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I never thought I\u2019d be in court for simply adhering to my Christian and commonsense belief that boys and girls are different. And I bet the Vermont Principals Association (VPA) never thought it\u2019d have to cough up more than half a million dollars<\/a> to settle a lawsuit with those of us who hold that view.<\/p>\n

I coach the girls\u2019 basketball team at Mid-Vermont Christian School (MVCS)<\/a>, a small K-12 academy of about 100 students in Quechee, Vt. My daughter is a junior and plays guard on the team. It\u2019s the kind of school where everybody knows everybody, and we\u2019re united by our common faith and commitment to biblical truth. We\u2019re few in number but competitive; a few years ago, we tied for the state championship in our division.<\/p>\n

Three years ago, we were in the running again when we learned that, during the playoffs, we were scheduled to play a school that was allowing a male athlete to play on its girls\u2019 team. After some discussion among our school\u2019s administrators, board members and parents, MVCS elected to forfeit the game and withdraw from the tournament rather than lend tacit approval to the idea that sex is changeable.<\/p>\n

While so many of us understand that gender identity is something some teens struggle with and how difficult that must be, it\u2019s a tenet of the religious faith of the parents, students and staff at MVCS that God immutably created us as two sexes, with clear differences between those sexes. An undeniable extension of those differences is that boys tend to be stronger and faster (and play rougher) than girls. Scripture informs us that one cannot just reject the identity God gave us.<\/p>\n

VERMONT PAYS $566K IN DAMAGES TO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IT BANNED FROM ALL SPORTS COMPETITIONS FOR YEARS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

That makes the participation of a male in a girls\u2019 basketball game a dubious proposition. It not only suggests that one\u2019s sex can change by say-so but also raises questions of fairness and safety<\/a> for the girls.<\/p>\n

Still, we didn\u2019t feel it was our place to demand that the other team withdraw. We felt the concerns, felt a responsibility for our own players, and felt that \u2014 by playing \u2014 we risked our girls getting hurt and our school lending approval to an ideology that contradicts our religious beliefs<\/a>. So, we chose to step aside, losing our competitive opportunity but affirming our principles.<\/p>\n

We quietly issued a statement to that effect. Upon reading it, the VPA kicked us out of the league. After 28 years of participating, we were suddenly blacklisted from all state-sponsored athletics. But Vermont officials took it even further than that.<\/p>\n

VERMONT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL REINSTATED AFTER BEING BANNED OVER TRANSGENDER ATHLETE CONTROVERSY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

They also excluded Mid-Vermont Christian School and its students from participating in all co-ed academic competitions \u2014 the Geo-Bee, the Science<\/a> and Math Fair, and the Debate and Forensics League. That effectively cut our students out of all state extracurricular activities \u2014 all because the families and staff at our school believe biological differences between boys and girls are important and given by God, putting us in line with what the great majority of Americans believe.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, in decrying our right to think and live by our religious principles, the VPA not only denied our First Amendment rights<\/a>, it acted with impermissible hostility to our religious views \u2014 something the U.S. Supreme Court has said is always unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, our students and their families understood what was at stake and respected the position our administrators took. With the help of Alliance Defending Freedom, we filed a\u00a0federal lawsuit\u00a0challenging state officials\u2019 decision to exclude our school from those opportunities.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In September of last year, we notched a big “W” when the U.S. Court of Appeals<\/a> for the 2nd Circuit ruled that Vermont must allow us back into the state\u2019s athletic association. It was a sweet victory for our girls as our team reached the state semifinals our first year back in the league.<\/p>\n

Now, we\u2019ve successfully settled the sports side of our case with the VPA. For my daughter and the other girls on her team, this came down to more than just the discomfort with competing against a male body; it was a breach of their constitutionally protected freedoms and their Christian beliefs<\/a> on sex.<\/p>\n

Our case is not over, however. Vermont officials have barred our Christian school and its students from participating in the state\u2019s tuition program and other public benefit programs, so our attorneys are continuing to litigate those issues. I\u2019m confident they\u2019ll reach a favorable outcome on that front, too.<\/p>\n

Vermont is slowly realizing there is a price to pay for violating the constitutional rights<\/a> of Christian schools and families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/our-school-stood-biology-basketball-court-blue-state-backed-down <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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