Rev. Mark Creech
RevMarkCreech.org
On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court heard more than three hours of arguments in two landmark cases – Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. – cases that will shape the future of women’s sports, parental trust, and the meaning of biological reality in American law. A decision is expected by the end of the Court’s term in June 2026, with most court observers anticipating a ruling in late June.
Outside the Court, hundreds rallied on both sides of the issue. Many had traveled from my own home state of North Carolina — mothers, fathers, students, pastors, and advocates who understand what is truly at stake: the integrity of women’s athletics and the protection of girls.
At its core, this is not merely a legal dispute. It is a moral reckoning.
God’s Design and the Integrity of Creation
Scripture is clear:
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” (Genesis 1:27)
Sex is not a social invention. It is a divine design. Male and female are not interchangeable categories; they are purposeful distinctions woven into the fabric of creation itself.
Athletics reflect this reality. Men and women are biologically different – in muscle mass, bone density, lung capacity, heart strength, and physical endurance. These distinctions are not cultural constructs. They are objective facts. These facts are indispensable in competitive sports.
Title IX was enacted in 1972 precisely to recognize these differences and protect women’s opportunities in education and athletics. Without sex-based categories, women’s sports would not exist.
Compassion Without Confusion
Christians are called to love all people with sincerity, dignity, and compassion, which includes those who experience gender dysphoria. But compassion does not require us to deny truth, suspend reason, or sacrifice justice for women and girls.
The Court heard arguments suggesting that hormone therapy and puberty blockers eliminate male advantage. Yet even the government’s own experts acknowledge what every coach and athlete knows: no amount of medication rewrites biological history.
The question is not whether individuals should be treated with kindness. They should. The question is whether public policy should be built on biological reality or ideological fiction.
Why the States Are Right
Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act and West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act are not acts of discrimination. They are acts of protection.
They preserve:
• Fair competition
• Physical safety
• The future of women’s athletics
• The purpose of Title IX itself
As Idaho Solicitor General Alan Hurst told the Court, “Sex is what matters in sports.” He is correct – morally, biologically, and constitutionally.
A Nation at the Crossroads
Justice Gorsuch observed that when Title IX was enacted, everyone understood “sex” to mean biological sex. Justice Alito rightly pressed the challengers: What does the word mean if not biology?
If self-identification alone determines reality, then no category of law, justice, or fairness can survive – from race, to age, to citizenship, to sport. Objective truth becomes optional, and society unravels.
A white person cannot become Black by self-identification. They may sincerely feel a different racial identity, but race is tied to ancestry and genetics, and not perception. We rightly reject “transracial” claims because they deny biological reality and create social and legal confusion.
A 60-year-old man cannot declare himself 18. No court would allow it. No doctor would certify it. No school would enroll him based on that claim. Age is something bound by time, not a feeling. It is a fact.
A human cannot identify as a cat, wolf, or dolphin. However sincere the belief, biology sets the boundary. No amount of self-perception changes DNA.
A person cannot declare, “I am your mother,” if they did not give birth to the child or legally adopt them. Identity requires an objective basis.
This case is about much more than sports. It is about whether the law will remain anchored to truth, or drift into a world where feelings replace facts and ideology overrules common sense.
The Church Must Not Be Silent
Christians should pray for the High Court. Churches should consider making time for corporate prayer to petition the Lord for the Court to make the right decision. So much is at stake. We should speak out for the vulnerable. We speak for them by refusing to let the voices of powerful activists drown out the quiet rights of girls who deserve fairness, safety, and an equal chance to compete. We should stand for what is true. Standing for what is true means insisting that compassion or equality doesn’t require denying biological and moral reality.
As believers, we affirm that God’s creation is purposeful, that sex is not self-defined, and that neither can be rewritten by cultural pressure or political decree.
The Supreme Court now stands at a threshold moment. Its decision will either reinforce the foundations of justice and truth or severely fracture them.
Again, let’s earnestly pray the High Court chooses wisely.
