{"id":2191978,"date":"2024-03-04T12:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T17:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-college-funded-gender-ideology-organizations\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T12:28:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T17:28:40","slug":"catholic-college-funded-gender-ideology-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-college-funded-gender-ideology-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic college supports gender ideology organizations financially"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcatholic-college-funded-gender-ideology-organizations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2191978&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Providence College&#8217;s Troubling\u200d Support for Organizations Promoting Gender Ideology to Children<\/h2>\n<p>Providence College, a Catholic university\u2063 in Rhode Island, has\u200c come under \u2062scrutiny for donating thousands of dollars \u2062in grant awards to nonprofit organizations that openly promote gender ideology to children. These \u200borganizations, such as Youth Pride RI and Young Voices, \u200ddirectly target \u2063LGBTQIA+ or gender\u200d and sexuality programs\u200b to children. Even more concerning is the fact that one grant \u200drecipient,\u200d Rhode Island Kids Count, testified\u200c in support of \u200bbills teaching gender identity to \u200cstudents and \u2063supported\u200b the Rhode \u200dIsland Department of \u200bEducation&#8217;s\u200c guidance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-va-teachers-join-suit-to-stop-policy-that-forces-them-to-use-transgender-pronouns\/\" title=\"2 Va. teachers join suit to stop policy that forces them to use transgender pronouns\">transgender school policies<\/a> that keep secrets from parents. Lifespan, a current\u2064 Community Partner with Providence College, provides &#8220;gender and \u2063sexual health\u2062 services&#8221; to\u2064 children.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A\u200c Catholic College&#8217;s Disturbing\u200c Oversight<\/h3>\n<p>How did a Catholic college in the most Catholic state in America fail to vet such anti-Catholic organizations as grant recipients? \u2064The\u2063 name alone of these \u200dorganizations should have \u200bacted \u200das a \u200cCatholic repellant to any \u200bvigilant Catholic institution. Yet,\u200b Providence \u2064College not only supported them but also partnered with them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The most egregious error\u2064 in religious\u200d discernment is found in the \u200c$10,000\u200c grant\u2063 award to \u2062Youth Pride RI in 2021. This is the same year\u200c Youth Pride\u2063 RI launched a program titled &#8220;Little Unicorns,&#8221; which involved adults \u2063talking to children \u2063ages\u2062 5 to 9\u2064 about gender and\u200c sexuality on\u200c weekly Zoom sessions without parental involvement. Youth Pride RI\u200d also consults with \u2064RI public school gender and sexuality (GSA) clubs, organizes a multi-state GSA conference, \u200band backed a bill\u2062 making Rhode Island a sanctuary state for \u200c&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/god-loves-me-10-year-old-trans-child-quotes-bible-to-tell-tx-legislators-why-they-shouldnt-ban-trans-surgeries-procedures-for-minors\/\" title=\"\u2018God Loves Me\u2019: 10-Year-Old Trans Child Quotes Bible To Tell TX Legislators Why They Shouldn\u2019t Ban Trans Surgeries, Procedures For Minors\">gender-affirming care<\/a>&#8221; and abortion. All of this support for transgender and abortion sanctuary state status came after the Providence \u200cCollege Partnership\u2063 was \u2064established.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Questionable \u2063Judgment and Affiliations<\/h3>\n<p>It is concerning that a Catholic college would award a\u200d grant\u200c to \u200can organization promoting sex changes to \u200bchildren and\u2062 engaging in sexual conversations with kindergartners. This lapse in judgment raises\u200b questions about the oversight of Providence\u200d College and its affiliations. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another organization, RI Kids Count, received $20,000 from Providence College&#8217;s Making A Difference Board in January\u200c 2024. RI\u200d Kids Count recently declared its support \u2064for trans\u200b youth at an event \u200cmeant to demonize parents who were educating themselves about gender ideology \u2064in schools. This raises \u2063further concerns about the \u2062alignment of Providence College \u2062with organizations that promote \u2063ideologies contrary to Catholic teachings.<\/p>\n<p>Providence College&#8217;s support for organizations \u2064like \u200dYoung Voices, which \u200csolicits children to complete an interest form without \u200bparental consent or minimum \u2062age requirement, and Lifespan, which provides &#8220;gender and sexual health services&#8221; \u2064to children, \u200bis also troubling. These partnerships \u2063raise questions about the\u2062 college&#8217;s commitment to \u200bCatholic values and the well-being of children.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>The Need for Better Vetting\u2062 and Accountability<\/h3>\n<p>If vetting is too \u200cburdensome to\u200b ensure Catholic money \u2064does not promote\u200c anti-Catholic \u2063initiatives, Providence \u2064College should consider including an eligibility clause on grant \u2063applications that disqualifies\u200d organizations promoting gender\u2064 ideology \u200cand abortion.\u2062 Additionally, a certification \u200dshould be required to ensure applicants \u200dhave read and\u2063 understood the eligibility requirements, with misrepresentations resulting in a return\u2064 of\u200d funds.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Providence College&#8217;s \u2063questionable \u200bjudgment and affiliations \u200cwith \u200borganizations promoting gender ideology to children raise serious concerns about its\u2062 commitment to Catholic values and the well-being of young\u200b minds. \u2063It is crucial for the college to reevaluate its partnerships and ensure\u200d that Catholic money is not\u2062 used to support initiatives that go against\u200b the teachings \u2063of the Church.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nicole Solas is a senior fellow with the Education Freedom Center at Independent Women&#8217;s\u200b Forum (<a href=\"http:\/\/iwf.org\/EFC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iwf.org\/EFC<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed \u2063in this \u2063piece are those \u200bof the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cHow\u2062 does Count&#8217;s \u2064support\u200d for bills\u2063 that \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-nebraska-parents-who-exposed-sex-ed-activists\/\" title=\"Meet the Nebraska Parents Who Exposed Sex-Ed Activists\">teach gender identity<\/a> to students align with their advocacy \u2063for child \u200dwell-being and policy?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Count is an advocacy organization\u200c that focuses on child \u2063well-being and policy. However, their support for bills that\u2063 teach gender identity to students and\u2062 their \u2062endorsement of Rhode\u2062 Island Department of Education&#8217;s\u200c guidance on transgender school policies demonstrate their alignment with gender ideology promotion. This raises concerns about \u200bProvidence College&#8217;s decision\u2064 to financially support an\u2062 organization\u200d that promotes a viewpoint contradictory to\u200d Catholic teachings.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u2063 the involvement of Lifespan as a Community Partner with Providence \u200dCollege is troubling. Lifespan provides \u200c&#8221;gender and sexual health services&#8221;\u200c to children, which raises \u200dquestions about the nature and extent of these services. As\u200c a Catholic institution, Providence College should prioritize the well-being and \u200cmoral development of its students, and partnering\u200d with an organization that facilitates access to potentially inappropriate or contradictory services is contradictory to this mission.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dCatholic Church upholds\u200c the dignity of every human person \u200band teaches that gender \u200bis an inherent aspect\u2064 of one&#8217;s identity, determined by\u200c biological sex. The promotion of gender ideology to children contradicts this understanding\u2062 and can lead to confusion and harm. Catholic educational institutions \u2064have a \u200bresponsibility to ensure that their\u200d practices and partnerships align\u200b with Catholic teachings and values. Unfortunately,\u200d in the case of Providence College, this does not \u200dappear to be the case.<\/p>\n<p>It is imperative that Providence College reassesses its affiliations \u200cand grant awarding process to ensure that it upholds and promotes \u2063Catholic teachings on \u2062gender and sexuality.\u2064 The college must prioritize the \u2062well-being and \u2064formation \u200bof its students \u2063and ensure that it\u200c does\u2063 not \u200bsupport organizations or initiatives that directly contradict Catholic \u200bteachings.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Providence College&#8217;s support \u200dfor organizations promoting\u2062 gender ideology\u200b to\u200c children raises\u2064 serious concerns about the college&#8217;s commitment to Catholic \u200bteachings and values. The grant awards \u2064to organizations like Youth Pride RI and RI\u2062 Kids \u2062Count,\u2063 along with the partnership\u200b with \u2064Lifespan, indicate a lapse\u2062 in judgment and oversight. \u200bIt is essential for the \u2063college \u200dto reassess\u200c its\u200d affiliations and grant awarding process to ensure\u200d that it upholds and\u2062 promotes Catholic teachings on gender and sexuality. In \u200ddoing so, Providence College can truly fulfill its mission as\u2064 a Catholic\u200c institution dedicated to the holistic development \u200cand formation\u2062 of its students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Providence College, a Catholic university in Rhode Island, generously donated grants to nonprofits endorsing gender ideology for children. Youth Pride RI and Young Voices actively engage LGBTQIA+ and gender programs for kids. 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