Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear recently appeared on an episode of “The View,” where he made some startling claims about the Bible’s support of transgender treatment on children. Beshear was addressing how his faith informs his political decisions. “People want to know what drives us. For me, that’s my faith,” he said. “Most of the decisions I make are based on that Golden Rule that says we love our neighbor as ourself, and that parable of the Good Samaritan that says everyone is our neighbor,” he said. “And so, when I’ve taken actions like vetoing the nastiest piece of anti-LGBTQ legislation that ever came through my state, I described it in those terms. I said my faith teaches me that all children are children of God, and I didn’t want people picking on those kids.”

Beshear appeared to be referring to Senate Bill 150, which was intended to strengthen parental rights in schools. It also banned healthcare providers from administering puberty blockers or conducting gender surgeries on minors. Beshear vetoed the bill in 2023, claiming that the legislation would “cause an increase in suicide among Kentucky’s youth.” The Kentucky General Assembly was later able to override Beshear’s veto and the bill became law. Beshear also vetoed House Bill 495 which banned taxpayer-funded transgender procedures. The General Assembly also overturned that veto.

Theologian and president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky Al Mohler had strong words against Beshear’s use of the Bible to affirm gender surgeries. “These days, it’s hard to be astounded by something absolutely ridiculous, or worse, coming from an officeholder when it comes to political office,” he said. “And frankly, if you’re coming up with a catalog of stupid things said on programs like ABC’s ‘The View,’ you’d better get ready for a very long list. But I don’t care how long your list is, this one’s going to rank at the top of stupid.”

“Democrat KY Gov. Andy Beshear twists Christianity to push transgender surgeries on minors, claiming: ‘My faith teaches me that all children are children of God’ while vetoing protections against anti-LGBTQ madness,” wrote Reverend Jordan Wells on X. “Democrats love mangling Scripture to justify pure evil—calling it ‘love’ while promoting demonic agendas. The Bible is crystal clear: There are ONLY TWO GENDERS, created by God Himself. They hyped Beshear as a ‘moderate,’ but now that he can’t run again in Kentucky, the real radical is unmasked. Wake up, Church! This is spiritual warfare.”