Supreme Court Hears Catholic Preschool Plea

The Supreme Court heard it on Election Day: whether Catholic preschools can join a state program. NBC News says the Archdiocese of Denver and several parishes are suing. Colorado voters approved the program in 2020, letting parents take taxpayer funds to the preschool of their choice. Sounds like freedom until you read the fine print.

The catch: Colorado bars any preschool that refuses admission over a child's or parents' sexual orientation or gender identity. The challengers lost below, with the Trump administration backing them. A church shouldn't be shown the door for being a church; religious freedom lives in the First Amendment, not a state compliance binder.

Call it a culture war if you like. I call it parents deciding where their money goes, and a state government certain it knows better. Common sense keeps winning, and Washington keeps acting surprised.