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The time has come for a solution and this can only come with an admission of wrongdoing by the school, a simple statement that in light of the changing ‘best practice’ medical approach that the school endorses the Cass Review and no longer takes a gender affirmative approach. Simple as that, just do it.

An Fhírinne, [Dec 21, 2024 at 07:34]
VIEW POINT: Mr Enoch Burke was released from jail yesterday. How long he will retain his liberty is anybodies guess because the court orders still remain in place and the school reopens on the 6th of January. Mr Justice David Nolan waxed lyrically in court. It was his bench and his gig so he appeared to engage in a piece of ad-libbing. I was not in court so I can only surmise from published accounts of what transpired but I was reminded of a drunk shooting the breeze with a bit of pub type talk. Maybe it wasn’t like that at all but I can only surmise from what others have written. Justice Nolan stated that ‘it was difficult to avoid the conclusion that Mr Burke was acting under the influence of other parties and was exploiting his imprisonment for his own end’. In the absence of evidence that I can spot and noting that this was subjective opinion this also could be considered as yet more ‘pub talk’. He furthermore stated that ‘he was persuaded by others that he was best seen as a martyr’. Where is the evidence, more ‘pub talk’ perhaps. But as I said it is his bench and he can drone on as he pleases with unsubstantiated drivel or otherwise.

Pub talk is one thing but blatant inaccuracies is something else that needs to be refuted. It was stated that Mr Burke was in prison because he chose to be and that his imprisonment had nothing to do with his religious beliefs. That stretches incredulity. One is tempted to ask what rock does one live under to think such rubbish. The facts are plain and speak for themselves, an ordinary teacher doing an ordinary job was propelled into the crosshairs of the law when he decided that his conscience was more important than his liberty. And conscience is not an abstract concept, an informed conscience is cognisant of the facts and responsibilities. Perhaps Mr Burke was aware that it was harmful to the child to indulge the transgender fantasy, maybe he was aware that by having a ‘gender affirmative’ approach he could be responsible for setting the child on a pathway to puberty blockers, cross sex hormones and irreversible surgery. If he was aware of that he was right because he has been totally vindicated by the Cass Review which gives a definitive medical view on gender affirmation by describing it has harmful. Simply put Mr Burke was right and the school was wrong and those that are supportive of the school are equally wrong.

Mr Justice David Nolan attempted to quote scripture. I get the impression that this is something that he does rather infrequently as he appeared to stumble over the quote providing no chapter or verse let alone context. He spoke about the parable of the talents implying that Mr Burke wasn’t using his teaching talent to good effect as he was in jail. Who put him there! But again are we not familiar with the expression about the devil quoting scripture for his own purposes.

The court order strikes me as a fig leaf, a process that attempts to legitimise unfairness. The science has moved on but the courts or school have not. This has degenerated into farcical intransigence with ‘official Ireland’ unable or unwilling to say sorry and brass necking it out. This would be just grubby and pathetic if it didn’t result in a person that is innocent of any crime being jailed for over five hundred days. The longer this goes on the deeper the hole gets. The school and its patron, the Church of Ireland are discredited and have lost the respect of all right thinking people. The school ultimately is irrelevant but the Church of Ireland will be the big looser as it will be seen as a fake church with a Christian skin and a rotten core. The judiciary will be the other big looser as when a justice system fails to deliver justice and serves up technicalities people loose respect.

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