Let me tell you what happens when you dare to mention God created two genders at a modern university—spoiler alert: it doesn’t end well for your GPA. Christian students across America are discovering that their tuition dollars buy them a front-row seat to their own persecution, where stating biological facts can tank their academic careers faster than you can say “safe space.”
The assault on religious freedom in higher education isn’t some future threat—it’s happening right now in classrooms where ideologically-driven instructors have appointed themselves as thought police. And here’s the kicker: they’re using your tax dollars to do it.
From ‘Fox News’:
A University of Oklahoma student who received a zero out of 25 on an assignment regarding gender norms says she was targeted for her Christian beliefs, citing a scathing response from the teacher’s assistant who doled out the grade.
Samantha Fulnecky is a junior pre-med student at the Sooner State’s flagship university.
“I was asked to read an article and give my opinion on the article, and the article was about gender binary and mental health and gender stereotypes, specifically in children, because it’s a lifespan development class,” Fulnecky told Fox News Digital. “So I was asked to give my opinion and my reaction to the paper.”
When Opinion Assignments Don’t Want Your Opinion
Samantha Fulnecky, a junior pre-med student at the University of Oklahoma, learned this lesson the hard way. Her lifespan development class assignment couldn’t have been clearer: read an article about gender norms and share your personal opinion. The instructions literally offered options like “your own thoughts” and relating it to personal experiences.
So Fulnecky did exactly that—she wrote that God created male and female with distinct purposes and that denying biological reality causes harm. Teaching assistant Mel Curth (yes, she/they pronouns—I couldn’t make this up) rewarded this thoughtful response with a big fat zero.
Biology Becomes ‘Offensive’
You know what’s actually offensive? Punishing a student for answering the exact question you asked. Curth claimed Fulnecky’s Biblical perspective was “highly offensive” and demanded “empirical evidence”—for an opinion assignment, mind you. The TA even insisted that “every major association” denies binary sex. Really? Someone should tell that to every biology textbook ever written.
The grading rubric said nothing about empirical evidence or avoiding hurt feelings. It simply asked if the paper connected to the article and presented a thoughtful response. Apparently “thoughtful” means “agrees with my radical ideology.”
Only Public Pressure Works
Here’s what really gets me: the University of Oklahoma completely ignored Fulnecky’s concerns until social media lit them up like a Christmas tree. Suddenly they discovered the First Amendment exists and placed the TA on administrative leave. Your tax dollars at work, people.
This isn’t just one rogue TA—it’s systematic academic persecution. But Fulnecky’s courage proves something important: when Christians stand firm and shine light on these dark corners of academia, the cockroaches scatter. Parents, prepare your kids for this battle. The educational establishment wants to crush their faith, but as this brave young woman showed, integrity beats ideology every single time.
Key Takeaways
- Christian student received zero grade for expressing Biblical views in opinion assignment
- Teaching assistant demanded “empirical evidence” despite assignment asking for personal beliefs
- University only took action after social media exposed the religious discrimination
- Student’s courage proves that pushing back against academic bias can work
Sources: Fox News
