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Oklahoma is just shy of a major victory for children in the adoption and foster care system but LGBT activist groups are now threatening the state with boycotts if leadership follows through.
Faith-based organizations have been a cornerstone of the child welfare system for decades, with many modern agencies tracing their roots back over 100 years. While the government has increased its involvement in the caretaking and well-being of vulnerable children over the past several decades, states still rely heavily on faith-based agencies (FBAs). It is common for states to contract with private child welfare agencies including FBAs for services like foster care and adoption and to utilize faith networks to help recruit foster and adoptive families.
In January 2017, a pro-life majority in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives and a President committed to defend innocent human life began pursuing an agenda to protect life from conception to natural death. In the past year, policymakers achieved a number of significant pro-life victories. But there is still much to be done in 2018 and beyond.