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Colorado permits Christian camp to keep males out of girls’ showers, bathrooms
- Camp IdRaHaJe, a Christian summer camp in Bailey, Colorado, settled its May 12, 2025 lawsuit against the state on June 24, 2025, securing an exemption from transgender accommodation rules.
- The lawsuit challenged a 2024 state rule requiring camps to let individuals use private facilities aligned with their gender identity rather than biological sex, which the camp said conflicted with its faith-based mission.
- Camp IdRaHaJe has operated since 1948, hosting 2,500 to 3,000 children ages 6 to 17 annually, and bases its programming on Christian values emphasizing biological sex distinctions.
- As part of the settlement, the state agreed not to enforce the gender identity rule against the camp, with CDEC's executive director Lisa Roy stating, "The camp was never under a threat of closure."
- The exemption allows Camp IdRaHaJe to operate its facilities segregated by biological sex consistent with its religious beliefs, implying respect for religious ministries and protection from enforcement actions over their convictions.
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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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