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Some boys wear dresses, like JVN… And your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. How dare you! Tunics aren’t dresses! Except, in the modern sense, they absolutely are. Google “first century jewish tunic.” I’ll give you a minute. Now tell me, army of outrage, if a man were to walk into a bar in 2025 wearing that single piece garment… You’d probably say to yourself, “that guy is wearing a dress.” Wouldn’t you? Modern folks might call this person queer, non-binary, or trans… And some in the church might call them damned. But gender norms (social expectations based on gender) have varied widely across history. And the church’s obsession with those who don’t present themselves according to the latest norm is weak. Because if men aren’t supposed to wear dresses, why did Jesus? And before you start shouting Deuteronomy at me, I covered that too. I even let Paul, who has a tendency to be a little heavy handed on this topic, weigh in. If you’re someone who excludes people from rightness with God based on gender expression… It’s time to make that judgment make sense. After all, Jesus didn’t seem to mind it. Read more at the link below.