Texas: College Fires Christian Biology Professor for Saying Sex is Determined by Chromosomes

Chromosomes are a canard.

Genetics are a white supremacy conspiracy theory.

New York Post:

A biology professor at a Texas community college has claimed he was fired for “religious preaching” after he taught a lesson about how sex is determined by X and Y chromosomes.

Johnson Varkey, who has taught at St. Philip’s College in San Antonio for 20 years, claimed he was accused of “religious preaching” and let go after he discussed the human reproductive system during a lesson on Nov. 28, 2022, which led to four students walking out of the lecture hall.

The First Liberty Institute, a Texas-based nonprofit Christian conservative law firm, last week sent a letter to the school on behalf of the veteran educator demanding his reinstatement.

“The college fired him for teaching basic and widely accepted concepts of biology. We’re asking the college to immediately reinstate Dr. Varkey to his position and clear his record of any wrongdoing,” the institute said in a statement.

Varkey, an adjunct professor, has taught human anatomy and physiology to more than 1,500 students since 2003, according to First Liberty.

“During Dr. Varkey’s 20-year employment as a biology professor at St. Philip’s College, he consistently received exemplary performance reviews and was never subject to discipline. Throughout that time, he never discussed with any student his personal views — religious or otherwise — on human gender or sexuality,” it said.

The law firm claimed the four students stormed out of the lecture hall when Varkey “stated, consistent with his study of human biology and religious beliefs, that sex was determined by chromosomes X and Y. In two decades of teaching these basic, unremarkable concepts, no other students complained.”

The X and Y chromosomes — also known as the sex chromosomes — determine the biological sex of an individual. Females inherit an X chromosome while males inherit a Y chromosome.

In January, he received a “Notice of Discipline and Termination of Employment and Contract letter stating that the school ‘received numerous complaints’ about his ‘religious preaching, discriminatory comments about homosexuals and transgender individuals, anti-abortion rhetoric, and misogynistic banter,” First Liberty said.

The college’s letter also allegedly stated that Varkey’s teaching “pushed beyond the bounds of academic freedom with [his] personal opinions that were offensive to many individuals in the classroom.”

“In other words, he was fired for teaching true and widely accepted concepts. The statements he made are supported by research and consistent with his professional experience and education,” the law firm said.

Varkey was described as “a devout Christian” who volunteers as an associate pastor at his church and hosts a Bible-teaching radio ministry.

“Like millions of religious Americans, Dr. Varkey has a sincerely held belief that God created humankind male and female,” First Liberty said “His faith teaches that one’s sex is ordained by God, that one should love and care for the body that God gave him or her, and that one should not attempt to erase or alter his or her sex, whether through drugs or surgical means.”

In its letter, the law firm accused St. Philip’s College of violating multiple laws that protect Americans from being punished for holding or expressing their religious beliefs.

The law firm said public universities cannot fire professors “for teaching actual science. It’s harmful to academic freedom. It’s also harmful to religious liberty, as the college is sending a message that people of faith are not welcome and need not apply.”

It added: “Dr. Varkey is the latest example of an everyday American who lost his job to a toxic cancel culture that is infecting employers across the country.”

None of these lawsuits do anything.

Rarely, people get paid, but they are still fired.

You can’t change the system.

The system is designed in such a way that it will collapse before it allows anyone to change it.