Under Attack: Catholic school boys target for beliefs
The war against Christian belief in Australia rages on
Written by Matthew Fischer, co-host of the Backbench Drivers podcast. Find more of his content on telegram.
For longtime readers of the National Observer, the idea that Christian private schools are ‘under attack’ will not be a new one. From former Prime Minister Scott Morrison disavowing a Christian school for upholding Christian values, to New South Wales Premier Chris Minns attacking a Catholic girl’s school for promoting heterosexual relationships, to recommendations by the Australian Law Reform Commission advocating for the cessation of single-sex schooling, and the insipid and insidious attack on two young men making a private joke in a Discord server; our Nation’s most prestigious, and often socially regressive, educational institutions have come into the firing line in the culture war.
One often overlooked enemy in this war are the traitors from within; teachers and administrators tasked with the formation of young Christians are seemingly fighting against this very duty. These traitors persecute the faithful, whilst promoting all sorts of moral degeneracy and heresy, seemingly with no repercussions for their actions. The National Observer has learnt of the harrowing tale of one young Catholic man, whose story we feel obliged to share.
Interview
Heath Clark, a senior at a Catholic school in Tasmania, has submitted a letter to the National Observer, outlining the retribution he has endured for simply stating orthodox Catholic beliefs at school. Heath outlines his experience expressing his faith at school.
“After stepping up and voicing my concerns about Christianity, Abortion, Same Sex Marriage and even Liberal politics I was sent death threats, suppressed and estranged by the entire school community and actively harassed non-stop.”
Not only did Heath experience backlash for his faith – he also had to witness his school, a Catholic school, promote sin.
“I witnessed my own leadership team push for Pride Month in a Catholic school”
Heath contacted the Archbishop of Hobart, the Most Reverend Julian Porteous about the situation. His Grace rebuked the actions of the school in a pastoral letter We are Salt to the Earth, outlining that:
“… no one is being forced to teach in or be a student in a Catholic school if they disagree with the teaching of the Catholic Church … If they initially can accept the Catholicity of the school but later find that their personal views are at variance with those of the Catholic faith, then it would only make sense they should seek an alternative educational institution more aligned with their views”
Heath recounts that His Grace’s letter was not well received, with backlash from the usual suspects – Labor, Greens, supposed ‘Catholic’ organisations, IEU (Independent Educators Union), and Equality Tasmania – to the supposed ‘harsh’ and ‘alarmist’ tone. In addition to the usual suspects Heath also experienced backlash from his school’s principal and deputy principal. Heath recalls that …
“… the principal and deputy principal of the college actively took me out of classes, obstructing my education for matters that had nothing to do with the school and forced me to resign from the student leadership team. In addition, (they) tried to coerce me to stop …”
The principal and deputy principal violate the moral, ethical and legal requirements expected of educators, seeking to humiliate and denigrate a student in their care for the supposed ‘crime’ of adherence to Catholic teaching. The impotent and callous response by the college leadership team led to Heath experiencing a wave of backlash from within and outside the school. Heath recounts:
“(I) had people make fake accounts about me, taking photos of me in public, stalking me and making defamatory and false statements online.”
Heath contacted the E-Safety Commission to remove fake accounts and violent threats to himself; however, Julie Inman Grant was seemingly more focused on banning the video of the terror attack against Christian Bishop Mar Mari from Elon Musk’s X, than providing any support.
Heath has not been silenced by this issue and is continuing to question the ongoing progressive take-over of our institutions. Lately, he has participated in a Youth Parliament Program, where his defiance in standing up for freedom of speech against a radical pronoun agenda has led to more issues.
Lessons
Heath has outlined some of the key lessons that he has learnt from his ordeal:
It is clear that freedom of independent thought and expression is already impossible for the youth of today.
Progressives have infiltrated welfare and youth support organisations that actively affirm anything progressive, and they defend their now entrenched position with identity politics and moral supremacism.
Education has been infiltrated by progressives, even in the Catholic sector. Schools feel emboldened to promote ‘social justice’, yet act as judge, jury and executioner whenever a young person breaks from progressive orthodoxy.
Young progressives in Tasmania are actively seeking to integrate their ‘student advisory board’ into Tasmania's curriculum authority (TASC), to seemingly further radicalise the curriculum.
There is no guarantee or protection for Catholic teaching in schools at a Commonwealth, State or Local level.
Conclusion
Australian conservatives, nationalists, and Christians must continue to shine a light on the abuses that progressives impose on our children; from drag queen story time to indoctrination within the education system, to the administration of hormone blockers to minors and emasculation in the media, we need to fight for our youth, our future.