Mexican Christian student wins case in graduation speech

The governing body of a university in Mexico has dismissed a school’s lawsuit against a recent psychology graduate seeking to revoke his license to practice for his graduation speech defending the sanctity of family and life, saying calls for action were “unfounded” “.

The Autonomous University of Baja California has opened a formal lawsuit to ban him from practicing psychology after a group of professors filed a complaint against student Christian Cortez Perez, but the College Board considers the claims “baseless”, human rights organization representation ADF Internationalsupporting Christian graduates.

“I am delighted that the university acknowledges that I did not err in exercising my right to free speech and speaking about profound ethical issues from the lectern,” Perez said.

As head teacher in the university’s School of Medicine and Psychology, Perez delivered the commencement address on June 27, expressing his deep moral convictions about the state of the world today and the importance of home and family. the sanctity of life, etc.

Some students and staff protested loudly and walked out, but he went on to deliver his graduation speech in full.

The professors then issued a “manifesto” calling his speech “hate speech.” They demanded that his academic and professional licenses be withheld, his merit award revoked, and psychological societies across Mexico were warned about his behavior.

“What happened to me shows how dangerous it is when professors with agendas try to punish students they don’t agree with,” Perez said. “Academic institutions must respect the right to free speech of all students, which is a huge victory for fundamental freedoms.”

In response to the lawsuit against him, Perez filed a counterclaim to protect his legal rights.

Carlos Ramirez, the lead attorney in Mexico’s Perez case, said the ruling showed his professor’s “retaliatory attack” against Christian was baseless.

“While it’s unfortunate that Christian had to go through this totally inappropriate ordeal, let this be a clear signal that students have the right to express their views at a public university,” Ramirez added. “Freedom of speech is the foundation for a thriving intellectual life on and off campus.”

In a statement, ADF International noted that due to widespread violations, international bodies have repeatedly called on Mexico to correct its position on freedom of expression.

“Today, we are deeply engaged in a true anthropological struggle to redefine human, human, human by implementing ideologies and ways of thinking that ultimately compromise dignity and freedom,” Perez said in his commencement address.

He then quotes British author and lay theologian GK Chesterton: “People don’t know what they’re doing; because they don’t know what they’re doing.” Perez added, “To attack life and family is self-destruction, which is An attack on civilization itself.” He then urged his peers to stand in solidarity with one another, saying, “You must love; if he does not love the other, no one will seek the other’s good.”

The group’s legal adviser, Kristina Hjelkrem, called the demand for action against the graduates “a campaign of repression and sanctions” that not only caused serious reputational damage to Perez, but also a real threat of incapacity to practice.

“The representative of this cancel culture is not only in the worst possible situation, but efforts to punish him also violate the fundamental human right to freedom of expression enshrined in international law. All who care about protecting freedom of expression should take note,” she said.

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