The Biden administration is proposing yet another rule that directly targets the Christian faith.
The rule, euphemistically called “Safe and Appropriate Foster Care Requirements,” will require foster parents to “use the child’s identified pronouns, chosen name, and allow the child to dress in an age-appropriate manner that he believes reflects his self-identified gender identity and expression.
Those who do not “affirm” LGBTQ rules because of their Christian faith will be deemed “dangerous” by the Biden administration and ultimately rejected as prospective adoptive parents.
In response to the proposed rule, attorneys general from 19 states write a letterurging the Biden administration to reverse course, as it would effectively disqualify Christian families from serving as foster parents, putting additional strain on an already overburdened foster care system nationwide.
In 2022, there were approximately 391,000 children in foster care.
“The foster care system depends on individuals and faith-based organizations,” the letter states. In Arkansas, for example, a faith group is credited with recruiting nearly half of the state’s foster families, and in New Mexico, all private placement agencies are Christian.
“States need faith-based organizations in their foster care systems. The proposed rule will alienate religious individuals and organizations, increasing strain on the system by reducing the number of available foster homes,” the attorneys general wrote.
If Biden’s proposed rule goes into effect, thousands of Christian couples seeking to serve as adoptive parents will become ineligible because of their religious faith.
TAKE ACTION
Contact your state attorney general. If your GA has signed the letter, we have prepared a “thank you” letter to send, with encouragement to continue to protect the rights of Christians who wish to serve as foster parents.
If your AG has not signed the letter, we have prepared a letter to send, urging them to oppose this rule and protect the rights of Christians in your state who wish to serve as adoptive parents.
