from Christian Today
Enoch Burke, the evangelical teacher at the centre of a four-year trans row, is once again in prison after he was found to have breached a court order that he remain away from the school he formerly taught at.
The controversy began in May 2022 when the principal of Wilson’s Hospital School, which is run by the Church of Ireland and at which Burke taught, sent an email requesting that staff use ‘they/them’ pronouns for a trans-identifying student.
Burke objected in writing, but took things a step further at a religious service at the school by publicly opposing the move in front of staff, students and teachers.
Following the incident Burke was suspended and the school obtained an injunction barring him from the school premises. Burke continued turning up, insisting he was there to do his job, and was first jailed in September 2022 for contempt of court.
Burke was officially dismissed from the school in 2023 but continued turning up to what he described as his place of work, in contravention of court orders.
He has been jailed multiple times for continuing to show up at the school, and has racked up fines totalling more than 225,000 euros.
On Monday Burke was arrested and sent to prison yet again after returning to the school gates. In a post on X, Burke asserted that he was arrested for “refusing to affirm transgender ideology”.