03/26/26
“How many other Dem controlled states are doing something like this? The Dems are becoming more and more brazen in their hostility regarding freedom of thought especially Christian thought. If they ever regain control of the federal government I have no doubt they would try to do something like this nationally. This is not the Dem party of JFK, its morphed into something far more sinister and radical.” Admin
What is unfolding in the state of Colorado is not simply another policy fight over LGBT issues. It is a direct test of whether the state can tell counselors–especially Christian counselors–what they are allowed to say, what they are forbidden to say, and which worldview must govern the therapy room. If that principle stands, then freedom of conscience in counseling is no longer freedom at all. It is state-managed speech with a rainbow sticker on top.
At the center of the fight is Chiles v. Salazar, a Supreme Court case challenging Colorado’s law that bars licensed counselors from helping minors pursue goals such as reducing unwanted same-sex attraction or seeking alignment with their biological sex, even if that is what the client is requesting. Oral arguments were heard in October 2025, and the Court’s questions suggested real concern over whether Colorado’s law is engaging in viewpoint discrimination rather than merely regulating professional conduct. A ruling is expected by June 2026.
That matters because therapy–especially talk therapy–is not a surgery, not a prescription, and not a physical procedure. It is speech. It is conversation. It is counsel. If the state can punish a counselor for saying, “You do not have to identify this way,” while permitting another counselor to say, “You should affirm and pursue this identity,” then Colorado is not regulating therapy neutrally. It is enforcing ideology.
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