Gimme that old time religion and science
And a world lit by torch fire
Emperor Trump’s decree
On January 20th Emperor Trump, Pope Pious the Devout, the Monsignor of Mar-a-Lago decreed that “it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female.” Now I’m not a religious man but this heathen found this to edict to be an astounding assertion that blended Orwellian flatulence with Christian nationalist bunk. Emperor Trump, the Golden One, further decreed that “these sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.” It is the view of this humble author that anything Trump the Lascivious says is surely a laughable lie grounded in detrimental and incomprehensible stupidity.
Trump, the greatest scientific mind of the 14th century, went on to complain about mythical creatures he called “gender ideologues”, woke malevolent demons in lab coats “who deny the biological reality of sex” whatever that babble means. As far as I can determine any woman who denies Emperor Trump’s “biological sexual reality” will be harassed, coerced, extorted, smeared and cast into Hell.
Marana, Sodom and Gomorrah
Weeks ago, a Marana High School physics teacher named Les Beard innocently came across a news clip about a woman with “androgen insensitivity syndrome”. The former geophysicist who teaches physics at Marana High thought sharing evidence-based news of this rare chromosomal disorder would stimulate an intelligent classroom discussion. Who would have thought discussing a syndrome that causes human beings to possess the biological characteristics of both sexes would be as heretical to some in 2025 as asserting that the earth orbited the sun would be to the Holy Roman Church in 1637.
A student troubled by this evidenced based information that challenged superstitious beliefs recorded the classroom discussion. That student shared it with a parent troubled by evidenced based information that challenged superstitious beliefs decreed by Emperor Trump, Pope Pious the Devout, the Monsignor of Mar a Lago. The parent shared it with the notorious right-wing Inquisitor James O’Keefe who made a video damning Beard’s heathen lesson. Inquisitor O’Keefe posted it on X.
600,000 views, 10,000 likes and 300 plus comments later the response among O’Keefe’s disciples was clear. In their medieval world, a dark ages theme park lit only by torch fire, governed by Emperor Trump, Pope Pious the Devout, the Monsignor of Mar a Lago, there’ are only two sexes, male and female. Steve and Eve. Transgender humans are unholy abominations.
O’Keefe’s digital Lynch mob smeared Beard calling him a groomer. One more devilish public school teacher indoctrinating students with the dreaded demonic woke agenda. Arrest him! Charge him! He’s endangering children!
Let this be a warning to any public school educator who dares to speak aloud heresy that contradicts the divine infallible truths found in the Holy Trump “God Bless the USA” Bibles printed in China and available for $59.99.
From his torch fire lit dungeon O’Keefe called the Marana Unified School District. Would this devil Beard be punished for defying Pope Trump’s most holy and infallible decree?
O'Keefe's post about Marana High School
“Inherit the Wind”
As I read news accounts of this chilling tale I recalled my favorite American cinematic masterpiece from the sixties, “Inherit the Wind”. Directed by Stanley Kramer the film is based on a play written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee as a courageous critique of the McCarthy era.
The film’s name is derived from Proverbs 11:29 which says, "Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart”. Senator Joseph McCarthy was the Communist witch hunter who troubled the American house in the fifties until wise hearts prevailed too late to save the many lives ruined by irrational blacklisting.
The film is inspired by the events of 1925, when John T. Scopes, a high school teacher who committed the crime of teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution to a high school science class, which was contrary to Tennessee state law, was arrested. Scopes trial was a sensational contest between Darwin and the Fundamentalists that riveted the nation. Scopes was found guilty and given a slap on his devilish wrist.
From the Dark Ages to 1925 to 2025
Here in 2025, Les Beard, the Marana high school teacher who defied the President’s laughable decree by sharing information about a rare chromosomal disorder was suspended. And subsequently permitted to return to work.
Spencer Tracy's gripping performance as defense lawyer Henry Drummond and Fredric March's heart rending turn as Matthew Brady the fundamentalist prosecutor made it a timeless classic worth watching next time you choose to evade any torch bearing mobs of theocratic poltroons and primitives emerging from a tent revival to take over America. According to political commentator Steve Benen, Lawrence the playwright said in an interview the play's purpose was “to criticize McCarthyism and defend intellectual freedom." Having spent many hours in classrooms addressing students about the meaning of freedom and liberty stories like this make me tremble for our nation. Intellectual freedom in American classrooms today is in far greater peril than it was in 1925. The chill is upon this land and it is growing colder.
Back in 1996 Lawrence told Newsday his play “is not about science versus religion. It's about the right to think." The right to think. Aloud? In an American classroom today? That could be very dangerous. You may be taped. Trump and his inquisitors are listening.
References
Tim Steller's column: Intersex Tucsonan defends Marana teacher suspended over lesson
FITZ topped himself with this presentation! Not only does he know and understand the chapters of the Bible, but he also respects the chapters of the scientific publications. --- I might add that, through no fault of their own, the existence of trans humans and of other physical sexual persuasion (now known as LGBTQ) existed and are spoken of in the Bible. Trump is about as "religious" as a fence post and about as scientific as a 5th Grader, if that. When will MAGA "wake up and smell the roses?" And, when will the once valid "other" party needed for a two-party government to function decide to surface? This truly IS "tragic and sad."
The fact that djt believes that God annointed him should be sufficient reason to stimulate mass conversions to Atheism.