beliefs, family status. they changed the rules to say you can be blocked from adopting a child in virginia because you're a registered democrat or jew, they changed those rules. now that republicans control the entire state legislature, bob mcdonnell will get a chance to make that permanent, to sign a version of that new rule in law. so it can't be reversed by somebody else's executive order. the legislature passed a bill allowing adoption agencies explicitly to discriminate against anybody who doesn't share their religious beliefs. you could be block forward adopting in virginia because you're gay, blocked for any reason anybody claims has anything to do with their religion. any reason, anybody thinks you don't follow their religious beliefs, no adoption for you. of course there is the ultrasound bill. which republicans seemed to have spooked themselves. after yesterday's protest delay