An instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on leave after a student complained that she received a failing grade on a paper that cited the Bible to assert that the “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”

Samantha Fulnecky, 20, filed a complaint with the administration, the latest flashpoint in the ongoing debate over academic freedom on college campuses amid Donald Trump’s push to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and restrict how campuses discuss issues of race, gender and sexuality.

Fulnecky wrote that she was frustrated by the premise of the article because she doesn’t believe that there are more than two genders based on her understanding of the Bible, according to a copy of her essay provided to The Oklahoman.

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    Samantha might have won this fight, but I guarantee any employee who ends up looking up this name is immediately going to throw her application in the paper. Unless she ends up working for Prager-U or some bullshit like that

    Like who in their right mind would want to work with someone like that?

    Edit: of course it’s an orchestrated stunt specifically to target a trans teacher. God damn it just fucking kill me already.

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      This was all likely a stunt. Apparently her mother is a well-known propagandist and blogger.

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        Not just that, but a lawyer known for representing J6 insurrectionists. This is a stunt to create a supreme court case and otherwise damage civil society.

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          Also, this section (and only this section) of the course was being taught by a an openly trans instructor. It’s a conduit for conservatives to fuel more anti-trans and “war on religion” propaganda.

          “Look, the radical trans agenda is trying to erase the bible! War on Christians! They’re coming for your religion! You’ll be in a prison camp for your beliefs soon!”

          If there is one thing Christians enjoy, it’s pretending to be persecuted while persecuting others.