The US Supreme Court on Tuesday considers a challenge by Catholic groups to a Colorado law barring anti-LGBT discrimination at publicly funded preschools, as conservative religious interests seek to extend their winning streak before the justices.
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Colorado children in 2023 became eligible under state law for 15 hours per week of publicly funded preschool before entering kindergarten. Participating preschools may be public or private, secular or religious. But in each case, under the law, schools must give all children “equal opportunity” to enroll, regardless of the sexual orientation or gender identity of the students or parents.
The Archdiocese of Denver along with other Catholic entities and a Colorado family sued as the state’s universal preschool initiative was ramping up. They argued that the program’s anti-discrimination mandate burdened their religious exercise.
The archdiocese oversees 34 Catholic preschools, according to court papers. Its policy is to admit students only from families who support Catholic beliefs, including on same-sex relationships and gender identity.
As usual, the Catholic Church is choosing which sins really count. There is no special objection in church doctrine against LGBT parents sending their kids to a Catholic school.
If they have to keep out LGBT parents because of the catecism, then they also must keep out devorcees, unmarried parents, Protestants, capitalists, adulterers, and fascists. The whole case depends on Catholics religious right to strictly apply their formal doctrine. It seems that if they are willing to be flexible in some cases, then they have no legal right to claim that the religion requires a strict interpretation.
Jesus talked a whole lot more about userers than he did about gays.
religious tax exemption needs to end and be retroactive.
How the hell did this make it to the supreme court? They can’t discriminate while receiving taxpayer money, but I won’t be surprised when the supreme court decides the opposite.
Jesus would be against this discrimination and hatred but his followers don’t listen to him
