Faith Leaders Decry Colorado Bill as 'Godless,' Threat to Parental Rights

A bill advancing in Colorado could make it illegal to refer to someone by the wrong pronoun or use their birth name—an idea supporters say protects transgender individuals, but one that faith leaders call "godless" and a threat to religious freedom and parental rights.

Critics charge this could put parents in the backseat when it comes to raising their own children.

"Well, first and foremost, it harms children. There's just no doubt about it," said Brent Leatherwood, President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.

"It makes the state of Colorado this sort of safe haven for this radical transgender insanity," Leatherwood continued. "Moreover, it tries to insert the state in really horrible ways between parents and children."

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