Adoption

“Settlement talks began after the Supreme Court in June said Philadelphia wrongly limited its relationship with a Catholic foster care agency that says its religious views prevent it from [placing children with] with gay couples.” - RNS

“Bethany Christian Services (BCS) branches in Arkansas, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming and the Florida panhandle have transitioned to Lifeline Children’s Services since March 1, when the nearly 80-year-old, evangelical Christian organization disclosed its policy reversal.” - BPNews

“The professor was reading and translating aloud from the Greek. When he got to the last phrase in the verse, he started crying as he repeated ‘kai esmen’ several times…. The phrase is translated ‘and that is what we are’ ” - Eric Geiger

“…abba was not a childish term of the nursery comparable to ‘Daddy.’ It was a polite and serious term, yet also colloquial and familiar, regularly used by adult sons and daughters when addressing their father.” - Justin Taylor

“The standoff revolves around a clause in a new contract with the state that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and that Sunrise Children’s Services is refusing to sign.” - C.Leaders

“Last week Bethany Christian Services, America’s largest Protestant foster care and adoption agency, came under fire for the contents of a report that urged changes to a law called the Multi-Ethnic Placement Act” - David French

“The largest Christian adoption agency is now calling on ‘Christians with diverse beliefs’ as it aims to serve more children under a new inclusion policy.” - C.Today

“Virtual meetings and other online options are more accessible than ever before thanks to the pandemic. And they may help a hesitant family take that first – and sometimes most difficult – step in the process” - BPNews

“Opponents of a ‘religious liberty’ bill filed last week in the state Senate warn it could further discourage families like the Herricks from adopting by codifying ambiguities in Georgia law already allowing agencies to reject prospective parents on religious grounds.” - AJC