The Supreme Court battle over women's sports just got personal.
Conservative Christians showed up to make their voices heard at the highest court in the land.
And Franklin Graham's daughter said two words that left liberals fuming.
Franklin Graham's Daughter Calls Supreme Court Women's Sports Fight a "Genesis 1 Issue"
Cissie Graham Lynch attended Supreme Court oral arguments in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., two cases that could determine whether states can protect women's sports from biological males.
The senior advisor at Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association told Fox News Digital the fight isn't political.
"This isn't a political issue, this is a Genesis 1 issue," Graham Lynch said.
That puts the gender ideology crowd in direct conflict with Biblical truth.
"Regardless of what the Supreme Court decides, God's Word is clear—men are men and women are women," Graham Lynch added.
Samaritan's Purse joined amicus briefs supporting Idaho and West Virginia laws that restrict biological males from competing in women's sports.
Graham Lynch pointed to Scripture as the foundation for opposing radical leftist ideology in sports.
"This comes down to the basic truth that God spoke into existence in Genesis 1:27," she said.
"God's Word tells us that He created us in His own image — male and female. God has defined gender. It's not up for discussion or debate," Graham Lynch explained.
"He has hardwired our gender down to the cellular level. No matter how hard one may try, you just can't change the coding of your DNA."
Graham Lynch called on Americans to reject the radical leftist movement's assault on biological reality.
"It's time to stop fighting against this and start celebrating the goodness of God's plan for our lives," she stated.
Riley Gaines and Female Athletes Rally to Protect Women's Sports at Supreme Court
Riley Gaines and other female athletes who competed against biological males joined Graham Lynch outside the Supreme Court.
Gaines brought her three-month-old daughter to the rally wearing a bulletproof blanket because of death threats from radical leftist activists.
Less than four months after the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, leftists are threatening another conservative leader and her infant child.
"I'm pissed off that we've reached a point where we seemingly have an entire political party who has diminished and erased our rights as women," Gaines said at a press conference.
Kate Anderson from Alliance Defending Freedom praised the female athletes who brought these cases.
"I got to be outside the court today with many of the female athletes who really started this," Anderson said.
"Just to see their courage and their joy — when they were in high school and they took a stand, that now it's having an impact."
Conservative justices appeared skeptical of arguments supporting biological males in women's sports during the hearing.
Chief Justice John Roberts pressed attorneys challenging the bans about whether so-called gender identity deserves heightened constitutional protection.
Justice Samuel Alito grilled lawyers about the basic definitions of "boy," "girl," "man," and "woman."
At least five of the six conservative justices signaled they would uphold state laws protecting women's sports.
Supreme Court Signals Support for State Bans on Biological Males in Women's Sports
Democrats claimed Republicans were waging a "war on women" for years.
They lectured America about protecting women's rights and equal opportunities for girls.
Now those same Democrats are fighting in court to let biological males dominate women's sports.
Girls should be forced to compete against boys, shower with boys, and lose scholarships to boys, according to Democrat lawyers.
The party that screamed about a fictional war on women is waging a real one.
Graham Lynch called on churches and ministries to stop avoiding controversial cultural issues.
"Christians need to be bold. Now is the time for churches, organizations and ministries to step up and faithfully uphold the truth and the reality that our God-given biology matters," Graham Lynch stated.
Graham Lynch has young daughters.
She knows what's at stake.
"As the mother of young daughters, I want our country to be a safe place for women," she said.
"The decisions made in this court are going to affect my children. These are generational decisions that will affect millions of young girls for years to come."
Democrats claimed they cared about the next generation of girls.
Their actions in these Supreme Court cases prove that was a lie.
The Supreme Court will rule by June 2026.
Graham Lynch made clear that regardless of what nine justices decide, Biblical truth doesn't change.
Christians defending biological reality in women's sports aren't backing down.
Radical leftists trying to erase women through gender ideology just ran into the immovable foundation of Genesis 1.
Sources:
- Jasmine Baehr, "EXCLUSIVE: Franklin Graham's daughter calls women's sports fight a 'Genesis 1 issue' at Supreme Court," Fox News, January 13, 2026.
- "Riley Gaines warns potential Supreme Court victory won't end battle to protect women's sports," Christian Post, January 14, 2026.
- "Inside the Supreme Court case on trans athletes in women's sports," Fox News, January 14, 2026.
- "Athletes Rally at Supreme Court to Keep Boys Out of Girls Sports," Daily Citizen, January 14, 2026.
- "Supreme Court appears poised to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in female sports," KATV, January 13, 2026.