Raleigh — A local pastor’s anti-LGBTQ speech denouncing the Wake County school system’s commitment to diversity has gone viral on social media.
John Amanchukwu told the Wake County Board of Education on Tuesday that he spends $1 million a year on the Office of Equity, but it doesn’t help black students. He accused the school district of trying to make LGBTQ students feel comfortable and make the children “the next pervert.”
“What does that have to do with literacy and math when we’re talking about inclusion and making sure transgender students feel comfortable and queer students feel comfortable?” Amanchukwu said. In the public comment section of the Board of Directors, it said: “We are hurting children in this public school system when we are teaching them cultural Marxism and trying to make them the next perverts. It needs to stop.”
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Ryan Fournier, a conservative activist and founder of Students For Trump, praised Amanchukwu on Twitter. A tweet of Fournier’s speech has garnered more than 200,000 views and he has received more than 12,800 retweets and likes as of Thursday afternoon.
“This pastor from (North Carolina) nailed it while giving this speech to the woke Wake County Board of Education,” Fournier tweeted. Bless you!」
Some people were more critical of Amanchukwu’s comments, especially those directed at LGBTQ students.
“I don’t know… Feeling that your life will not be threatened may help you do better in school,” Benjamin Peters replied.
Wake’s parent, Renee Sekel, also objected to Amanchukwu’s speech.
“A child who is bullied, made to feel uncomfortable in their own skin, and forced to hide who they are is not the best place to learn to read and write.” And you have the right to be comfortable, and that essential fact does not change.”
Former Wake County Commissioner GOP candidate and Wake County Sheriff David Blackwelder tweeted, “Amanchuk is a good man and a servant of God.”
“But I hope he reconsiders his position,” continued Blackwelder. “Personally, I know a lot of people in the LGBT community who have been dismissed for being conservative but because of their sexual orientation.
The speech will come as voters decide who will head the Wake County Board of Education on Nov. 8. A conservative school board candidate created a campaign issue questioning the types of books available in school libraries.
Amanchukwu is the Young Pastor of Christ’s Upper Room Church of God in Raleigh. As city ambassador for the group Love Life, he regularly holds protests outside Raleigh’s abortion clinic.
Amanchukwu was also among a group of black pastors who spoke out in support of House Bill 2, also known as the “Bathroom Bill.” The bill is his 2016 North Carolina law that requires people in schools and other government buildings to use gender-appropriate restrooms. their birth certificate. The law has since been repealed.
Amanchuk’s speeches against abortion and critical race theory have led to numerous appearances on conservative podcasts and talk shows. He has also spoken at school boards in North Carolina and Virginia. .
On Tuesday, Amanchukwu opened his speech, quoting from the Bible, telling members of the Wake County School Board that God will judge the decisions they make for their children.
Amanchukwu then points out that 78% of Black students in Wake in grades 3-8 are not proficient in math and 66% are not proficient in reading, according to 2020-21 data. did. Test scores plummeted in Wake County and nationally during the pandemic.
“We are wasting taxpayer dollars pouring money into this diversity office that does not benefit those who need it most,” Amanchukwu said.
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