缅因州最高司法法院于9月1日裁定，父亲马修·布拉丁有权限制女儿参加福音派教堂活动。1 法院驳回了母亲艾米丽·比克福德的诉求，认定该教堂关于末世论的教义在心理上对这名当时11岁的女孩造成了伤害。1
布拉丁曾向法院表示，该教堂是"危险有害的环境"，导致女儿患上焦虑症。1 女儿在听到教堂关于"被提"（rapture）的教义后发生过惊恐发作。1 在一次礼拜活动中，牧师特拉维斯·凯里进行了一场长达六分半钟的祷告，其中提到父母和孩子的名字"将近30次"。1 法院认定比克福德未能阻止教堂对布拉丁的贬低言论。1
比克福德的律师马修·斯塔弗表示计划向美国最高法院上诉，有90天时间提交上诉。1 利伯蒂律师事务所主张该裁决违反了第一修正案权利。1
Maine's highest court ruled on September 1, 2024, that a father may restrict his daughter's participation in evangelical church activities, rejecting the mother's objection to the limitation.1 The decision upheld restrictions imposed by Matthew Bladen, who contended the church constituted a "dangerous and harmful environment" that had caused his daughter to develop anxiety.1 The dispute centered on a child who was 11 years old at the time of the legal proceedings.1
The court found that the church's teachings about the rapture caused psychological harm to the child, particularly after she experienced a panic attack upon hearing these doctrines.1 During one church service, pastor Travis Kerrie delivered a six-and-a-half-minute prayer that mentioned the parents' and child's names approximately thirty times.1 The mother, Emily Beckford, had failed to prevent the church from disparaging the father during its sermons, the court determined.1
Beckford's attorney, Matthew Staver, announced plans to appeal the decision to the United States Supreme Court, with ninety days to file the appeal.1 Liberty Counsel, the legal organization representing Beckford's side, maintains that the ruling violates First Amendment protections.1
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