US EditionColorado permits Christian camp to keep males out of girls’ showers, bathrooms
BAILEY, COLORADO, JUN 25 – Camp IdRaHaJe won a religious exemption from Colorado's gender identity rules, allowing it to maintain sex-segregated facilities and serve up to 3,000 children annually, state officials said.
- On June 24, the Colorado Department of Early Childhood granted a religious exemption to Camp IdRaHaJe, allowing sex-specific showers, bathrooms, and sleeping areas.
- On May 12, 2025, Camp IdRaHaJe filed a lawsuit after the Colorado Department of Early Childhood denied its request for a religious exemption from new gender identity-based facility access rules.
- On June 24, 2025, Colorado's Department of Early Childhood granted a religious exemption to Camp IdRaHaJe, allowing it to keep sex-segregated facilities and operate according to Christian beliefs.
- Following the settlement, Camp IdRaHaJe opened on June 8, retained its license, and can maintain sex-specific facilities, with ADF dismissing the lawsuit.
- More broadly, the settlement exempts all faith-based camps from enforcement of gender identity rules, affirming religious sites are outside scope of the regulations.
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Victory for Colorado Christian Camp, Camp IdRaHaJe!
“This is the day the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!”- Psalm 118:24 Rejoice with me as we celebrate a victory of a righteous outcome for the Christian camp, Camp IdRaHaJe! You prayed; God moved, and now children will not be subjected to sharing private spaces at Christian camps. As we reported recently, Camp IdRaHaJe faced a difficult legal battle. The camp found itself in a situation as a result of the passage of HB25-1312, whi…
Colorado Frees Christian Summer Camp From ‘Transgender’ Mandate
A summer camp in Colorado has won the right to maintain and live out its Christian and commonsense beliefs about biological sex. As the Daily Citizen reported last month, Camp IdRaHaJe (short for “I’d Rather Have Jesus”), filed a lawsuit on Monday, May 12, to prevent the state of Colorado from forcing it to “surrender its religious character, beliefs, and exercise to maintain a license to operate in Colorado.” The Colorado Department of Early Ch…
‘Dangerous Ideology’: Christian Summer Camp Takes Gender Stand, Scores Major Victory
A Christian summer camp in Colorado has scored a significant victory after suing over a state gender policy it worried would shutter its doors. As CBN News previously reported, Camp IdRaHaJe in Bailey, Colorado, asked a court last month to allow it to follow its sincerely held religious beliefs and separate campers by sex and not gender identity. Conservative legal firm Alliance Defending Freedom released a statement this week, noting the camp “…
Christian Camp Wins Religious Exemption In Colorado Gender Identity Dispute - Worthy Christian News
by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Washington D.C. Bureau Staff (Worthy News) – A Christian summer camp nestled in the Rocky Mountains will continue to operate in accordance with its religious convictions after reaching an agreement with Colorado officials over the state’s anti-discrimination rules. Camp IdRaHaJe — short for “I’d Rather Have Jesus” — has dropped its federal lawsuit against the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) foll…
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