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Catholic Foster Care Agency Can Not Discriminate Against LGBTQ Couples, Court Says
Source: NPR
Catholic Foster Care Agency Can Not Discriminate Against LGBTQ Couples, Court Says
April 22, 2019 9:58 PM ET
RICHARD GONZALES
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled that city contractors must abide by nondiscrimination policies in the placement of foster children with same-sex couples.
A three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the city which had ended a foster-care contract with an agency of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. That agency, Catholic Social Services, had declined to place foster children in LGBTQ households and sought an injunction that would have forced the city to renew their contract.
The appeals panel said "the religious views of CSS do not entitle it to an exception" from the city's nondiscrimination policy. The agency "has failed to make a persuasive showing that the City targeted it for its religious beliefs, or is motivated by ill will against its religion, rather than sincere opposition to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation."
"The City stands on firm ground in requiring its contractors to abide by its non-discrimination policies when administering public services," concluded Circuit Court Judge Thomas Ambro, writing for the panel.
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April 22, 2019 9:58 PM ET
RICHARD GONZALES
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled that city contractors must abide by nondiscrimination policies in the placement of foster children with same-sex couples.
A three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the city which had ended a foster-care contract with an agency of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. That agency, Catholic Social Services, had declined to place foster children in LGBTQ households and sought an injunction that would have forced the city to renew their contract.
The appeals panel said "the religious views of CSS do not entitle it to an exception" from the city's nondiscrimination policy. The agency "has failed to make a persuasive showing that the City targeted it for its religious beliefs, or is motivated by ill will against its religion, rather than sincere opposition to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation."
"The City stands on firm ground in requiring its contractors to abide by its non-discrimination policies when administering public services," concluded Circuit Court Judge Thomas Ambro, writing for the panel.
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Read more: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/22/716179430/catholic-foster-care-agency-can-not-discriminate-against-lgbtq-couples-court-say
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Related: 18-2574 Sharonell Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit)
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...will make the same response as:
Boston in 2006
http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/catholic-charities-to-end-adoption-services-in-boston
Catholic Charities to End Adoption Services in Boston
March 16, 2006
After two decades of placing children in state custody with adoptive parents, the Boston affiliate of Catholic Charities has decided not to renew its contract with the Massachusetts Department of Social Services, the Boston Herald reports.
The move comes on the heels of actions by the state's four Roman Catholic bishops to stop the charity from placing children up for adoption with same-sex couples.
Illinois in 2011
Illinois Catholic Charities Ends Adoption Lawsuit
11/15/2011
The legal battle between Catholic Charities and the state of Illinois over the organization’s state-funded adoption and foster care contracts, and their refusal to grant those services to same-sex couples in civil unions, is finally over.
Buffalo 2018
Catholic Charities Of Buffalo Shuts Down Adoptions Over Same-Sex Couples
August 26, 2018 by Randy Slovacek
The Catholic Charities of Buffalo has announced the organization will end its adoption and foster care services because Jesus.
New York state law bans discrimination against same-sex couples when it comes to adoption or foster care, but the Catholic Church’s position is that marriage is only between a man and a woman.
Because, if you are catholic, taking care of children is paramount over everything...
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