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Hancock: The biblical mandate for political engagement

Commentary, Approved, National, Rocky Mountain Voice, State, Top Stories / April 14, 2025 / Biblical principles, Christians, Political engagement

The modern American Christian faces an identity crisis. Many have retreated from the political arena, citing their faith as a justification for disengagement. They claim, with a kind of pious resignation, that politics is too corrupt, too divisive, too worldly for a true believer.

Others, equally misguided, adopt a fatalistic view—what will happen will happen, and God’s will is sovereign. While their devotion is admirable, their interpretation is mistaken.

To retreat from politics is to abandon a biblical mandate.

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State sends $8M to 12K residents—billions more remain in unclaimed property

DENVER7, Approved, State / April 13, 2025 / Colorado Department of Treasury, Unclaimed property

The Colorado Department of the Treasury is mailing $8 million in unclaimed property to 12,000 Coloradans.

The checks will arrive in the next few weeks and can be cashed immediately without further action.

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Why HJR25-1023’s logic for killing TABOR collapses under basic constitutional history

completecolorado.com, Approved, State, Top Stories / April 13, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Colorado state taxes, Democrat Lawmakers, House Joint Resolution 25-1023, TABOR

To understand why some members of the Colorado legislature are unworthy of your trust, look no further than their current effort to take away your state tax refunds and abolish your right to vote on taxes, spending, and debt.

An astounding 44 of 100 lawmakers are sponsoring House Joint Resolution (HJR) 25-1023. This resolution would spend tax dollars on a lawsuit to void the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). Coloradans voted to add this valuable protection to the state Constitution in 1992.

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Justice: Colorado’s HB1312 is sacrificing families to the trans lobby

The Daily Caller, Approved, State / April 12, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Democrat Lawmakers, Gender Ideology, Parental Rights, Transgender

No parent should ever be forced to enable harm to their child. It’s a primal instinct—to shield, to nurture, to guide our kids through life’s storms. Yet, Colorado is charging toward a law that turns this instinct upside down, branding it abusive for parents to question their child’s desire to “change their gender.”

This isn’t a minor policy tweak; it’s a full-frontal assault on parental rights, propped up by the flimsy facade of “gender-affirming care”—a practice I see as abuse cloaked in compassion.

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Over 20 Colorado pastors unite in urgent call to action against HB25-1312

Rocky Mountain Voice, Approved, State, Top Stories / April 12, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Christians, Democrat Lawmakers, First amendment, Gender and religion, Gender Ideology, House Bill 25-1312, Parental Rights

“If you don’t speak up now, it may be too late.” That’s the message from a growing coalition of Colorado pastors urging fellow faith leaders to take a public stand against HB25-1312 — a bill they say undermines parental rights, criminalizes biblical truth and puts families at risk.

Pastor Jeff Anderson, Senior Advisor for Faith Outreach to Congressman Jeff Crank, sent a letter Friday afternoon to pastors across Colorado urging them to speak out against the bill.

“We want to bring to your attention a critical issue affecting parental rights in Colorado,” Anderson wrote. “This bill includes provisions that could have significant implications for parents and families.”

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Colorado refuses to certify DEI removal order, risks $800M in school funds

Chalkbeat Colorado, Approved, National, State / April 12, 2025 / Colorado education officials, Colorado school funding, DEI, Executive order, State Board of Education, Trump Administration

Colorado will refuse a demand from the Trump administration to certify that its schools have eliminated what the federal government says are illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, state Commissioner of Education Susana Córdova said Thursday.

“I am not signing that,” Córdova said. “I am not asking our districts to sign that.”

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Colorado bill blocks deportation efforts, weakens citizenship path requirements

COLORADO PEAK POLITICS, Approved, State / April 12, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Democrat Lawmakers, Illegal Immigrants, U.S. Citizenship

Colorado Democrats use a lot of energy and our tax dollars encouraging migrants to come here illegally and then remain as non-citizens, rather than promoting legal U.S. citizenship.

And here they go again.

A state Senate panel this week passed radical legislation to further restrict deportation activities of federal immigration officers in every Colorado city.

Plus, the bill kills current requirements that migrants be actively pursuing legal citizenship when applying for a driver’s license or in-state tuition to a public university, which is subsidized by taxpayers.

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The COvid Chronicles: How fear and force reshaped Colorado

How Polis and the powers-that-be permitted the COVID-19 pandemic to pervert Colorado’s pioneer spirit

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CO Dems’ HB25-1312 gains national spotlight: “The inmates are running the asylum”

State, Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, Top Stories / April 11, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, House Bill 25-1312, Parental Rights

A controversial bill pushed by Colorado Democrats—HB25-1312, which redefines gender-related parental disagreements as potential abuse—is quickly gaining national media attention and backlash from lawmakers, parental rights advocates, and constitutional experts across the country.

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Rep. Rogers says Space Command is leaving Colorado Springs this month

DENVER7, Approved, National, State / April 11, 2025 / COLORADO SPRINGS, U.S. Space Command

U.S. Representative Mike Rogers of Alabama said United States Space Command will move its headquarters to Huntsville from Colorado Springs this month.

Rogers commented on the McCrary Institutes podcast, which is a non-partisan think tank.

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