− | Now, it is true that the ''Proclamation'' prescribes ideal gender roles (that is, roles that change not on preference but out of necessity) based upon what we are naturally ordered to biologically. This shouldn’t be offensive. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementarianism Gender complementarianism] is scientifically defensible and is a philosophy that affirms the moral equality of the two genders.<ref>Bruce Goldman, "Two minds: the cognitive differences between men and women," ''Stanford Medicine'', Stanford University, May 22, 2017, https://stanmed.stanford.edu/2017spring/how-mens-and-womens-brains-are-different.html; "'Two Minds' two years later: Still curious about sex differences in cognition? Here are some resources," ''Stanford Scope Blog'', October 24, 2019, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2019/10/24/two-minds-two-years-later-still-curious-about-sex-differences-in-cognition-here-are-some-resources/; John Stossel, "The Science: Male Brain vs Female Brain," ''YouTube'', October 15, 2019, video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTEi2-FAEZE; David C. Geary, "The Real Causes of Human Sex Differences," ''Quilette'', October 20, 2020, https://quillette.com/2020/10/20/the-real-causes-of-human-sex-differences/; "The Ideological Refusal to Acknowledge Evolved Sex Differences," ''Quillette'', September 1, 2022, https://quillette.com/2022/09/01/the-ideological-refusal-to-acknowledge-evolved-sex-differences/; ''Male, Female: The Evolution of Human Sex Differences'', 3rd ed. (Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2020). Indeed, every single cell of our body is influenced by our sex. See Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Understanding the Biology of Sex and Gender Differences; Theresa M. Wizemann, Mary-Lou Pardue, eds., ''Exploring the Biological Contributions to Human Health: Does Sex Matter?'' (Washington D.C.: National Academies Press (US), 2001), Executive Summary, 2, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK222291/#!po=1.11111. For further info on male-female neuroanatomy and psychobehavior, see Amber N. V. Ruigrock et. al, “[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763413003011 A meta-analysis of sex differences in human brain structure],” ''Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews'' 39 (2014): 34–50; Larry Cahill, “[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3359593/ A Half-Truth is a Whole Lie: On the Necessity of Investigating Sex Influences on the Brain],” ''Endocrinology'' 153 (2012): 2542; “[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/his-brain-her-brain-2012-10-23/ His Brain, Her Brain],” Scientific American, October 1, 2012. For a paradigm of gender compatible with the Gospel, see Ryan T. Anderson, ''When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment'' (New York: Encounter, 2017), chap. 7. For the most thorough coverage of the literature exploring sex differences in neuroanatomy and psychobehavior in one book, see Charles Murray, ''Human Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class'' (New York: Twelve, 2020), 11–127.</ref> We should seek to fill our roles as prescribed by the ''Proclamation''. But the ''Proclamation'' doesn’t exclude feminism. Notice that the second line assumes that wives will be able to take over their husbands’ responsibilities. Women should therefore have potential for lucrative careers to support their families––including those careers traditionally held by men.
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