RE: Christian couple told they can't adopt due to their views on homosexuality.
March 3, 2011 at 6:25 am
(This post was last modified: March 3, 2011 at 6:26 am by Skipper.)
(March 3, 2011 at 6:19 am)theVOID Wrote:(March 1, 2011 at 6:01 pm)Moros Synackaon Wrote: In the case of Christian Scientists and denying medical treatment, there is a body of case law (at least in the US) where the state can step in and override the parents religious beliefs to provide treatment for the child. Same with Jehovahs witness.
That is because it's a case of negligence, this is a case of personal opinion. Refusing to tell a child that it is acceptable to be gay is NOT negligence.
I'd say it's a pretty good sign that the people who are looking to adopt hold views that would be seen by the majority of society as unacceptable and I think that when them sort of signs present themselves the adoption board and courts have to act to prevent a child begin exposed to them views.
In the same way if a couple who were applying for adoption showed a contempt or severe dislike of any other group for no other reason than bullshit, unfounded prejudice then we shouldn't be allowing them the chance to spread the hatred we as a society have come so far to minimise to children.
