In an abhorrent turn of events, a Christian Canadian couple looking to adopt was denied the opportunity to give a home to a needy child just because they had the gall to honestly express what they believe in, reports The Daily Wire.
Specifically, the couple had their adoption application denied because their views on sexuality were contrary to the “official position of the Alberta government” — they believed that homosexuality was wrong, according to court documents as reported by the National Post.
“If we did not change our religious beliefs regarding sexuality, to conform to the beliefs of Child and Family Services, we would not be approved for adoption,” read an affidavit filed this week. The couple have not as yet been identified beyond initials C.D. and N.D., according to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.
What’s worse, the couple seems perfectly lovely and capable of caring for a child in every way.
The National Post does not state whether the couple already has children. However it does report that a copy of a Safe Home Study Report from earlier this year showed the couple to both be employed, homeowners, with a happy and healthy family and community.
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The couple wanted to adopt a child — up to three children, if they were siblings — between the ages of 7 and 17.
As most who are familiar with the adoption process know, kids from 7-17 are much less likely to be adopted than younger children.
In other words, these people were able to change a child’s life — or multiple children’s lives — for the better, and they were denied.
The report continued to note what would eventually prove to be this couple’s challenge — they recommended a “homosexual child” not be placed in the family because although the couple indicated that they’d love the child no matter what, they wouldn’t support the lifestyle.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a better answer from a Christian family.
However, a worker got in touch with the couple again and said that Child and Family services had gotten the report, and wanted to ask some follow-up questions.
Fair enough.
However, after further communication, in which the couple reportedly said that they’d seek counsel and support if their child had sexuality issues, the adoption application was rejected.
The couple was blatantly discriminated against.
And what did Minister of Children’s Services spokesman Aaron Manton have to say about the incident?
“Our government believes that every adoptive child deserves a safe, healthy, loving and inclusive home,” he said, according to the National Post.
“We want to ensure that, in all cases, the adoption process gives both children and parents the best possible outcomes, which is why the application process is thorough and rigorous.”
In other words, he doesn’t believe that the couple was inclusive enough.
The couple is not taking this incident lying down. They are charging the province of Alberta for religious discrimination.
“If left to stand, this decision would have grave consequences for the freedoms of all Canadians, not to mention adverse consequences for the many children who will never be adopted if the government continues with this discrimination,” said the couple’s lawyer, John Carpay, in a statement.
Carpay is also the president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.
This is the kind of “submit-or-be-ostracized” mentality that conservatives are accused of daily.
I hope you’ll join me in wishing this couple well — and the children whose lives they could change, too.
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