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Maine Weighed the Gospel and Called It Neutral

A custody ruling, the lie of neutrality, and the bounds God sets on fathers, churches and magistrates

By Ken Duffy · October 11, 2026 · 16 min

On September 1, 2026, the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine affirmed a custody order in Bickford v. Bradeen, 2026 ME 94. The order gives Matthew Bradeen sole authority over his daughter's involvement with Calvary Chapel Greater Portland, the church her mother, Emily Bickford, attends. For any other church or religious body the parents must research it together, and when they disagree the father decides. The six…

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