It's not quite based on the couple's religious views...
http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx...X7bkPlViko
It doesn't take much to put two and two together to see that this is mainly intended to discriminate against gay and lesbian couples, but I could see how it could also be used against atheists or Muslims.
The children are the ones that are going to suffer for this stupidity. "Sorry, Timmy, you have to live in this cold, state-run institution, because the loving couple that wanted to adopt you have the same genitals." As if adopting couples are such a commodity that we can afford to just turn them away at the door for trivial reasons.
Quote:LANSING (AP) -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a law letting faith-based adoption agencies with state contracts decline to participate in referrals that violate their beliefs.
http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx...X7bkPlViko
It doesn't take much to put two and two together to see that this is mainly intended to discriminate against gay and lesbian couples, but I could see how it could also be used against atheists or Muslims.
The children are the ones that are going to suffer for this stupidity. "Sorry, Timmy, you have to live in this cold, state-run institution, because the loving couple that wanted to adopt you have the same genitals." As if adopting couples are such a commodity that we can afford to just turn them away at the door for trivial reasons.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
