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Dems condemn Colorado governor for freeing Tina Peters
Election-denial celebrity Tina Peters will leave prison early thanks to Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who was rebuked by nearly 90% of state party members for shortening her prison term by seven years, reported The Gazette. Peters was an unknown…
Supreme Court to hear another LGBTQ case from Colorado
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide another case about LGBTQ rights in Colorado. At issue: Are Catholic preschools that close their doors to 4-year-olds with LGBTQ parents eligible to participate in a state-funded program requiring preschools not to discriminate? Colorado’s…
Ministry leaders win spots in GOP Colorado governor primary
Two ministry leaders from Colorado Springs qualified Saturday for the top two spots in June’s primary to determine the Republican candidate for Colorado governor in November’s election. Democrat Jared Polis, who has served as governor since 2019 and was the…
Focus on the Family opposes free meals in schools
Colorado is one of nine states offering public school students free breakfast and lunch. Focus on the Family hopes the state’s citizens will vote tomorrow to eliminate the program. “There is a big difference between providing and encouraging the availability…
Historian tells how Colorado Springs became ‘evangelical Vatican’
Colorado Springs is home to dozens of major international evangelical parachurch organizations, many of them arriving here between 1980 and 1995. But the story really begins between 1945 and 1955, says a historian’s new book. William J. Schultz’s Jesus Springs: Evangelical…
Baptist group not gaining traction in fight against Colorado trans bills
The Center for Baptist Leadership is urging Baptist pastors, Focus on the Family, Compassion International and other groups to publicly oppose a Colorado bill that would penalize parents and others who “deadname” children by not using their preferred pronouns. “Despite…
Voters in three states reject school vouchers
Voters in Colorado, Kentucky and Nebraska rejected taxpayer-supported voucher programs for private schools. The 2024 “no” votes may represent the most significant speed bump for “school freedom” since the movement launched in 1990. Red-state legislators support vouchers, which remain unpopular…
Colorado election clerk found guilty of fraud in 2020 election
A conservative evangelical who used her position as a county clerk in an attempt to sway the 2020 presidential election has been found guilty of seven crimes, including four felonies. Tina Peters, former elections clerk for Mesa County, Colo., is…
Trial of Tina Peters, election denying Christian clerk, finally starts Wednesday
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to halt the thrice-delayed trial of Tina Peters, the former Colorado county clerk who became a national celebrity of the election denial movement, claimed God was on her side and rallied the enthusiastic support…
States counter growing number of book bans with book ban bans
Following an unprecedented increase in efforts to ban books, some states are responding by passing laws that make it harder for partisan, ideological or religious groups to remove books from public access in libraries and schools and threaten librarians with…
James Dobson endorses controversial politician who urged burning all gay pride flags
James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, has endorsed Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams, who is making anti-LGBTQ rhetoric based on “biblical values” a centerpiece of his campaign for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from the…