"There can be no exemptions for faith-based adoption agencies"

[helenic]

Well, thank fuck for that.

I'm particularly amused by the "adopt a wild dolphin" advert on that page. Which presumably isn't directed at Catholic readers, because as everyone knows, dolphins are gay sharks. :D

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[thene]

YAY. Tbh I had expected that; after all the other pro-queer legislation Tony's pushed through, I would've been surprised if he'd suddenly changed his tune. And I got to amuse myself thinking about which laws my imaginary friends want to be exempt from on grounds of conscience...

[load-of-flannel.livejournal.com]

Heh!

Rar.

There is of course the question of whether the mainstream religions (because of their nmore dubious beliefs) should even be allowed to have adoption agencies in the first place.

[flannelcat.livejournal.com]

Fair point, but - if they weren't, then all that would happen is we'd lose a massive percentage of adoption agencies.

It's all to easy to forget the amount of good works that the churches have on a worldwide basis.

[(Anonymous)]

I guess we'll see as allegedly the Catholic church will stop now. (Well thats what they threatened)

I used to think that but I don't anymore. (Maybe it's just age and cynicism) Good people will do Good things. People who refuse to do good things because they are not allowed to do it under the 'umbrella' of their church are evil.

I have to ask...... why the user name, ive wondered about it for a couple of years.....

[load-of-flannel.livejournal.com]

That was me.... stoopid LJ

[flannelcat.livejournal.com]

I don't think there's such a thing as good people. Only good acts.

Flannelcat is a character from Gormenghast - one of the professors, who is only mentioned very briefly, in passing. I thought it was a lovely name, so yoinked it. :)

[cokephreak.livejournal.com]

It only makes sense really.
I'm sure the babies / infants involved don't have any strong feelings towards catholisism, and their politics concerning same-sex partnerships isn't going to have much sociological / psychological backing. My guess is they just want someone to hold a bottle & love them.

I've recently read quite a convincing arguement about how bringing up children within a religion is tantamount to child abuse.
Maybe the adoption agency should discriminate against catholics...