McDermott in his opening address maintained that North American culture “didn’t make sex important enough” and instead saw it “reduced to a recreational exercise.”
The prolific author observed that it is de rigueur to say that sexual difference is a cultural distinction. But, male and female brains are differently wired even before environmental differences can occur.
“Why does God create so that tensions in marriage can make us into better people?” McDermott asked. “We’re being created for something else.” Marriage, he described, is a sign in the visible world of a future love and union that surpasses what we enjoy today.
“It is not good to live as though my sexuality makes no difference,” McDermott stated. “I must live in relation to the other.”
“The profound implication of having been made in God’s image affects every aspect of our lives,” @jadykoch explained in framing the To Be Human conference. “Our work and witness as Christians in the world upholding this truth is needed now more than ever.” https://t.co/FV1vaKYb7G
— Jeff Walton (@jeffreyhwalton) March 3, 2025