Supreme Court Victory: 6-3 for Moms and Dads!

A monumental victory for parental rights and religious freedom has been secured at the highest level of America's judicial system. On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court delivered a powerful 6-3 decision affirming that parents have the constitutional right to opt their children out of school materials they find objectionable on religious grounds.

The case originated in Maryland when a coalition of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim parents challenged their school board's new "inclusivity initiative" that mandated material for children as young as four and five years old. One required reading taught that gender pronouns could change from "he-she to she-he or we, or they" – content these parents found inappropriate and contrary to their religious beliefs. Despite media mischaracterizations suggesting these parents wanted to "ban books," they simply sought the right to exempt their children from specific lessons that contradicted their faith and values.

What makes this story truly remarkable is the perseverance displayed by these families. They methodically pursued every available channel, starting with local school administrators, then the county school board, the state board of education, and finally through the court system, facing defeat at each level until reaching the Supreme Court. There, Justices Gorsuch, Barrett, Alito, Kavanaugh, Roberts, and one other formed the majority opinion that ultimately protected parental authority in matters of religious upbringing. The decision represents a profound affirmation that while public schools have educational latitude, they cannot force children to participate in programs that violate their families' religious convictions.

Have you considered how this ruling might impact educational policies in your local schools? This case reminds us that parental involvement in education remains vital to preserving both religious liberty and family values in America today.

• Parents objected to materials teaching gender fluidity to children as young as four years old
• The "inclusivity initiative" was implemented by the school board, not requested by students or parents
• Media falsely framed parents' request as "book banning" when they only wanted opt-out rights
• Parents persevered through multiple defeats at local, county, state, and lower federal court levels
• The case united parents across different faith traditions in defense of religious freedom
• Supreme Court justices asked common-sense questions that ultimately led to the victory

In the United States of America, more than ever in God, we still trust.

they Required reading, againfor four and five-year-old
children.
The parents objected, sayingthat this is a violation of

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their freedom of religion, andthey objected saying we just
want the right to opt out ourkids of this class.
Now, two things you should knowon this new inclusivity
initiative who changed?
Did the students change?
No.
Did the moms and dads change?
No.
Who changed?
It was the local school board.

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Secondly, the media will try tolead you astray and might say
that the parents are looking forbook burning or book banning.
Well, that's just a lie fromthe deepest pits of you know
where.
The parents are just asking forthe right of moms and dads to
opt out their sons and daughtersof material they find

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objectionable, material thatgoes against their faith and
values.
And, by the way, the parentswere a coalition of Christian,
jewish and Muslim parents.
All three groups objected tothe new inclusivity initiative.
These parents are pretty braveand I have to applaud these moms

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and dads.
They persevered.
They went, as they should, tothe local school.
Lost Went to the county schoolboard.
Lost Went to the state board ofeducation asking for the right
to opt out.
They lost Even went to thecourt system to the first
federal judge, again asking forthe right to opt out their sons
and daughters to material theyfound in violation of their

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faith and values.
They lost.
It went to the Court of Appealsand finally it went to the
highest court in the land theirlast chance, the United States
Supreme Court.
I applaud the parents and theirperseverance and I applaud the
members of the Supreme Court tofinally ask some questions that
just made sense.
I shared with you on my podcastand YouTube channel some of the

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actual comments in the courtroomfrom Supreme Court Justice Neil
Gorshus, amy Coney Barrett,samuel Alito, brett Kavanaugh,
chief Justice John Roberts andothers and bottom line, the
Supreme Court came back on the27th day of June 2025 with what
I call a landmark case, a huge,strong, six to three verdict in

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favor of the parents, saying youhave the right to opt out your
children from material that youobject to, you have the right to
your freedom of religion, youhave the right to be moms and
dads and that's why I began withthe huge PTL.
Praise the Lord.
This is Ken Mercer MercerMoments in American History, and

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let me close by reminding youthat, in a place called the
United States of America, morethan ever in God, we still trust
.
Right here in America, in God,we still trust.
Thank you, my friends.
God bless you.