"I am here today because I said I would not call a boy a girl."
Those are the words of Enoch Burke, an Irish teacher who was arrested last week for daring to step foot on a campus which had suspended him for using the wrong pronoun to address a transgender student.
Yes, this is our new reality, folks.
Coming soon to the U.S. whether you like it or not.
The scandal surrounding Burke began unfolding after the educator, who teaches history, politics and German at the school in Multyfarnham, County Westmeath, refused to address a transitioning student as "they" instead of "he."
Burke's stance prompted school officials to place him on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of a disciplinary process.
Funny thing, Wilson's Hospital School is a Church of Ireland boarding school, so that ought to tell you a lot about where the Church is headed in Ireland. Sure, this was a court-ordered suspension, but it sounds an awful lot to me as if the school wanted Burke to use the transgender pronoun as well.
Well, being suspended for refusing to call a boy a "they," Mr. Burke did what any Christian man would do, and he showed up at school to do his job the next school day.
While surely this was the honest and correct thing to do, in the eyes of the law, it was not.
But the teacher refused to stay away from campus, despite an injunction that was issued barring him from going to the school, or attempting to teach.
On Friday, the judge issued an order to arrest Burke after he was found sitting in an empty classroom at the school.
Burke was taken into custody at the school on Monday and taken directly to court, where he told the judge he could not comply with the injunction because it would violate his conscience.
"I am a teacher and I don't want to go to prison," Burke told the court. "I want to be in my classroom today, that's where I was this morning when I was arrested."
He added: "Transgenderism is against my Christian belief. It is contrary to the scriptures, contrary to the ethos of the Church of Ireland and of my school."
So basically, if you're a sane person who lives a life in truth you're to be treated like an outcast and thrown in prison.
Got it!
Super cool, Ireland!
Judge Michael Quinn found Burke guilty of violating an order made by the High Court last week and sent him to Mountjoy Prison, where he will remain until either he purges his contempt or the court gives further orders.
Essentially, admit that you were wrong, admit that a boy can be a girl, and admit that your faith is meaningless.
That's what they want.
Notice how normal this story seems to the newscaster.
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