Pronouns for Houghton University administrators

 Pronouns for Houghton University administrators

Raegan Zelaya and Shua Wilmot may be the first persons in history to be fired for get this, using pronouns after their names in work emails. Their firings may also be among the bizarre reasons ever for termination.

Zelaya and Wilmot worked as resident hall directors at Houghton University in upstate New York. Houghton is a Christian university owned by a conservative denomination that branched off from the Methodist Church. When the two refused to remove the words “she/her” and “he/him” from their email signatures, they were booted for violating new school policy against such usage.

They argued they were simply in tune with an emerging professional standard and promoting inclusivity at their Christian university. Neither are transgender. Their third reason was to clarify their gender due to their gender neutral names of Raegan and Shua.  

Houghton follows the teachings of the Wesleyan Church which claim “gender confusion and dysphoria are ultimately the biological, psychological, social and spiritual consequences of the human race’s fallen condition.” Furthermore, “adult gender nonconformity is a violation of the sanctity of human life.”

Houghton University should make one exception to the prohibition of using pronouns after one’s name. Every administrator involved in the firings should be ordered to add these pronouns after their names on work emails…..”idiot/jerk”.

tim Bradburn