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Oklahoma university instructor on leave after failing Bible-based essay on gender (apnews.com)

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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 President Donald Trump’s push to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and restrict how campuses discuss issues of race, gender and sexuality.

“OU remains firmly committed to fairness, respect and protecting every student’s right to express sincerely held religious beliefs,” the university wrote in an email on Wednesday.

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 6 points 3 weeks ago

You just know that it’s only a matter of time until dozens of people die in a bridge collapse because the civil engineer who designed it just wrote some Bible verses out on their engineering exam and got awarded top marks for it as it wasn’t worth any lecturer’s tenure and pension.