Enoch Burke turns up to school again despite sacking - read OP before posting

I don't know how this will end but for now, I foresee jail for him.

The rest of what you've written applies to the behaviour of a normal person. Those Burkes are an Evangelical cult and they don't think like you and I. They're on a mission from god and they're putting in the hard work before they go through the pearly gates. I've linked a couple of times in this thread to an old Irish Times article from 2010. Back then, the family were getting into their car a few times a week and driving to Dublin. Then they'd protest outside the Dáil. Even when it wasn't sitting. Now, ask yourself. What sort of people would even think about undertaking a mission like that? All that has changed is that instead of Dublin, it's Multyfarnham and instead of the Dáil, it's the school gates.

Eh no. Previous poster was speaking for everyone (not just they) which I always find strange on a discussion forum.

I don't agree that him being religious means he'll feel compelled to pay it. In fact the carry on of the religious orders accross the world shows the opposite. They have to be dragged kicking and screaming to first of all admit guilt and secondly to pay compensation to their victims. No I think in general for the religious orders their love of money, possessions,property, runs almost neck and neck with their love of God.

Are we talking about "they" for 1 person or more than 1 person?

I'm sure they meant for a single person. It's what you do when the gender is unknown.

I was hardly going to post "I'm sure he/she meant for a single person". I'd certainly never say it like that. And neither would you.

Might happen on here a lot. In daily life (offline and before misgendering took on the significance it has today) did we often talk about people whos gender we dont know? Not sure about that.

I wonder has WHS officially replaced him yet?

Thanks for that. I still prefer to call people by a first name though. I know several trans people and use their chosen name. I think its simpler.

Don't want to be petty but it does say in your link

"Though both usages are conceptually singular, the they that has gained prominence in recent years is distinct from the version of the word used in Medieval literature. “The very old kind of singular they, the one that is used by Chaucer and Shakespeare and all these examples we love to pull out, if you look at all these examples of these hundreds-of-year-old singular theys, they are with like each man or every person,” Conrod says. “None of them are with like Bob or that guy. The new singular they is when we can use they with a single, specific person"

I am totally out of the loop with how some non-binary people want to use "they" as a pronoun but it does seem novel and ,as such a target for people who are stuck up their own fundament.

I think the proof of the pudding is whether it gains general acceptance.

The star witness seems to be "queer" which was a nasty term of abuse and an attempt has been made to turn it on its head as a positive or neutral description of a particular type of sexuality (I am not up to speed on which)

I can hardly blame the targets of class based hatreds for using any tools in their locker to defend their own sense of sense worth .

I hope it is successful in the medium to long term.We have to watch this space and provide minorities with the protection of the law until such time as it is no longer necessary.