Transgender Rights Opposed by Bigot Who Identifies as Christian
“If you’re born a man, you’re a man!” declared an inebriated James Foley from a broken lawn chair in his front yard. Foley credits his deeply held bigotry to his devout Christianity. This is despite his failure to exhibit a single value espoused by “his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” in the King James Bible — a book Foley has never opened.
“I mean, you can’t just say you’re a woman and be a woman,” slurred Foley, who reports being “saved” 26 years ago in a ceremony consisting of saying he was a Christian while being dunked in water by a man who said he was called by an entity who said it was God.
Foley’s contempt for God’s children in the LGBTQ community stems largely from snippets he’s heard from Leviticus — a book of the Old Testament slightly less coherent than a Dr. Bronner’s soap bottle.
While his claims of faith and piety fly in the face of every thought and action in his entire life — one lacking kindness, honesty, charity, or even church attendance — Foley expects all the protections of the First Amendment. “What about my rights as a Christian?” he inexplicably counters to any question about another person’s right to privacy or healthcare.
Louise Shields, a second cousin to Foley’s ex-wife, and the only transgender person he knows, was nonplussed by the comments. “He said what? Look, I haven’t spoken to that fool since he wrecked my pontoon boat and pawned my mother’s walker. Just ignore him. He’s a pitiful old drunk. God love him.”
After wrapping up his transphobic rant, Foley moved onto his passion for preserving Confederate monuments. “It’s about heritage, not hate,” Foley explained from his home in a state that never seceded from the Union.
