Woke university comes under fire for telling students not to say ‘Christian name’

An awakened university has come under fire for trying to stop the use of the phrase ‘Christian name’, claiming it is offensive.

The University of Kent has told students to stop using the term because it claims it only relates to Christians.

Instead, he suggests students say ‘given name’ or ‘given name’ to avoid being offensive.

The university also objected to the use of ‘surname’ because it derives from ‘father’s name’ and was therefore considered patriarchal.

The guidelines say the term is allowed but discouraged.

Instead, university heads said ‘last name’ would be more acceptable.

Recommendations for what students should say regarding names are listed on the University of Kent’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion online pages.

But Tim Dieppe, head of policy at advocacy group Christian Concern, told The Telegraph the institution was “showing an irrational fear of using the term ‘Christian’ as if it were something to be ashamed of.”

He added: ‘Christianity has provided the moral and spiritual foundation for Western civilization. This shift to police language is another symptom of the abandonment of Christianity.’

Toby Young, founder of the Free Speech Union, said the guidelines were an example of the “wake up movement” trying to rein in language deemed offensive, and that the trend was imported from US universities.

He added: ‘You could even say we’ve been colonized. Police language is a hallmark of any totalitarian society.

The University of Kent said it wanted to create an inclusive community for its students. A spokesman said: “These are guidelines, not policies.”