotten whisper of wind from some dark place that never had any real significance. Truth is rolling down the windows, holding our noses for a few moments and waiting until the momentary fumes clear. Your stupidity is only capable of producing momentary bad gas that is only worthy of a wave of the hand. Maybe a little Fabreez?
@Blue Wolf PHOENIX Rising lol at you! :)
You inspired me!
Here is what (you must understand ) your actions are determining your eternal destination it holds (ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES)
Sounds like Darrel Mason is a bit curious. Xe sure has a lot to say!
Claire I’ve mentioned you to THE MASTERS OF POWER an extremely CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN group.
Charles, what an apt name... sort of sounds like The Masters of the Universe... is He Man a member? It certainly does not sound like a Christian group, as Christians should believe that the only one with true power is God.
Oh, and can I go “tell on you” too? Seriously?
You remind me of some kid on the playground in grade school who mistook me as someone who was easy to bully. Then, when things didn’t work out that way, he ran off to tell the yard duty teacher.
Remind me who the sniveler is here? A whiner? A guy named Charles who needs to go tell on me to some group of other bigots.
Well, if they watch my message, maybe some will flee the idiocy of their hateful cult. Thank you for promoting me. I can’t actually pay a salary to someone to do that right now, so your negative publicity will have to do.
I am a founding member of THE MASTERS OF POWER (we capitalize every letter in our name to scare people). With that said, Charles, we need you to just shut up. You are embarrassing yourself and us. Nobody believes your names is Charles Miller. What a boring name. Are you bi-curious Charles?
Oooooo no hes telling! Hes gonnna tell on clair
How do you “ Claire” square yourself with ROMANS ch 27&28?
Claire Claire Claire !
She is So Beautiful. GodBless her.
Im confused though that her boys call her Daddy???
Saffiyeh, my boys sometimes call me Dama and some of my girls started calling me pama. However, I’ve never insisted that my kids stop calling me daddy, since it was more important for me to convey that I was going to stay their parent and be there for them the same way I had been there before.
Safdiyeh, thank you for the compliment, by the way! God bless you for having a kind heart and being accepting ❤️
@witchcraft: I’ve always had a female soul, and my kids know me as a trans woman now. I also play catch with my kids, snowboard with them, and can change the brake pads on my car. None of those things change my gender identity to male. I am female, no matter how badly you want to invalidate that. Go spend time on yourself, rather than trying to define other people’s lives. Worry about fixing your own issues. I am doing just fine.
Even if you reloaded, you are still shooting blanks.
Think about it, what is the best way to destroy a people? First get them to DOUBT what they obviously are, this kind of confusion is really dangerous to Military organizations..
apocalypse the Destroyer, right: try to dehumanize trans people by calling them creatures. Do you see irony when you look in the mirror? You should. By trying to elevate yourself above others, in a futile effort to deny their humanity, you only prove your inferiority to the people you try to condemn. You are a caricature of bigotry and prejudice. If I wrote you into a fictional story, no one would believe in your character, since you are a walking and talking cliche.
Tell me what your father thinks of his “little girl” ?
Charles Miller, tell me what your father thinks of his little bigot?
@Brandon McCann in t your so out of touch with yourself.
If your conforming to the likeness of your thoughts then your making (A HUGE MISTAKE) You have already said you have rejected some of the Gospel or religious beliefs (HUGE MISTAKE) Conforming to the likeness of anything other then Christ is in fact rejecting Christ. No you never said out of your mouth it’s your actions that reject Christ
You're*
You cannot serve God and Mammon. I see your icon with 'money' so clearly centred. Who is your God?
Christ never married or had children. Christ never flew in an airplane or surfed the Internet or binged a television show or used a smartphone. He also never saw North America or had to decide “paper or plastic.” It seems like a lot of people would be in trouble if we had to be exactly like Christ, in a purely literal sense.
As in the days of Noah and lot so shall be in the days of the coming of the son of man.
Do you mean that all the Trump supporters are going to turn to salt because they keep supporting an immoral and corrupt leader? Yes, I think that’s what you must mean.
Claire you don’t doubt then I rest my case there is nothing left more for me to say other then may the God of peace be with you
Darrell, did you listen to my talk? If so, you might have just started with this comment :)
This fella called a birth defect is a blessing LMAOOOO
Kristin, a trans malevolent child, such as yourself, is clearly a treasure to us all ;)
And being born a trans woman really has turned out to be a blessing, rather than any kind of defect! Glad to clear that up for you 🥳
Hey ! I left a detailed message on reddit trans timelines. There I go by foxyflagurl : D
Another foxytran on my reddit?
And very likely a Stormers supporter?
@@rainjaydd8213 hmmmm I sense a " 3 yrs later GIF " is in order ; )
I'm no longer on Reddit, and I ❤ Stormers rugby !! Hope ya doing well for yourself, best wishes .
Claire by the way this is not up for DEBATE or Discussion it’s simply a matter of choosing (LIFE or DEATH) our father in heaven says you can’t serve two masters choose this day whom you shall serve
Darrell, actually a matter of faith or belief is always a debatable position, that’s why there are so many denominations within the Christian Church itself, and many of them claim to be the only “true church” whose members will be saved. Then there are Buddhists and Muslims and Atheists, all of whom would like to debate with you on your stated beliefs. So you seem to be fond of making false claims, and yet you pretend to know the truth?
Claire McCully I completely agree! Thank you for being so open and understanding.
Darrell Mason god isn’t real
Gee Darrell, you really are so bound
Aubrey God is real he created everything he sent his only begotten son so we may all spend eternity with him Jesus died on Calvary for all man kind he sweet awesome and loving Try trusting him
Claire you missed the whole point (AGAIN) Why do you conclude that I’m passing judgment on your final destination When in fact I want nothing more then for you too gain salvation therefore Think of what your doing in order that you may receive eternal life
Why do you assume that I need your intervention in order for me to receive eternal life? That is what belies how you are passing judgment on me and others like me. But you can’t even see and be accountable for your own disposition, so pardon me if I find your professed wisdom lacking.
@@thebomarmonk It says deny your self and pick up your cross and follow me. you are decived God will spew you out his mouth. if you dont REPENT
Pihu and brothers, are you calling me mouthwash? Maybe my divine purpose is to help God defeat bad breath! In all seriousness, I find it ridiculous that someone like you seemed to only learn from the Bible how to become like the hypocrites of Jesus’s own time (the ones who helped crucify him). Maybe you should be following the example of Jesus instead? Maybe you should be more worried that you yourself are a pill that’s too bitter for God to swallow?
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If you are born that way then scripture says “YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN”
So you are saying that I haven’t had that experience? I really don’t think you watched my talk, so you comment without even trying to understand who you are commenting upon. This is typical of the highly judgmental and vain people who puffed themselves up in Jesus’s time; they were called Pharisees.
I feel like I'm in the twilight zone watching this.
You may be in the twilight zone. But I’m here in the real world doing just fine.
@@thebomarmonk Inputting your Idea of God in place of scripture is definitely twilight zone
Lavon, where have I done that? Scripture supports me just fine. It’s the haters of LGBTQ people that have to pull scripture out of historical context and try to misapply it to LGBTQ people today. People’s minds are in the twilight zone when they point fingers at people for the very thing they themselves are doing.
Deuteronomy 22:5 addresses gender dysphoria and how God views it
Jesus's answer to the question of Divorce shows God's intended design for creation in Matthew 19:4-7
Ok! What would you like for me to say then Claire Ok you win ! is that what you want Ok fair enough all and all and still that doesn’t change anything
Darrell, you were the one who decided to comment on my talk that I am wrong and I have reason to doubt my relationship to God. I don’t have this doubt you think I should have. It’s not about “winning,” as you put it. But I will correct people when they express assumptions about me that do not reflect who I am.
And as far as changing anything, I believe God is a lot bigger than me, and that nothing I can do will change Her or the nature of the universe. But I also believe She knew I was female when I was born, and it just took me four or five more years to figure it out. I’m glad I’m created in Her image.
witchcraft, you continue to sound as though you need to tell others who they are in order to feel good about yourself. I wonder why that’s so important to you? Your need to oversimplify nature and human identity to conform to a traditional gender binary- this most likely says something about your own insecurities and lack of confidence in your identity. It says nothing about me.
@witchcraft: as a woman, I can stand up to you just fine. It says a lot about your own views that you think men are the only ones who can stomp. Women can stomp just fine. Trans women, along with their cis gender female allies, will not allow misogyny and male privilege to dictate how women should behave.
@Blue Wolf PHOENIX Rising, girl, you sound pathetic, and then you sound persistently pathetic.
There you go again Claire referring to The God of all creation as a she God is not a she God is a He Jesus the (SON) of God is God and they are one in the same We are all created in HIS image
There you go worrying about patriarchy... you worship gender roles and male power perhaps, but your imagination comes very short of seeing God.
Hey Claire you make me come across like I’m cruel this is not my intention this isn’t funny
I don’t mean any harm at all
I’m sure your a good person with a good heart
Darrell, I haven’t said you are cruel. But I suspect your primary aversion to me and my message has very little to do with the example or teachings of Christ.
Everyone says in the comments down below ahh how beautiful is this what you call love yeah let’s see on judgement day how much they all really do love you on that day judgement day while we’re all standing in front of the Judge being judged with all do respect it will be each man for himself then what are you gonna do when I have already shared with you the truth(TRUST IN CHRIST) and conform to his likeness so you won’t have no excuse
Darrell, if you actually listen to my talk, I address judgment and who Jesus says will be judged (hint: it’s not LGBTQ people).
Darrell, the teaching behind every religion is the golden rule. Treat others how you would like to be treated. Religion was teachings about Gods love and compassion. Religion was never supposed to carry so much shame, judgment, and guilt. Over hundreds of years, the teaching of all religion has been distorted. Jesus, God, Mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and many more saints and sages would never look down on ANYBODY. The compassion and love they hold is unfathomable and never-ending and the amazing thing about their love is you never have to "do anything" to get it. This love is always available to everyone.
It is honestly so sad to see so many people in the world living in shame and guilt because of religion. I really hope that this changes and we can open our eyes, and our hearts to all the love that is here for all of us.
Trust me, it feels really good to let go of the anger, fear, and judgment. It will never get you anywhere, it will only get you frustrated.
With much love,
Kristin
I hope to read about your transformation into a BIBLE BELIEVING CHRISTIAN...
Charles Miller, see my previous comments in regards to this. If you mean I should believe in your hateful misinterpretation of the Bible to invalidate and condemn minority groups you don’t like- then that’s not going to happen.
Claire here is what you must understand (EVERYTHING
that is SEEN including all human beings are passing away) and (EVERYTHING UNSEEN) is everlasting Therefore I say unto you Conform to the (LIKENESS OF CHRIST ) He clearly says “If you give up your life “ You will gain life If you try and keep your life you will lose your life
“Claire” let’s hear what daddy and mommy THINK of their little girl?
Charles, it’s evident in your comments that you really have no real interest in what others think. And that’s not surprising, since actual thinking eludes you. Your words only demonstrate your difficulty forming rational thoughts, since you can only resort to name calling and threatening violence in a very underhanded way. My family would have no interest in wasting their words on a mindless bigot like yourself.
A man trying to look like a girl: Epic Fail. Sorry for you brother😬
I applaud you for your courage in choosing your hair style, sister 😁
@@thebomarmonk 😆😆😆
What do Your parents think “Claire”? Imagine when your right Mind returns ( if GOD BLESSES YOU) how will you FEEL about Yourself then?
Do not be deceived homosexuals will not inherit the kingdom of heaven.
Brad Uphill, I’ll also add that I hope you escape your confusion and agitation so that you can clearly love others as Christ loved others. Praying for you 🙏
Claire McCully Thank you for praying for me but I advise you to also pray for all the homosexuals that are being deceived by Satan.
Brad Uphill, I’ll pray that LGBTQ people are made safe from your prejudice and condemnation, and that the church better understands the actual scripture so it stops misleading people into hate.
Claire McCully We understand the Scriptures quite clearly Sodom and gamora This is what God thinks of homosexuals
@@fireandgrace9456 Did you forget about a little thing called the New Testament?
My father is very proud of me I am still a Marine but how can A SODOM AND GOMORRAH type like You be I The WILL OF GOD?
I should also explain that two of the transwomen I know are also Marines and served their country honorably. I respect military service and would thank you for your sacrifice to our country.
Hey Charles, I am a bit confused. Are you attracted to men?
Christ has said if you reject him he will reject you
Darrell Mason, you have an avatar that says “must be the money.” Do you find it at all ironic that you are offering judgments on other people’s salvation, when Jesus said it would be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter Heaven? Maybe you should look at your own priorities, or at least your own CZcams avatar, before trying to be the judge of other people’s eternal destinies. Just a thought :)
Darrell Mason christ isn’t real
I’m not hateful Claire what upsets me is if I was to say anything about you then I would say your so stubborn that your coming across as defensive getting the wrong impression therefore your wrong again
Darrell, if you misgender me that expresses, if not hate, a prejudice towards me as a human being, a lack of acceptance for who I am and how I’ve lived my entire life. You might not be accountable for your negativity towards others, but it doesn’t mean you aren’t spreading it around without even thinking about it- a form of moral blindness if you will.
Claire listen I don’t have to know your deepest darkest secrets or even the deepest part of you to love you I love you enough to tell you the truth then to lie to you
>never works on voice
>chooses to do public speaking
I wonder why ppl dont accept us
Wow. So, at the time of my Ted Talk, I was just a bit over a year into my transition. Plus, I’m not particularly interested in conforming to social expectations just to satisfy the need to “pass.” I am interested in being authentically myself. I think if anyone in the cis community or trans community makes it about social expectations for gender, that person is reducing a person’s identity to something essentially superficial. For me, a big part of being myself was leaving the social pressures placed on me since birth to conform to my assigned gender. So I’m not asking for another group of conventional elitists to stick me into another box or prison cell.
On the other hand, social conformity, or a lack of it, has its consequences, and your judgmental comment illustrates that reality. But I’ll remain as free as possible from such petty cages that are simply fabricated by the insecure to make them feel better about themselves.
... and I think people need to be accepting of people whether they fit gender expectations or not. Even for binary trans girls, they have to start their journey somewhere. In the end, it is more unbecoming of a trans girl to reinforce prejudice towards gender non-conforming or non-binary people, than it is for a trans girl to have five-o’clock shadow. Plus, you are playing into the feminists’ complaints that trans women just reinforce objectification of women. Shame on you. Go back to your own voice lessons, if that’s something that makes you happy. But don’t try to pressure everyone to be like you. It won’t work anyways :)
TOASTYCO. AV
You sound very insecure, and I think you’re projecting your own dysphoria onto Claire. Capitulating to the sensibility of bigots is not a good way of securing progress.
Look, a man in a dress asking us to share in his delusion. Simple as that!
Look, a bigoted simpleton spewing the simplicity of his own opinions.
They can ConfessTheir Sins to Jesus Christ just like every Christian has✝️📦✝️
Charles Miller, make sure to confess your sin of bigotry and prejudice toward those who are the “least among us.” If I was a person who professed to follow Jesus, which I am, I would be more worried about my own sin, rather than being lured by Satan to be a self-righteous and prideful legalist. Your disposition has nothing to do with Jesus, and it has everything to do with allowing your mind to be conformed to this fallen world. I hope you repent of this, for your own sake. As it is, you are a poser... a phony religious pretender who props up your own ego by judging others. Good luck with that, especially in the eternal scheme of things.
Read your bible go to church!
Use the brain and powers of reason that God created you with (I hope). I’m not much of a subscriber of church doctrine and dogma, by the way. And I’ve read my Bible through more than once.
Still I proudly identify as a Christian heretic. It just means that I don’t try to conform to systemic thought in human institutions, even while I see Jesus’s example as the highest example of God’s will for my life. That’s probably pretty hard for you to wrap your head around, I’m guessing. But you should try. Try to escape the little bubble of conformity you’ve enslaved yourself to. It has little to do with Jesus or a living God.
Pray that God will set you free from your conditioning my friend
I say this with much love in my heart for you TURN BACK and give your life back to Christ
Oops, maybe toy should be looking into a mirror saying that?
Darrell Mason
God isn’t real
I’m going to say READ THE BIBLE...✝️
Charles Miller, in the original Greek and Hebrew? Or are you going to read the one updated with the language of modern evangelical political lobbyists? I suspect the latter.
@@thebomarmonk i use greek and hebrew and it is still as clear today as it was thousands of years ago.
@@SouthernRainbows really? Tell me all about that Leviticus passage again
@@rainjaydd8213 the information is free for all there to go and read. You know what it says. You're just being facetious.
@@SouthernRainbows I've read it, in more forms than you have, I promise you.
The original word used was "malakoi"
Look it up, theologians study this for a reason
When you have kids, when you become a FATHER, your life is about them. You're a dad and that's all. Im sorry but you should have started on this trans stuff before you decided to create a family.
Jay, I was born trans. But that hasn’t stopped me from being an involved parent who loves her children. And I’m so glad to have my family. I’m not sorry at all, and you shouldn’t be either. You should probably be worrying about your own family, rather than lobbing stones at mine.
@Leno, did you choose to be male? Trans individuals don't ask to be trans. They just are. And for u to say just because Claire has children she is suppose to suppress herself to make others "comfortable". Absolute stupidity. This world is a lost cause. Destined to die a slow painful death.
Jerome A., thanks for taking a moment educate Jay. Who knows, maybe he might pause and think about what you’ve said and get to a better place in his understanding of trans people. People can change for the better!
GET WITH JESUS “CLAIRE”...get rid of INSIPID ✝️
Charles Miller, I am with Jesus. I also know that the Denver Statement aligns with the character of Christ, and the Nashville Statement does not. You seem to be one of those folks who had been lured away from the truth of Jesus to align yourself with the hate and discrimination of worldly ideology, like the one expressed in the Nashville Statement. I will pray for you to be saved from your own hate.
Ok Claire maybe you don’t need an intervention I’m just a man so you don’t have to listen to me or any other man for that matter I can’t tell you what to do when you are a grown man
Darrell, misgendering people is a hateful transphobic thing to do, but you do seem more enthralled with the fearful brainwashing of conservative culture than the fearless love of Christ. People who are fearful and insecure try to undermine and invalidate others in a futile attempt to sustain their own vanity and fragile egos.
@witchcraft, ah yes, you think by simply calling me crazy and invalidating me, you will somehow hurt me. Fortunately, I’m a well adjusted person who can think rationally and who loves herself. I’m glad I’m a woman. I’m even glad that I’m a trans woman, because it gives me the opportunity to confront the lies and hate that people like you seem intent on spreading. The voice in your head that tells you to invalidate and harass trans women: that’s a voice you shouldn’t be listening to if you have hopes of being a decent human being.
@witchcraft, your comment here only shows your ignorance about psychology and the subject of gender identity. Get an education.
Augh! Adams Apple….!
Yep, I definitely had one of those, although not a particularly pronounced one. Some cisgender women have features that aren’t typical of all women either, and it doesn’t mean that people like you should go around trolling them on the Internet just because they don’t fit into your shallow and stereotypical expectations.
As for Adam’s apples for trans women: Unless a trans woman goes on hormone blockers just prior to puberty, they end up with physical changes they didn’t want. I didn’t transition until my 40s, so the only way to deal with these unwanted physical changes would be through surgery, which is far more risky and not as helpful as taking the blockers would be.
Think about that the next time you hear someone wanting to ban trans healthcare. Also, thank you for helping me make an important point!
@@thebomarmonk - smh….
@ignoramus Try TFI (thank you for the information). You are welcome!
@@thebomarmonk - “Life is so simple, yet we insist on making it difficult.” - Confucius
@simpleton I suppose you would say this to someone born with a cleft palate? Someone born with a different pigment to their skin? Such people aren’t trying to “make life more complicated.” Life just includes people who come into the world a bit different than yourself. And that’s a beautiful feature, not a problem.
Here is the truth (YOU MISSED THE MARK) Listen being true to yourself means: ( DENYING YOURSELF ) from conforming to the likeness of the female gender or identity instead conform to the likeness of Christ (Christ is your true identity) I understand you feel and think as though you are a woman it’s your reality However how you think and feel does not make it the truth You see as human beings or children of God we all have a job to do and that is to (DO NOT )conform to the likeness of the world instead (BE TRANSFORMED) by renewing your mind casting all (DECEPTIONAL THOUGHT) down
Darrell Mason Jesus isn’t real and you are misled
I came out of what you are caught up in Darrell. You have learnt the current doctrines of the mite conservative evangelical church well... but you have missed Jesus the Christ and become confused that your learnt doctrines ARE Jesus, and they are not. You Clayton to see, yet you are stumbling in darkness my friend.
The only way to God is through Jesus Christ. Repent and believe if you want everlasting life. If you choose sin, you choose death.
The War on Children: all paths lead to God, Christians don't control the gate despite what you believe. Every soul returns to its source when it leaves here
Gordon Carscadden, I would rather believe in your more inclusive and even universal salvation, rather than foolishly believing that my mortal perspective allows me any accuracy in judging who has truly fulfilled God’s purpose for their lives. Those who think they can judge others on this basis are truly prideful and are definitely missing the humility they need to better live their lives and to fulfill anything truly eternal and meaningful.
A biological man playing dress up.
And I might add, Dean, that men who need to define other people’s gender for them- they just come across as insecure and unmanly.
@@thebomarmonk I stand by my comment.
Dean thomas, so do I. And the biology of a person includes their brain between their ears, and not just the poor substitute for a brain some people have between their legs.
@@thebomarmonk I see mental health.
Funny how saying the truth is now hate speech.
Your wife must be suffering so much and your children too. Very sad.
As a product of divorced parents I can say with certainty that divorce is awful for children, regardless of why the divorce happened, but then again I wouldn't want any of my loved ones to suffer by pretending to be somebody they're not their entire lives. What a nightmare that must be.
As far as "your wife must be suffering so much": I couldn't help but notice Claire say that that her ex wife knew - BEFORE they were married - she struggled with her gender identity and yet, the ex accepted her and married her anyway, so there's no way this was totally out of left field.
Radicallambschannel you’re the only thing here that makes me sad
That's because this is the church generation of self. All that matters today is health, wealth and self gratification. No more sound doctrine.
marpa, your comment seems totally off topic, and you also don’t understand my situation very well. Certainly, you should look more at your own sins (lodged in your own eye) before thinking you have a place to judge the sins of others. That’s based on the actions and teachings of Christ. And when Christ was upset at sin, it was most often directed at the power brokers and makers of dogma who tried to use religious law to ignore or discriminate against those thought to be “the least” in society.
Repent and turn back to Jesus before it’s too late..
God Bless!
Claire is much closer to Jesus than you are at the present time. You can't allow yourself to see the suffering you're promoting, but it exists nonetheless. God bless you as well.
Allison Online, thank you! I know I have a long way to go to be “close” to Jesus, but accepting myself as a trans woman has brought me closer to God and truth, not kept me from God and truth.