Lansing, Mich., Sep 24, 2017 / 02:02 am
Faith-based adoption agencies won't be able to adhere to their religious mission in Michigan if a lawsuit challenging state law succeeds, critics say.
"This suit challenging Michigan's law is mean-spirited, divisive and intolerant," the Michigan Catholic Conference said Sept. 20.
"It is counter-productive toward efforts to assist vulnerable persons and to promote a variety of opportunities for differing families. It is imperative for the state law to be defended from yet another egregious attack on religious faith in public life."
The conference defended the law as necessary "to promote diversity in child placement and to maintain a private/public partnership that would stabilize the adoption and foster care space for years to come."