First, a bakery. Now a kids’ summer camp? Colorado’s attack on Christians continues. (Letters)

First, a bakery. Now a kids’ summer camp?

Re: “Christian summer camp says state will shut it down over gender policy,” May 20 news story

A Christian summer camp near Bailey could be shut down over state regulations pending a magistrate’s ruling, according to The Denver Post. Camp IdRaHaJe, derived from the hymn “I’d Rather Have Jesus,” was founded in 1948 when common sense was still in vogue. In those days, most people could distinguish right from wrong, and children went to summer camps without fear of government intervention.

“The government has no place telling religious summer camps that it is ‘lights out’ for upholding their religious beliefs about human sexuality,” said Andrea Dill, an attorney for Alliance Defending Freedom.

The State of Colorado has a long history of anti-Christian animus. Unsuccessful in its bid to shut down a local bakery, the government is now threatening to put a Christian summer camp out of business for refusing to comply with its woke ideology. Who would have thought it would come to this?

Brian Stuckey, Denver

Keeping up the good fight to find the truth

Re: “As scientists we dedicate our lives to a method; fraud could cost us everything,” May 22 commentary

Many thanks to D. Scott Schmid for his firm support of the scientific method. The standard applies to all fields. As a psychologist in private practice for almost 40 years in the Denver area, many of my colleagues were well-versed in the emerging science in our field. It wasn’t easy.

Fads, pet ideas and downright lying about what we know and don’t know were part of the struggle to be the best we can be for our clients. I worked in the interface between law and psychology, doing court-ordered evaluations in high-conflict divorce matters. These cases often involved complex, difficult family matters. Most of the lawyers and psychologists I worked with did their best to find the truth. Humility was part of our DNA because much of the emerging science was incomplete and clear answers were years away. Still, rigorous use of reason, systematic data collection and existing science gave us an approach that helped families at a difficult time.

Sadly, there were a few who put their pet ideas to the forefront. They exaggerated scientific data, misled others, or flat-out lied in order to prevail and win their case. I retired almost three years ago in part because of that creeping pattern similar to the Trump administration’s disregard for experts and the knowledge they can provide. It is left to those who remain to carry the torch of reason and the scientific method.

Bill J. Fyfe, Denver

The gift that will cost taxpayers

Re: “U.S. accepts plane from Qatar for president’s use,” May 22 news story

The 747 from Qatar will require $1 billion to upgrade and is unlikely to be finished by the time President Donald Trump leaves office. The plane is then to be de-commissioned to sit next to Trump’s presidential library. A billion-dollar ornament for a library is hardly a way to save taxpayer dollars. If that isn’t a “white elephant,” what is?