Did Colorado Just Criminalize Christianity?

Published: May 29, 2025

Standing for Freedom Center says, “The fight must continue — for if allowed to stand, Colorado’s new law threatening to punish anyone who doesn’t adhere to radical transgender orthodoxy will set a precedent for the further erosion of religious liberty and embolden other states to persecute Christians under the guise of ‘anti-discrimination’.”

In a chilling assault on religious liberty, parental rights, biology, free speech, and Christianity itself, Colorado’s House Bill 25-1312, deceptively named the “Kelly Loving Act,” was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis, D, last Friday.

Whether or not you live in Colorado, you should be informed on how this particular bill was presented and pushed through into law by the Left.

Other states are looking at similar laws.

Be informed, not misled.

Standing for Freedom Center says, “This legislation, passed in a watered-down yet still dangerous form, represents a radical overreach by the state, effectively criminalizing biblical convictions and punishing Christians for living out not only their faith but the obvious truth that men are men, women are women, and no one can ever “change their gender.”

“Since it was first announced for a hearing on April 1 (a fitting day for nonsense like this), HB1312 has been the center of a pitched fight between various coalition groups seeking to defend common sense and the extremely progressive Colorado legislature and governor,” the Freedom Center says.

They say, “Although this radical bill has become law, the fight is far from over. Christians in Colorado must rise, trusting in God’s sovereignty, to oppose this tyranny and defend the truth.”

From the Christian Post:

Under Colorado law, the state is now authorized to prosecute people who “deadnamed” or “misgender.”

We will continue to speak the truth of God plainly, regardless of what this “law” claims. The fight has only just begun. @fight1312

— J. Chase Davis (@jchasedavis) May 16, 2025

As a reminder, HB1312 is nothing short of insane. It expands the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) to define “deadnaming” (using a person’s birth name) and “misgendering” (referring to someone by their biological sex) as discriminatory acts in public accommodations.

This means that Christian institutions will be stripped of the right to operate according to their biblical principles — as declared in Genesis 1:27, “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”

As such, Christian schools, camps, and other organizations that uphold dress codes or bathroom and overnight accommodation policies aligned with a child’s God-given, biological sex, or refuse to adopt “inclusive” policies mandating the use of pronouns and names according to a person’s preferred gender identity, could face lawsuits or penalties.

Even more egregious, the law threatens parental rights. Although the most controversial provision — classifying “deadnaming” or “misgendering” a child as “coercive control” in custody disputes — was removed after public outcry, the underlying ideology remains. The state is signaling that parents who refuse to affirm their child’s pursuit of transgenderism, a destructive and deadly delusion rooted in rejecting God’s design, could face scrutiny.

State Rep. Jarvis Caldwell, R, passionately argued, “The idea that misgendering your own child is considered coercive control, which is another word for abuse? Child abuse? Because you want to get your child help instead of affirming their delusions? This is the most disgusting bill I’ve seen so far.”

It is disgusting. God entrusted parents with “training up a child in the way he should go” (Proverbs 22:6). Now, parents who take that command seriously risk state interference, loss of custody, and prosecution for upholding biblical truth.

Despite all-out efforts by many pastors and Christian activist groups, the bill passed, and Gov. Polis signed it into law on May 16, 2025, during a “Friday news dump” to minimize attention.

Does any of this sound like Washington State, Oregon, or California?

Yet the battle continues.

Pastors across Colorado are defying the law by preaching God’s truth about sex and gender. Fight1312 reported on May 18 that “many pastors on our team plan to take the pulpit and preach loudly and clearly tomorrow, come what may,” openly challenging the state’s attempt to silence the church.

They noted that several will openly defy this new law “because we love God and because we …”

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