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Tennis legend Margaret Court remained firm with her concerns about Christian values being taken out of schools and what that meant for children’s lives.
The court expressed dismay in a recent interview with The Telegraph in the UK about children and teenagers questioning their gender and being able to access serious health-altering drugs such as puberty blockers – if they try to change their gender.
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Margaret Court looks on during a Tennis Hall of Fame ceremony on day nine of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Morgan Hancock/Getty Images)
“Christian values have been taken out of our schools. Some kids don’t even know if they’re boys or girls anymore,” Court told the newspaper. “This is where I get sad because I look back on my life and I was such a tomboy when I was young. I played football and cricket and I beat all the boys who did. But I still knew I had two brothers who were different from me.
“Now you have kids saying, ‘I want to be a boy’. Give them hormone replacement before puberty? They end up trapped in their bodies and they can’t go back. We don’t even allow them to drive until they’re 17. So why would you do that to another human being? What are we doing to our young? It makes me cry.”
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Margaret Court looks on at Rod Laver Arena prior to the singles semifinal match between Coco Gauff of the United States and Aryna Sabalenka during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 25, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Court is considered to be one of the greatest women’s tennis players of all time. She holds the record for most Grand Slam singles titles with 24 – a record that only Serena Williams was able to sniff but never break. She has 64 major titles in total with 19 women’s doubles championships and 21 major mixed doubles titles.
The court has been criticized for her views on same-sex marriage as well as other beliefs.
She told The Telegraph that she has nothing against homosexuals, but defended her reasoning that homosexuals should not marry in church because the Bible says so.
“As a minister, I simply stood up for some values,” she said. “I have nothing against homosexuals. I’m just saying what the Bible says: ‘A man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’
Margaret Court during the Center Court Centenary Celebrations during day seven of The Championships Wimbledon 2022 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2022 in London, England. (Rob Newell/CameraSport via Getty Images)
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“It can turn people against you. But you know what? When you know God’s peace, when you help people and see their lives change, that’s all that matters.”
