This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
An Oklahoma state representative is now getting vicious and lethal threats after coming to the defense of a Christian student who received a zero grade from a transgender teaching assistant merely for championing God's gender roles outlined in the Bible.
Republican Gabe Woolley shared the audio of one menacing message, stating: "Hi, this is a message for Rep. Gabe Woolley. Could you please pass this message on to him? Tell him to put a gun in his mouth and pull the trigger for all of our sakes. Thank you. Bye."
Woolley had expressed support for Samantha Fulnecky, a student at the University of Oklahoma who was given a failing grade by Mel Curth, a graduate teaching assistant who is a man pretending to be a woman.
Curtis condemned the student's references to the Bible and faith, and instead insisted she should adopt the teacher's ideologies. The teacher has since been removed from the classroom, as WorldNetDaily reported.
"I support Samantha in this. I read her essay," Woolley said. "As a former educator … I don't see how that could receive a zero when she turned something in with a significant amount of writing. It kind of makes me wonder if there is potential bias or preferences taking place with this T.A.'s grading."
"As elected officials, our duty is to protect the God-given rights of the people – their constitutional freedoms – and ensure responsible stewardship of their tax dollars," he noted. "Taxpayer-funded universities must be held accountable."
After receiving numerous threats, Woolley said: "Once again, the reflexive response from the far-left to disagreement is hostility and attempts to silence opposing voices. This is exactly why restoring a culture of open debate and civil disagreement is essential.
"This wasn't the first threat – but I felt I had to expose this one, especially in light of the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk. And yes – the person telling me to 'put a gun in my mouth and pull the trigger' over my comments on the OU incident doesn't even appear to live in Oklahoma.
"I ran my campaign on transparency & exposure in an effort to restore power to the people. This is the product of declining academia.
"The ideologies and mindsets being fostered in education are leading toward this type of behavior. We can – and must – do better than this."
In the wake of the threats against the Republican lawmaker, online reaction includes:
"Sadly, it's something you have to expect now after Charlie Kirk. Especially when this type of behavior is encouraged on that side."
"They all seem anti-God. We need to bring God back, because if you don't have God in your life, it gets filled with evil."
"Something tells me if the same assignment quoted the Koran we would not even be having this discussion. Call it a hunch."
"For people who oppose guns, they sure like to use them."
