-Christians Discriminated Against for Biblical Views on Family and Gender
by Dr. D ~ February 28th, 2021
And so it begins. This week Congress passed the so-called ‘Equality Act’ supposedly to protect LGBT folks from discrimination. However, it is Christians who continue to believe in the Bible that are increasingly being subject to discrimination and the Equality Act will actually result in a greater assault on the Constitutional rights of conservative Christians and Christian institutions, organizations, and even churches. The following are just two examples of discrimination against Christians that I found this week:
Our first instance of Christian discrimination actually comes from the UK. A Christian doctor with the National Health Service was dismissed from his position as a director and magistrate for saying that children do best with a mother and father. His appeal was rejected and he now intends on taking his case to the Supreme Court. Here’s a link to the story:
“Christian magistrate loses appeal against sacking over traditional view of the family”
Our second instance demonstrates the continuing discrimination that conservative Christian students are increasingly facing in US colleges and universities. A New York university dropped a Christian student from its teacher educational program for stating on social media that there are only two genders, male and female. University administrators concluded that anyone with such a traditional view of gender should not be allowed to become a teacher. In order to be re-instated the university wants him to take down his comments in a video and be subjected to "reeducation training." Here’s a link to the story:
“New York university reportedly suspends student for saying ‘A man is a man, a woman is a woman’”
So in the future, do Christians need to be silent about their traditional Biblical views on Family and gender in order to keep their jobs and continue in university programs? If so, our freedom of thought, speech, and religion is now under assault.
March 10th, 2021 at 10:47 am
It is good to see you are back commenting on current issues, Dr. D!
In regard to the situation with the student at the NY university, here is what the university had to say:
“Although we cannot comment on any particular student, SUNY Geneseo respects every student’s right to freedom of speech and expression,” the spokesperson told the outlet. “By choosing to enter into certain professional fields, students agree to abide by the professional standards of their chosen field. At times, these professional standards dictate that students act and behave in certain ways that may differ from their personal predilections.”
This reminds me so much of the “doublespeak” of the book 1984.