July 15, 2005
The Circle of Trust Tightens
Catholics: good enough to donate to state sponsored anti-abortion drives, not good enough to adopt babies from the adoption centers that get the money:
A local Christian adoption agency that receives funds from the sale of Mississippi's Choose Life specialty car tags will not consider Catholics as adoptive parents."It has been our understanding that Catholicism does not agree with our Statement of Faith," wrote Bethany Christian Services director Karen Stewart in a July 8 letter to Sandy and Robert Stedman, a Catholic couple in Jackson seeking to adopt. "Our practice to not accept applications from Catholics was an effort to be good stewards of an adoptive applicant's time, money and emotional energy."
A private adoption agency, Bethany Christian Services has locations in 75 U.S. cities, including Jackson, Hattiesburg and Columbus.
The agency is one of 24 adoption and pregnancy counseling centers in the state that receives money from the sale of Choose Life car tags, which advocate against abortion.
Motorists pay an additional fee for the specialized license plate.
(Via The Poor Man)
Posted by ben at July 15, 2005 06:43 PM
Comments
i would just like to say as a former catholic and a current non-denominational christian that the policy is total bullshit.
especially since catholics are waaay more experienced in raising broods of children. ;)
Posted by: kelly at July 15, 2005 09:23 PM