Posted on 04/20/2026 1:02:32 PM PDT by fwdude
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a Colorado law that requires preschools receiving taxpayer money to enroll children of same-sex couples — setting up an important First Amendment showdown at the high court that pits religious rights against LGBTQ families.
At the same time, the court declined to hear another high-profile case involving a Massachusetts couple who said their school began treating their middle school child as genderqueer against their wishes.
After years of allowing religious schools in some settings to receive state funding alongside secular schools, the 6-3 conservative court will now decide what to do when school leaders assert that anti-discrimination laws intended to protect gay and transgender people conflict with their religious beliefs. The appeal from the Catholic parishes will likely be heard in the fall and a decision is likely sometime next year.
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The very reason that Christian parents get together to form these private school is so that their vulnerable, impressionable children are somewhat insulated from a sinful culture. Otherwise, a public school would do.
If the schools are receiving federal funds, then I don’t see where a state has a dog in that fight. The state has no right and no standing to set such a rule if the feds provide the funding. If Colorado sends funding then they can make what rule they like over the use of their funding or to withdraw such funding.
The problem is that states often administer such federal funds. Their hand is in the pie.
Isn’t it funny that the appeal from the left is that children are being denied an education, but they would effectively shut down or greatly diminish a Christian school because they won’t accept certain students, denying dozens of children education?
My understanding from previous cases like this is that state’s can not refuse to disburse such funds based on the religious practice of the recipient. Now if this restriction is placed on all preschools that is another matter. Should it be a way of signaling out private religious schools that work-around would also be frowned upon. Say they did a survey before writing the conditions and found out the majority of non religious private preschools allowed same sex parents to enroll children. So then it becomes clear the condition is designed to discriminate against the religious practice and belief of the religious private schools.
Same sex couples who get their hands on children, should go to prison.
This is another aspect of the terribly written 14th amendment that allowed courts to screw up the country.
But seriously folks. Should ANY preschool get state funding?
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