Adoption agencies that fail to prioritize mothers and fathers in child placements are bowing to social pressure, not the best interests of children.Adoption agencies that fail to prioritize mothers and fathers in child placements are bowing to social pressure, not the best interests of children. Bethany Christian Services, the nation’s largest Protestant adoption agency, made headlines this week when they began serving LGBTQ adults after years of rebuffing government pressure to place children with same-sex couples. To see which way the evangelical winds were blowing, Bethany commissioned the Barna Group to survey Christians on the question of LGBTQ adoptions. The...