Two Catholic preschools filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state of Colorado for excluding religious preschools from participating in Gov. Polis’s so-called universal preschool program.

Denver Catholic reports the lawsuit represents St. Mary’s Catholic Parish in Littleton and St. Bernadette Catholic Parish in Lakewood. Private schools aren’t excluded from Polis’s universal preschool, only religious schools.

“Our preschool exists to help kids harness the skills they need to flourish and grow into individuals prepared to serve others in hope, joy, and love,” said Tracy Seul, Director of Development and Preschool at St. Mary Catholic School. “We are called to offer this ministry to every parent who wants to provide their child with an authentic Catholic education.”

The preschools are being represented in court by the Becket Fund, which defends religious freedom for all. It’s a principle upon which this country was founded, yet widely rejected by the progressive movement.

“Universal should mean universal,” said Nick Reaves, counsel at Becket. “Colorado is slamming the door on hundreds of parents that need help sending their kids to preschool, all because the schools that are best for their kids reflect their beliefs. We are asking the court to stop Colorado’s campaign against preschoolers and the schools that want to serve them. Families should be free to choose the private school that best meets their needs—whether it is secular or religious.”

It’s a straightforward story, and yet here’s how the progressive advocates who pretend to be journalists at the Denver Post spun it:

Denver Archdiocese sues Colorado over right to exclude LGBTQ people from universal preschool

And here’s how the actual progressive advocates reported it on their blog

Denver Archdiocese sues Colorado over right to deny preschool to LGBTQ families

Keep in mind, we’re talking preschoolers ages three-to-five-year-old.

The requirement to participate in Colorado’s preschool demands that applicants be admitted without regard to their sexual orientation or gender.

For the love of God and all that is holy, it’s preschool.

Most of them are still toddlers and still learning their pee pees go over the toilet.

Back in olden times, liberals insisted on teaching sex education in schools as a tool to cut down on pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

Now we’re fighting over the make-believe rights that a three-year old baby demands to have their gender dysphoria recognized and approved of by religious institutions.

It’s madness, is what it is. Godspeed to the Becket Fund.