Parents face arrest in custody battle over trans daughter

This story is wild, y'all.

A Christian couple in Montana is facing arrest after violating a judge’s order to remain silent on a custody battle involving their trans-identifying teenage daughter.

Last month, Todd and Krista Kolstad’s 14-year-old daughter was removed from their care by Montana’s Child and Family Services after refusing to send her to a facility where she may have been able to obtain surgical or hormonal treatments to “transition” to life as a boy.

In August of 2023, the teenager expressed a desire to end her own life and while communicating with CFS, the Kolstads agreed she would benefit from being placed in a specialized home for treatment.

However, when they refused to sign paperwork that would have sent the girl to Wyoming, where she may have been legally allowed to seek transgender treatments without their consent, they lost custody of their daughter. She has since been moved to Canada to live with her birthmother, who she was not in contact with until a few months ago but who supports the teen’s transition.

"They showed up at our house with the paperwork removing her from our care," Krista Kolstad told The Christian Post. "And if you look at the paperwork, it specifically says that we were unable or unwilling to provide medical care. And that's not true." 

While visiting an ailing relative in Ohio, the Kolstads were informed they will be placed under arrest upon returning to Montana. The Post notes that it is unclear how the judge interprets the gag order he has placed on the couple and how he believes they violated it.

"Our rights were taken away, and we were disrespected as her parents," she said. "And as a result, our relationship with our daughter has been damaged, and our daughter ultimately has been damaged, and she's the most important one here."

Link: Christian Couple Faces Arrest Amid Custody Battle for Trans-Identifying Daughter

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A 7-year-old shot in the crossfire of an attempted mass shooting after being dragged by his mother into Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas remains in critical condition and is unlikely to survive.

On Sunday afternoon, a suspect that has since been identified as 36-year-old Genesse Ivonne Moreno entered the famous megachurch, known for its pastor Joel Osteen, armed with an AR-15 and shouting threats of a bomb.

Moreno shot and injured one man before being shot and killed by two off-duty police officers who were serving as security at the church. Police say she did not appear to have had explosives, and that “Palestine” was written on her long rifle.

Although rumors circulated that Moreno was transgender due to her use of several aliases including “Jeffery Escalante,” police identified her as a woman and she is reportedly the biological mother of the little boy who was shot in the incident.

The Houston Chronicle reported that a CPS investigation is now underway as the boy appeared to suffer from physical and developmental disabilities and was not enrolled in school.

The second victim was a 57-year-old man who was treated at the hospital and released.

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner was unsure if the off-duty officers who returned Moreno’s fire shot the boy, but he put the blame squarely on his mother.

"If it was, unfortunately, and that female, that suspect, put that baby in danger, I'm gonna put that blame on her,” he said.  

Link: Child Shot After Mother Dragged Him Into Lakewood Church With A Rifle, Shouting Threats

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A new law implemented in the Netherlands allows parents to euthanize terminally ill children, even when the children did not desire to end their own lives.

Live Action News reported that the law went into effect on February 1, legalizing euthanasia for children between the ages of one and 12 if they are determined to be “suffering hopelessly and unbearably.”

The Netherlands, horrifically, already allowed for babies younger than one and children older than 12 to be euthanized as well.

The law reportedly stipulates that “the child’s opinion should be sought as far as possible in a way appropriate to the child’s understanding and age.”

However, Live Action highlights, the parents may decide with a doctor to proceed with euthanasia even if the child is unable or unwilling to consent.

The Ministry of Health expects that these guidelines will only be used in a scant minority of cases and expects only 5 to 10 cases of child euthanasia a year.

However, Dutch pro-life advocates warn that the “distressing” law puts “impressionable” children at risk.

“While the ‘voluntary and well-considered request’ is an important building block of Dutch euthanasia policy, this request is absent for children,” representatives of the group NPV-Care for Life wrote in an op-ed. “Children are impressionable and are (often) not mentally competent.”

“The consequences of the scheme are far-reaching. The problem with a legal framework is that it turns an exception into a rule that creates new dilemmas,” they argued. “This opens the door to taking further steps that threaten people in vulnerable positions.”

Link: New Dutch Law Allows Parents to Euthanize Terminally Ill Children

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