Last Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a rule that would end discrimination against Catholics and evangelical Protestants in adoption services.
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Trump HHS Rule Will Overturn Obama-era Rule, Protect Christian Adoption Agencies in LGBT Disputes
Faith-based adoption and foster care agencies that receive federal grants wouldn’t be forced to place children in same-sex homes under a proposed Trump administration rule that would overturn a rule finalized in the final days of the Obama administration.
Couple Is Adopting a Baby after Their 'Don’t Abort. We Will Adopt!' Post Went Viral
A couple is adopting a baby from a woman who was considering abortion after their pro-adoption Facebook post went viral earlier this year.
Former NFL Coach Tony Dungy Shares How God Led Him, His Wife to Adopt 7 Kids
For Super Bowl-winning NFL coach and former NFL player Tony Dungy, the successes that he's enjoyed in life are all because of Jesus. "I've had a lot of roles as a student, a son, [an] athlete, coach, father, all of those, but Christ comes first and that directs everything. I think that’s how I keep my balance,” Dungy told Christian Headlines in a sit-down interview.
Anchorage Will Pay $100,001 to Settle LGBT Dispute with Christian Women’s Shelter
Two months after losing in court, the city of Anchorage, Alaska, has decided it won’t try and force a Christian women’s shelter to take in biological men who identify as women.
Faith-Based Agency Can’t Be Forced to Place Kids with Same-Sex Couples, Court Rules
In a first-of-its-kind decision, a federal judge Thursday ruled that the state of Michigan likely displayed “hostility” toward religion when it required a Catholic adoption agency to place foster children with same-sex couples.
Alabama Sets Record Adoptions of Foster Children
A record number of Alabama families adopted children from the foster care system during the 2018 fiscal year. Last week, governor Kay Ivey announced that 710 children were adopted out of the foster care system. This broke the previous record of 676 back in 2009 and was up from 509 in fiscal year 2017 and 502 in fiscal year 2016.
Bethany Christian to Place Children in LGBT Homes in Michigan
Bethany Christian Services, one of the nation’s largest adoption agencies, says it will begin placing children in LGBT homes in Michigan as part of a new state rule.
Mom Finds Out Her Adopted Son and Foster Daughter Are Biological Siblings
Only days after adopting her son, a Colorado single mother was asked to take in a second child, and what she learned next can only be described as a miracle.
