Posted on 08/11/2023 7:42:30 PM PDT by lowbridge
A Catholic couple is suing Massachusetts state officials after allegedly being told they were unable to foster children due to their religious beliefs about marriage and sexuality, according to court documents.
Mike and Catherine “Kitty” Burke went through the process to get certified to begin fostering children in 2022, but were reportedly deemed unfit by the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) after a series of home visits, according to court documents. The couple filed a lawsuit Tuesday with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, arguing that the state was deliberately discriminating against them because of their faith.
“After months of interviews and training, and after years of heartbreak, we were on the verge of finally becoming parents,” the Burkes said in a press release. “We were absolutely devastated to learn that Massachusetts would rather children sleep in the hallways of hospitals than let us welcome children in need into our home.”
The Burkes had several home visits, but found that most of the questions pertained to their beliefs on gender, sexuality and marriage, according to the lawsuit. The couple said that a child who identifies as LGBTQ would not receive less love from them, but Kitty added that she felt that they should live a “chaste life” and Mike explained that he would like to have conversations with the child about it.
The Burkes also said that they believed marriage was between a man and a woman and that sexual relations are to remain within those boundaries, according to the lawsuit. They also explained that they would not be supportive of sex change medical procedures.
After the visits, the Burke’s application was sent to the DCF’s Licensing Review Team, who concluded that, while the couple displayed many strengths, they should not be approved due to concerns
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The time for a separation is long gone.
They’ll *absolutely* lose in the state courts.Who knows what would happen if they took it to the Federal courts!
Agreed!
Foster parents are required to be in favor of all these sex change medical procedures?
How many foster children are undergoing such treatments? Why is it even a thing to be concerned with?
These poor kids who can’t be adopted/fostered by normal parents would be better of in a different state or country.
At least with the states run by faygs.
If I had any interest in serving as a foster parent to a child, the last thing I’d ever do is get the government involved.
Good grief.
If I lived in Massachusetts, I would be more concerned about planning a quick exit strategy.
You don’t get a choice. The government is already there
I do not think one can foster without the government.
Do you think the Amish ever get permission from the government when they adopt or foster children?
Because sexual perversion, is an integral part of the democrat party platform.
Governments do terrible things.
I remember when things weren’t upside down.
You are too moral to raise children in our state.
Peaceful coexistence is not possible.
Soon it will no longer be possible or even thinkable. But too many people claim that the madness that afflicts half (probably well more than half) of this country is going to pass away. Not a chance. It will destroy every vestige of sanity first.
This reminds me of a case in England over a decade ago where an unfit (drug addict) mother’s children were being essentially raise by their grandparents, the mother’s parents. The foster system invented an “unfit” tag for them too (they were more advanced in years and one of them was diabetic) and denied their right to foster their own grandkids. Instead, the children were placed in the home of two homosexuals. The grandparents protested, but were told that if they continued to protest, they would lose all rights to see their grandchildren again.
What a horrific prospect.
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