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Southampton couple claim DCF denied foster care license over religious beliefs about gender, sexuality
https://www.gazettenet.com/Southampton-couple-sues-DCF-alleging-religious-discrimination-51958341 ^

Posted on 08/15/2023 1:14:55 PM PDT by qwerty1234

A Southampton couple who say they were rejected as prospective foster parents because of their religious views on homosexuality and gender identity are suing a dozen representatives of the state Department of Children and Families.

Michael and Catherine “Kitty” Burke say in the lawsuit that, after 30 hours of training, lengthy interviews and assessments of their home, health and family life, DCF denied them a foster care license on the grounds that they “would not be affirming to a child who identified as LGBTQIA.” The suit, filed this month in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, names Kate Walsh, secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, DCF Commissioner Linda Spears, and 10 others.


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Hope they win.
1 posted on 08/15/2023 1:14:55 PM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: qwerty1234

Southampton England?


2 posted on 08/15/2023 1:21:08 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

U.S. District Court in Massachusetts,


3 posted on 08/15/2023 1:21:55 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: qwerty1234

Here in Washington state they just passed a law to “protect” children. If your child runs away from home and thinks they are the opposite sex, the state will provide shelter, provide hormones and sex change operations, AND not tell the parents where the child is to prevent them from “abusing” the child.


4 posted on 08/15/2023 1:26:28 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: qwerty1234

Would a queer couple be affirming to a child who identified as Christian?


5 posted on 08/15/2023 1:26:29 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: 21twelve

Another thing to add to the list of things that are felonies EXCEPT when the state does it.


6 posted on 08/15/2023 1:27:52 PM PDT by Boogieman
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7 posted on 08/15/2023 1:31:55 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: teeman8r

Thank you.


8 posted on 08/15/2023 1:49:16 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: qwerty1234

The lesson here is that if you feel like you have a vocation to be a foster parent, just leave the government out of it.


9 posted on 08/15/2023 2:11:31 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (“Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.”)
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RE: AND not tell the parents

That’s the part that will help determine if the Republic lives or dies. If parents relinquish their rights and let the teachers, administrators and teachers’ union decide everything for children (It Takes A Village) then it’s effectively over.

In Communist China children are not allowed to have Bibles or go to religious services.

And Vladimir Lenin: Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.


10 posted on 08/15/2023 3:39:24 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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