Christian maths teacher sues school after being sacked for misgendering trans pupil

What does being xtian have to do with it?

OP, you're either a hysterical right wing nutbag or anti-religion nutbag.

The operative word, however, is "nutbag."

OP is trolling.

I felt sorry for him until the Christianity kicked in.

Actually, religion can enter into it. One of the foundations of the Quaker religion is a rigid perception of the truth. There cannot be two truths. Either one is true and the other is false, or both are false. It follows that one is either male or female and one's feelings do not apply. I, as a Quaker, could very easily argue that referring to a as other than their biological gender is a violation of my religious beliefs.

[quote]Actually, religion can enter into it. One of the foundations of the Quaker religion is a rigid perception of the truth. There cannot be two truths. Either one is true and the other is false, or both are false. It follows that one is either male or female and one's feelings do not apply. I, as a Quaker, could very easily argue that referring to a as other than their biological gender is a violation of my religious beliefs.

What did I tell you - nutbags, the lot of you.

He's not teaching religious theory or seminary. He's teaching math. Religion has nothing to do with it. That's like saying that a xtian biology teacher ought to be able to teach creationism and ignore evolution because it violates his religious beliefs.

Exhausting. If the teacher continued to harass the student by calling her or him (frankly, I couldn't be bothered to figure out which one was the preferred since it's not wholly clear from that story) by non-preferred pronouns, sure. But, a couple isolated mistakes - get over it.

The reality is that people need to deal with the world as it exists, not as they want in some fantasy. That reality is that normative gender has been an integral part of the human existence for all but the last couple years. Conversely, there is a trend toward changing gender dynamics which may (or may not) be permanent.

Both sides need to adapt to a changing world.

It is better to be adaptable than resilient.

R5, you fail critical thought. You are arguing apples and pancakes.

I teacher must be able to teach the subject. A Christian teacher must be willing to teach Evolution if that is part of the job description. Gender preference has *nothing* to do with the subject math. You example is a poor one.

Just an FYI, "learning to adapt", specifically "Who Moved My Cheese", was how the Reagan Republicans were able to dismantle the social contracts that made the USA and create the current disparity between the 1% and everyone else. If you really listen, that is the NRA argument: don't ban guns, learn to adapt to gun violence.

r1 Him being a Christian has everything to do with it. The teacher apologized the trans student after misgendering her. It should have ended there. But he later told senior staff that he didn’t think it was wrong to call a trans boy a girl, most likely due to his religion. That's why he got sacked.

When I first saw this I thought it was maybe the kid being oversensitive if the teacher did accidentally slip and use the wrong pronouns, but it turns out he would deliberately refuse to use the right ones.

Not “right” one, preferred.

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I knew someone would say that. heh.

I'm hot for teacher.

This is strange. Christians have always been against math and science. The dumber people are the better for their religion.

Jenn-durr is violence against women and gay men. This teacher did nothing wrong.

He's hot, in a flyover way.

Maths?

Teacher's cute.

The mother of this kid is the one in the wrong. She should be teaching her kid to handle these situations (since it's going to happen a LOT in its life) instead of invoking the authorities.

I've got a new job for him!

those hosts have drank the trans kool-ade

[quote]Maths?

Englishes.

How much you want to make a bet there was way more to this story than just “misgendering” a student?

LOCK ‘IM UP ! !

He's gay AF right?

The kid may believe he is a girl but the teacher may believe that no amount of surgery or hormones can turn a boy into a girl. Why does one person's notion of reality (in this case the student's) supersede another's (the teacher)?

I'd be willing to wager he's used the word "muzzie" on occasion.

This misgendering nonsense has got to stop. No one should be compelled to use improper pronouns or any type of speech.

I AM FIGHTING AND GASPING FOR MY VERY EXISTENCE HERE!!!

Teacher is hot a f.

Jeez, could that teacher be any camper if he tried? He should be on the West End in Everybody's Talking About Jamie. And get some skin cream for the acne.

[quote]The kid may believe he is a girl but the teacher may believe that no amount of surgery or hormones can turn a boy into a girl. Why does one person's notion of reality (in this case the student's) supersede another's (the teacher)?

[quote]This misgendering nonsense has got to stop. No one should be compelled to use improper pronouns or any type of speech.

Western culture is based on mutual respect. Part of that respect is acknowledging and honoring another person's desires. This is what religious people always want to ignore (until they can attempt to flip the narrative, screeching about the "intolerant left" when what they're upset over is right-thinking people rejecting their bigotry, homophobia, misogyny, transphobia and racism) saying it violates their "right" to believe whatever they want. They can believe whatever they want; it's when they try to use government policy to force their "beliefs" on everybody that there is a problem.

The teacher should just use whatever pronoun the kid wants. It's simply a matter of respect.

And of all places, you'd think DL would be one that agreed with mutual respect. After all, it was only 50 years ago that gaining the simple common respect under the law when homosexuality was decriminalized in Britain, and only 15 in the US, for example. This is how communities gain acceptance and we grow stronger through our commonality instead of pitted against one another. Progress!

Of course you are, r11. DL's strange obsession with calling mediocre white males "hot" continues apace!!!

DL dilemma - Christian vs. Trans. Whom to support.

So flaming you could see the flames from Jupiter R23!

Maths?

Meths?

R19 Yes I thought the hosts were quite pushy and quite ignorant about the effort needed to handle large classrooms of misbehaving kids.

R30, normally I'd agree, but part of being in society is adjusting your behavior and expectations to allow for greater social harmony. There's a balance to be found between being respectful of someone and insisting that everyone else cater to your personal preferences. With the trans movement, the balance has shifted so far toward personal preference it's becoming absurd. No one can be expected to remember which of 30 people use which of a dozen pronouns and be flawless every time. Nor should anyone insist they are.

R37 Yes, you're right. The balance has shifted.

Modern-day Identity-Politics demand that the children rule over the teacher.

The Minority rule over the Majority. The tail wags the dog.