An instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on leave after a student complained that she received a failing grade on a paper that cited the Bible to assert that the “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”

Samantha Fulnecky, 20, filed a complaint with the administration, the latest flashpoint in the ongoing debate over academic freedom on college campuses amid Donald Trump’s push to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and restrict how campuses discuss issues of race, gender and sexuality.

Fulnecky wrote that she was frustrated by the premise of the article because she doesn’t believe that there are more than two genders based on her understanding of the Bible, according to a copy of her essay provided to The Oklahoman.

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    20 hours ago

    do you really need to resort to baseless ad hominems for your argument?

    It wasn’t an ad hominem attack. It was a genuine statement of fraternal love, as Jesus taught His followers to strive for.

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      6 hours ago

      Sure, friend. Read it over again and ask yourself if you might have made any assumptions there rather than it being based purely out of fraternal love.