"sexual orientation, age, disability, gender, family status and political beliefs when placing child

[The Straight Story]

(Reuters) - Virginia groups opposed to discriminating against would-be adoptive and foster parents based on factors including sexuality and religion said on Thursday they may sue after a state board's decision.

New regulations -- approved 5-1 at a Virginia Board of Social Services meeting on Wednesday -- to take effect on May 1 will allow state-licensed adoption agencies to consider sexual orientation, age, disability, gender, family status and political beliefs when placing children.

American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia Legal Director Rebecca Glenberg branded the decision "terrible," adding litigation is "under consideration."

"It disserves children (by) allowing adoption agencies to exclude a wide range of potential adoptive parents," she said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/15/us-adoption-virginia-idUSTRE7BE26X20111215

[jtrockville]

1. Simply disgusting.

[Angry Dragon]

2. These religious wack-os are really starting to reall piss me off

Bolding mine .......... excerpt from article

'The board in April had initially voted to overturn anti-discrimination protections instigated in 2009 by then governor Timothy Kaine, a Democrat. But at the request of gay-advocacy groups, a public comment period was extended. The Department of Social Services received nearly 3,000 comments, mostly supporting the protections.

However, Catholics and some other faiths and groups argued Kaine's rules would have trampled religious freedom and a birth mother's right to decide what kind of person adopts her child.

The Rutherford Institute, described on its website as a civil liberties organization, said in its submission: "It is absolutely beyond the legitimate authority of any government agency to force faith-based agencies to choose between abandoning their adoption ministries or violating their sincerely-held religious beliefs."

The Virginia Catholic Conference issued a statement hailing Wednesday's vote, saying faith-based agencies "have the right, under federal and state law, to make determinations according to their convictions and beliefs. The proper role of government is to respect and preserve this existing right."'


If you want to go into business and except government money then you live by the same rules as everyone else. If you find you are unable to do that then you need not to go into that business.

You may do anything you wish in your church or home, but if you come into my world then you treat everyone the same. If you are unable to do that then stay in your own little world and keep your religion to yourself or I will start forcing my religion on you and see how you like it.

[uppityperson]

3. Rec so maybe others might read this. shame on them