In Massachusetts, Catholic couple Mike and Kitty Burke were denied their application to foster for not bowing. In Oregon, Jessica Bates – a widowed mother of five was refused because of her “religious beliefs,” too.
I reported in April that Oregon’s Department of Human Services announced it would prevent some Christian families from adopting children due to their “extreme
OPINION- "Their faith is not supportive." That was the official Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) determination about Mike and Kitty Burke's application to be foster parents. Otherwise qualified to be certified as foster parents, they failed because of their answers to a series of hypothetical questions about sexual orientation and gender dysphoria. The Burkes said they would love and accept any child, but that they also wouldn't abandon their religious beliefs about human sexuality. And so they cannot foster children in their state.
The Burkes said they would love and accept any child, but that they also wouldn t abandon their religious beliefs about human sexuality. And so they cannot foster children in their