Christian professor wins personal pronoun case

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled in favor of a “devout Christian” professor who was disciplined because he “refused to refer to students by their ‘preferred pronouns'” after a 2016 directive at a small state university in Ohio ordered him to do so. The court held that university officials and a lower federal district court failed to recognize the professor’s First Amendment rights to free speech and to the free exercise of his religion. By so holding, the court decried the notion that a university might “wield alarming power to compel ideological conformity.”

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After class, Doe approached Meriwether and “demanded” that Meriwether “refer to [Doe] as a woman” and use “feminine titles and pronouns.” This was the first time that Meriwether learned that Doe identified as a woman. So Meriwether paused before responding because his sincerely held religious beliefs prevented him from communicating messages about gender identity that he believes are false. He explained that he wasn’t sure if he could comply with Doe’s demands. Doe became hostile—circling around Meriwether at first, and then approaching him in a threatening manner: “I guess this means I can call you a cu–.” Doe promised that Meriwether would be fired if he did not give in to Doe’s demands.

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myst33 said:

What the heck is happening in your country? It sounds so absurd that its practically unbelievable for people living in other countries.

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myst33 said:

Why do you allow that? Are Americans voting for wrong political parties? Or is majority of citizens already agreeing with these policies and directly want them to continue?

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myst33 said:

Most of the world just cannot believe these reports, so not so much the world but rather the USA and possibly some countries culturally close to USA and influenced by the USA the most.

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