Colorado: Federal Court rules Christian school can receive state funding without giving up religious beliefs

Worthy News ^ | October 30, 2023 | Karen Faulkner

[Morgana]

(Worthy News) – A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction allowing a Christian school in Colorado to receive state funding without having to give up its religious beliefs even though it is currently engaged in a lawsuit against the state, CBN News reports.

The Darren Patterson Christian Academy filed suit against Colorado in June, because state officials said the school must set aside the practice of its Christian beliefs if it wanted to participate in the new universal preschool program, CBN reports. The program gives every four-year-old in the state at least 15 hours per week of state-funded preschool services per school year.

While the Colorado Department of Early Childhood said the Academy could receive funding under the program, it also mandated that the school must include non-Christians on its staff and must change its faith-based rules concerning sexuality and gender.

Granting the school’s request for a preliminary injunction, the US District Court for the District of Colorado said: “If {Colorado officials} enforce the anti-discrimination provisions against {Darren Patterson Christian Academy }—which they have left open the door to do—that will likely violate {the school’s} First Amendment rights. Indeed, exclusion of a preschool is inherently anti-universal, and denying participation based on one’s protected beliefs or speech is not equitable.”

In a statement to CBN’s Faithwire, the school’s attorney Jeremiah Galus said: “The school’s asking for no different treatment than every other business {and} every other organization. Every secular business and organization expects its employees to share its vision and values, and that’s all that Darren Patterson Christian Academy is trying to do.”

[Da Coyote]

That does not bother me.
What does bother me is now, the courts will have to allow funds to go to a school run by the religion of hate, misogyny, and goat boinking.

[Boogieman]

This will never stop unless politicians are held personally liable for religious discrimination.

[Morgana]

Then it is up to us to build more of our schools isn’t it?

[cowboyusa]

Great news, PTL!

[Alter Kaker]

Ruling by Judge Daniel Domenico, appointed by President Donald J. Trump to the US District Court for colorado in 2017.

[SunkenCiv]

• IHOPKC Leadership Suspends Mike Bickle From Platform During Sex Abuse Investigation [11/01/2023]
• Florida "Church" Hosts Drag Service With Underage Children Despite Law Against Exposing Kids to Such Filth [11/01/2023]
• Contemporary Worship Artist, Derek Webb, Sells Merchandise of Himself Wearing Dresses [11/01/2023]
• Second teacher at Missouri high school caught peddling porn on OnlyFans [11/01/2023]
• Speaking Truth to Trans-Captured Public School Boards: School Board Meetings As Spiritual Battlefields [11/01/2023]
• Bud Light's parent company sees revenue tumble 13.5% in the third quarter as fallout from Dylan Mulvaney controversy continues - with CEO saying company will now try to win customers back at college football and concerts [10/31/2023]
• Lesbian "Gospel" Singer Announces Her Lesbian Lover is Pregnant [10/31/2023]
• Bizarre moment trans woman secretly records restaurant staff calling her 'sir' - with social media users slamming her for 'egocentric power trip' [10/31/2023]
• [Catholic Caucus] Exclusive: Cardinals Cupich, McElroy say 'impossible to go back' to synods without lay voters [10/31/2023]
• Letters to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate on Intent to Terminate the Designation of the Central African Republic, the Gabonese Republic, Niger, and the Republic of Uganda as Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Countries [10/31/2023]