There are moments in the twenty-first century that must be experienced to be believed. For example, in Britain, a toddler was suspended from school for being “transphobic.”

According to a report from The Telegraph, the child was three or four when suspended from a state nursery. Nor was the suspension an aberration. As reported by Newsweek, data shows that ninety-four children in state primary schools were disciplined recently for supposedly “transphobic” or “homophobic” behavior.¹ Apparently, thirteen pupils as young as four or five were temporarily or permanently suspended from school for such infractions.

True, we Christians oppose hateful actions against others and seek to love our neighbor as much as we can (Matthew 22:39). Kindness is not optional for us. But even as we exhibit love, we resist “toxic empathy.” The term reinterprets love to mean affirming people’s choices, lifestyles, and identities without regard to morality or truth. You either affirm people as they present themselves, or you effectively hate them.

In Britain, no one is exempt from this foul policy—not even four-year-olds. In simplest terms, this is enforced madness at all levels—from the radical gender ideology fed to kids to the creation of new speech codes based on this fake gender philosophy to targeting tiny children who run afoul of these rules.

As so often happens today, those suffering under radical gender doctrine are children, not adults. These precious boys and girls likely do not even know what they are doing wrong, let alone have the ability to defend themselves against these charges.

All of this must be opposed and dismantled. But, beyond that, all of it must be met with the full force of compassionate Christian witness. We love people enough to help them understand that we cannot affirm every ideological notion. All behaviors, identities, and worldviews are not created equal.

Faithfulness demands that we celebrate God’s design of the sexes and joyfully teach this master plan to our children. Doing so is not “transphobic” or “homophobic.” It is loving. So, too, is it loving to identify sin for what it is—and call fellow sinners to the light of Christ’s gospel.

In a world where surreal events dominate the news cycle, here is the most remarkable: God saves sinners, whether the gender-confused, the traditionalist, or the tiny toddler.