Colorado is currently considering a new piece of legislation called the Kelly Loving Act. On paper, it claims to protect transgender individuals — especially minors — by treating misgendering and deadnaming as forms of “coercive control” in family law cases. The idea is that if a parent or guardian refuses to use a child’s self-identified pronouns or name, that could be used against them in custody disputes.

Now, on the surface, this might sound like compassion. Protecting vulnerable people? Ensuring kids feel safe? Who could argue with that?

But scratch a little deeper, and you’ll find a law that raises some serious red flags — not only for parents and Christians, but for anyone who values truth, limited government, and basic biological reality.

Let’s talk about why this matters — not just for Coloradans, but for the direction of our culture.

Biblical Truth: God Doesn’t Make Mistakes

Let’s start where every conversation about identity should begin: the Word of God.

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them” (Genesis 1:27).

That’s not complicated. God created us male and female — two distinct, purposeful, and God-ordained realities. Not a suggestion. Not a feeling. Not a sliding scale.

Now, that doesn’t mean we don’t acknowledge that some people truly struggle with gender identity. Those struggles are real — but so is the truth. And love doesn’t mean abandoning truth to make someone feel more comfortable. Love doesn’t say, “You do you.” Love says, “Here’s what God says — and I care enough about you to share it.”

We don’t get to rewrite creation just because culture is confused. And make no mistake, confusion is not compassion — it’s chaos.

Parental Rights: God Gave Kids to Families, Not Bureaucrats

One of the most alarming aspects of the Kelly Loving Act is its potential to undermine parental authority. Under this law, if a parent doesn’t affirm their child’s gender identity — even for deeply held religious or moral reasons — that could be labeled as “coercive control” in family court. That label could then be used to limit custody or even remove a child from their care.

Let that sink in: a parent, raising their child according to Biblical convictions and scientific reality, could be legally punished for doing so.

This is more than a slippery slope. This is a cliff.

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). It doesn’t say, “Let the state train up your child.” It doesn’t say, “Follow the trend of the moment.” God placed the responsibility of raising children squarely in the hands of parents — not courts, not schools, and certainly not activist lawmakers.

Parents are not obstacles to a child’s self-expression — they are God’s first line of defense for a child’s protection, education, and guidance.

Government Overreach: Today It’s Pronouns, Tomorrow It’s Scripture

Once we allow the state to dictate speech — even under the banner of “inclusion” — we’ve opened Pandora’s box.

Think about it: if refusing to use someone’s preferred pronouns can be considered legal abuse, what happens when someone quotes Scripture that contradicts modern gender ideology? Will that be labeled hate speech next?

“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20).

Laws like this one don’t just open the door to state overreach — they tear it off the hinges.

The foundation of a free society is the ability to speak the truth, even when it’s unpopular. Especially when it’s unpopular. We can’t afford to let the government play moral referee — not when it can’t even define what a woman is.

Compassion: Yes. Capitulation: No.

Here’s the part the Left often gets wrong about people of faith: we’re not out here looking to win a culture war with cruelty. We’re not trying to hurt anyone. We’re not trying to “erase” anyone.

We genuinely love people — including those who struggle with gender identity.

That’s why we can’t lie to them.

We understand that every person is made in God’s image. We know that everyone has value. And we also realize that real healing and peace come from living in the truth — not inventing our own.

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32).

Truth and love aren’t opposites — they’re teammates. When we abandon one, we lose both.

Why We Must Oppose the Kelly Loving Act

This bill may have been born out of good intentions, but it’s heading in a bad direction. It threatens parental rights, freedom of speech, religious liberty, and Biblical truth — all at once.

We can love our neighbors without lying to them.

We can protect children without punishing parents.

And we can care for the vulnerable without gutting the truth.

The Kelly Loving Act isn’t just a bad idea — it’s a dangerous precedent. Let’s call it what it is: a deeply flawed, ideologically driven attempt to rewrite biology, silence dissent, and sideline Biblical morality.

So let’s pray. Let’s speak up. And let’s lovingly but firmly say: Not on our watch.