{"id":546943,"date":"2021-05-31T12:06:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T16:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=546943"},"modified":"2021-05-31T12:06:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T16:06:32","slug":"va-democrats-target-pastor-of-teacher-put-on-leave-for-refusing-to-affirm-kids-trans-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/va-democrats-target-pastor-of-teacher-put-on-leave-for-refusing-to-affirm-kids-trans-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"VA Democrats Target Pastor Of Teacher Put On\u00a0Leave For Refusing To Affirm Kids\u2019 \u2018Trans Identity\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fva-democrats-target-pastor-of-teacher-put-on-leave-for-refusing-to-affirm-kids-trans-identity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=546943&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-31-at-11.42.05-AM-1200x800-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democrats in Virginia have set their sights on the pastor of an elementary school teacher who was recently put on administrative leave for refusing to affirm children\u2019s \u201ctransgender identity\u201d because of his Christian faith.<\/p>\n<p>As highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/va-teacher-placed-on-administrative-leave-after-refusing-to-affirm-trans-identity-for-kids-citing-faith\">The Daily Wire<\/a>,&nbsp;Byron \u201cTanner\u201d Cross, a P.E. teacher at&nbsp;Leesburg Elementary School, told the Loudoun County school board Tuesday \u201cthat he will not \u2018affirm that a biological boy can be a girl and vice versa\u2019 because he loves children who struggle with gender dysphoria and refuses to lie to them.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cross was swiftly placed on administrative leave.<\/p>\n<p>Cornerstone Chapel Pastor Gary Hamrick spoke out against the school board\u2019s actions during the service Sunday, defending Cross, who is a congregant of the church, and blasting Marxist gender theory as abusive to children.<\/p>\n<p>The Loudoun County Democratic Committee reacted by demanding the pastor \u201crecant\u201d his \u201c[u]nfounded statements\u201d that \u201cnot only hurt our community that he is meant to serve but have dangerous ramifications for the incitement of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the service, Hamrick called the implementation of the left-wing gender ideology a form of emotional abuse to Loudoun County children and denounced inaction from the church. \u201cTo&nbsp;be passive, is to be complicit,\u201d emphasized the pastor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe school board \u2014 some of them, not all \u2014 some of them are not doing their duty to protect, let alone educate our children,\u201d \u201d Hamrick said. \u201cAnd they are subjecting them to sexually explicit materials \u2026 and they are already talking about introducing racially divisive curriculum, they are emotionally abusing our children by perpetuating the lie about gender confusion when they affirm pronouns that are contrary to biology, reality, and the beautiful design of God. So, they need to be held accountable and it\u2019s time to step up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fellow congregants were also allowed access to petitions calling for the recall of six specific \u201ctroublesome\u201d school board members.<\/p>\n<p>The Loudoun County Democratic Committee on Sunday released a statement targeting the pastor and demanding he \u201crecant\u201d his \u201cinflammatory and insidious remarks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Loudoun County Democratic Committee was extremely disheartened to hear that one of our community\u2019s religious leaders made inflammatory and insidious remarks about several Loudoun elected officials during a service at Cornerstone Chapel this morning,\u201d the statement said. \u201cIn his Sunday, May 30th sermon, Pastor Gary Hamrick took to the pulpit to accuse six Loudoun County School Board members of \u2019emotional child abuse,\u2019 opening his chapel\u2019s atrium to political campaigning, and invoking the name of God to incite political action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply concerned about the consequences of such rhetoric, having witnessed a recent rise in threats to the safety of the Loudoun School Board members. Furthermore, this irresponsible accusation of child abuse minimizes and tarnishes the people and organizations that seek to protect our children,\u201d the Democrats continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call on Pastor Gary Hamrick to recant his allegations due to the libelous and inflammatory nature of the remarks. Unfounded statements such as these not only hurt our community that he is meant to serve but have dangerous ramifications for the incitement of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A positron of Cross\u2019 statement to the school board was also shown to the congregation on Sunday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/va-teacher-placed-on-administrative-leave-after-refusing-to-affirm-trans-identity-for-kids-citing-faith\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"32.757174392936\">\n<p><em>\u201cMy name is Tanner Cross and I am speaking out of love for those who are suffering from gender dysphoria,\u201d Cross said during his brief speech, which referenced school district policies demanding Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) staff use preferred pronouns and \u201callow gender-expansive and transgender students to participate in such activities in a manner consistent with the student\u2019s gender identity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Referring to an explosive \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/60-minutes-runs-explosive-segment-featuring-young-transgender-individuals-who-decided-to-reverse-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">60 Minutes<\/a>\u201d investigation that aired Sunday about young people regretting their transitions, Cross continued, \u201c\u201960 Minutes\u2019 this past Sunday interviewed over 30 young people who transitioned but they felt led astray because of lack of pushback or how easy it was to make physical changes to their bodies in just three months. They are now detransitioning.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s not my intention to hurt anyone, but there are certain truths that we must face when ready. We condemn school policies [that] would damage children, defile the holy image of God,\u201d he continued.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI love all of my students but I will never lie to them regardless of the consequences. I\u2019m a teacher but I serve God first and I will not affirm that a biological boy can be a girl and vice versa because it\u2019s against my religion, it\u2019s lying to a child, it\u2019s abuse to a child, and it\u2019s sinning against our God,\u201d Cross concluded.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>WATCH (relevant comments begin around the 36-minute mark):<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cornerstone Chapel LIVE_11:45 AM Service\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ExUgfUrTeu4?start=2207&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/va-teacher-placed-on-administrative-leave-after-refusing-to-affirm-trans-identity-for-kids-citing-faith\">VA Teacher Placed On Administrative Leave After Refusing To Affirm Trans Identity For Kids, Citing&nbsp;Faith<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/its-demonic-christian-mothers-mourn-how-trans-movement-devouring-sons-find-solace-in-secret-online-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018It\u2019s Demonic\u2019: Concerned Mothers Mourn How Trans Movement Is \u2018Devouring\u2019 Sons, Find Solace In Secret Online Group<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/60-minutes-runs-explosive-segment-featuring-young-transgender-individuals-who-decided-to-reverse-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">60 Minutes Runs Explosive Segment Featuring Young Transgender Individuals Who Decided To Reverse Course<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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