'Kitty and Matthew Burke, a Catholic couple facing fertility struggles, wanted to become foster parents, and they eventually wanted to adopt. Too bad for them, they live in Massachusetts and are observant Catholics.' -TPCarney
The state rejected their application to become foster parents on the basis that they “would not be affirming to a child who identified as LGBTQIA.” The Burkes are suing Massachusetts in a case that alleges clear religious discrimination.
The Code of Massachusetts Regulations reads thus: “A foster/pre-adoptive parent applicant must demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Department the ability … to promote the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of a child placed in his or her care, including supporting and respecting a child’s sexual orientation or gender identity.”
When Washington state enforced similar regulations against a Seventh-day Adventist couple, a federal court blocked their enforcement, explaining that it was religious discrimination: “If the only factor weighing against an otherwise qualified applicant has to do with their sincerely held religious beliefs, the Department must not discriminate against a foster care applicant based on their creed.”
These state regulations also discriminate against secular, irreligious couples who do not believe that a boy who declares himself really a girl is actually a girl.
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