New HHS rule helps protect faith-based adoption agencies, but the fight isn’t over
by Nicole Russell | November 06, 2019 12:05 PM
The Department of Health and Human Services announced on Friday a new rule to align grant regulations with current nondiscrimination laws. The announcement stresses that “the federal government [should] not infringe on religious freedom in its operation of HHS grant programs and [seeks to] address the impact of regulatory actions on small entities.†The move will undo an Obama-era rule and allow religious adoption agencies that turn away gay couples to receive federal funding.
The goal of the new rule is to directly aid faith-based adoption agencies, which often receive federal grants and have been defending themselves against accusations of discrimination. Some states, such as Michigan, have been trying to force faith-based adoption agencies to violate their religious beliefs and provide service to gay couples or shut down.
Reaction to the news has been mixed.
Read more at: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/new-hhs-rule-helps-protect-faith-based-adoption-agencies-but-the-fight-isnt-over
Senator Cotton tweeted out:
Tom Cotton
@SenTomCotton
President Obama was wrong when he froze out religious adoption agencies because of their views on marriage. Now that policy has been rightly reversed. Christians will be able to serve faithfully as a result—& many kids will be connected with loving homes.
https://twitter.com/SenTomCotton/status/1191513939949035520
Okay, so something about this is happening. I will look at other sources later, actually, not much on it.
Trump Reverses Obama’s Anti-Religious Decree
No more discrimination against Catholics and evangelical Protestants in adoption services.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-reverses-obamas-anti-christian-decree-11572813718
