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theHandpuppet

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2. In recent years Catholic-affiliated adoption agencies have shut down...

Reply to pinto (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 1, 2014, 03:24 PM

Aug 2014

... rather than comply with any regulations requiring them to consider gay couples as potential parents. I'm a bit pressed for time this afternoon or I could provide you with citations. Pretty much the same thing has happened with regard to some immigration aid/rights groups; the church has withdrawn its support if said immigration agency refuses to renounce any support for LGBTs.

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USCCB at it again -- this time, the target is gay parents [View all] theHandpuppet Jul 2014 OP

Private, federally funded child welfare providers are essentially federal subcontractors, no? pinto Aug 2014 #1

In recent years Catholic-affiliated adoption agencies have shut down... theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #2

This is just the latest example of what I referred to in my post theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #4

Fuck the RCC. Sideways. nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #3