A U.S. Appeals court has ruled in favor of a Colorado law effectively orders private religious preschools to allow their children to live openly gay, trans lives. The law making this a requirement is not an infringement on their religious liberties because the court considers sexual preference and transgenderism expressions in children is settled science and universal morality, effectively.
Nick Reaves, senior counsel at The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, said of the ruling, “Colorado is punishing religious schools and the families they serve for following their faith. The Tenth Circuit’s decision allows the state’s anti-religious gamesmanship to continue. We will keep fighting to ensure that every preschooler in Colorado can access quality, affordable education.”
ED.NOTE: The headline from the blurb below reflects the anti-human, anti-Christian bias of the publisher, the editor, and the writer of this obviously agit-prop piece.
Appeals court rules for Colorado and LGBTQ rights and against Catholic parishes in state preschool case – KUNC
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The policy bars preschools from discriminating based on a variety of factors, including sexual orientation and gender identity. State officials cited the policy in denying the Catholic preschools a waiver that would have allowed them to keep LGBTQ children or children from LGBTQ families from enrolling.
In a statement Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis said, “We are building a Colorado for all, where every student is free from discrimination and this voter-approved initiative continues to enroll approximately 70% of all eligible four-year-olds each school year and many faith based and secular providers are operating terrific preschools that serve parents and children well.”
Tuesday’s ruling essentially upholds the status quo in the universal preschool program, meaning that participating preschools can’t shut out LGBTQ children or children with LGBTQ parents.
The three appeals court judges who ruled Tuesday were Gregory Phillips, Veronica Rossman, and Richard Federico. Phillips was appointed by President Barack Obama, and Rossman and Federico were appointed by President Joe Biden.