Redefining Humanity
Rev. Angus Stewart argues that contemporary society is engaged in a systematic redefinition of fundamental human categories—personhood, marriage, gender, and sexuality—driven by moral relativism and the abandonment of objective standards. The article traces a logical progression of these redefinitions from abortion and homosexual unions to transgenderism and beyond, contending that such changes undermine biblical anthropology and Christian ethics. Stewart defends traditional Christian positions against what he characterizes as the increasing intolerance toward those who maintain historic definitions of humanity and morality.
Rev. Angus Stewart Letter 1 (published in the Belfast Telegraph on 9 November, 2015; the words in italics they omitted) In our day of moral relativism, a large-scale redefinition of humanity is going on. Men and women are being redefined as higher animals, and some are pushing to have certain animals redefined as persons. Yet unborn babies have been redefined as non-persons in many countries to justify their murder. Civil partnerships between homosexuals have been brought in and now many...