Denver Archdiocese Preschools Sue To Exclude LGBTQs
The Denver Post reports: The Denver Catholic Archdiocese along with two of its parishes is suing the state alleging their First Amendment rights are violated because their desire to exclude LGBTQ parents, staff and kids from Archdiocesan preschools keeps them from participating in Colorado’s new universal preschool program. The program is intended to provide every … The post Denver Archdiocese Preschools Sue To Exclude LGBTQs appeared first on Joe.My.God..
The Denver Post reports:
The Denver Catholic Archdiocese along with two of its parishes is suing the state alleging their First Amendment rights are violated because their desire to exclude LGBTQ parents, staff and kids from Archdiocesan preschools keeps them from participating in Colorado’s new universal preschool program.
The program is intended to provide every child 15 hours per week of state-funded preschool in the year before they are eligible for kindergarten. To be eligible, though, schools must meet the state’s non-discrimination requirements.
The lawsuit said enrolling children with gay parents into an Archdiocesan school “is likely to lead to intractable conflicts” because a “Catholic school cannot treat a same-sex couple as a family equivalent to the natural family without compromising its mission and Catholic identity.”
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NEW: The Denver Catholic Archdiocese is suing Colorado alleging their First Amendment rights are violated because its desire to exclude LGBTQ people from Archdiocesan preschools keeps them from participating in Colorado’s new universal preschool program. https://t.co/DvPl4JC6aY
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) August 16, 2023
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