US Christian adoption agency can’t be shut down for refusing to place kids with gay couples: court
by Michael Gryboski, Christian Post:
A federal court has concluded that a New York-based Christian adoption agency cannot be forced to close down because of its policy of only placing kids in married heterosexual families.
New Hope Family Services filed suit against state officials after it was told that its faith-based policy of only placing children in married heterosexual homes violated a 2013 state law.
U.S. District Court Judge Mae D’Agostino granted New Hope a preliminary injunction against the New York Office of Children and Family Services’ interpretation of the law.
In her decision on Monday, D’Agostino concluded that the OCFS interpretation of the state adoption law against New Hope “demonstrates some animosity towards particular religious beliefs.”
“While not all of the evidence discussed weighs in favor of a finding of hostility when viewed individually, the totality of the evidence indicates that section 421.3(d), as promulgated and enforced by OCFS, is not neutral and appears to be based on some hostility towards New Hope’s religious beliefs,” wrote D’Agostino.
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