Judge rules in favor of adoption agency that wants to discriminate against same-sex couples
A Michigan judge has issued an injunction allowing a Catholic-based adoption agency to continue denying services to same-sex couples and leaving children without families. The agency maintains its discriminatory policies are protected as a form of religious freedom.
District Judge Robert Jonker ruled against Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel–who is an out lesbian–and in favor of St. Vincent Catholic Charities. During her run for political office, Nessel vowed to terminate all state funds with religious-based adoption agencies that denied services to gay couples.
In his ruling, Jonker slammed Nessel for labeling religious-based adoption agencies as “‘hate mongers’ who disliked gay people more than they cared about children.” He elaborated: “The State’s real goal is not to promote non-discriminatory child placements, but to stamp out St. Vincent’s religious belief and replace it with the State’s own.”
Jonker, an appointee of George W. Bush (this is why elections matter, folks!), also struck down Nessel’s ban on state funds for religious adoption agencies saying it “would disrupt a carefully balanced and established practice that ensures nondiscrimination in child placements while still accommodating traditional Catholic religious beliefs on marriage.”
Both Nessel and the ACLU criticized Jonker’s decision, and have vowed to continue the fight.
“Today’s ruling requires the state to put the individual religious beliefs of foster care agencies ahead of the welfare of children,” said Jay Kaplan, a spokesperson for the ACLU of Michigan’s LGBT Project.
“This will not facilitate foster and adoptive placements for children in need. Instead, it will allow agencies to turn away same-sex foster parents who are able to provide supportive and loving homes for these children.”
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One of the highlights of my life. I felt encouraged, consoled and inspired by the Holy Father today. And his time with me, in the middle of a busy day and a busy life, seems a clear sign of his deep pastoral care for LGBT Catholics and LGBT people worldwide. (Foto@VaticanMedia). pic.twitter.com/1BeaiVh0Q4
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Top Five Ways to Promote Ally Behavior in Students
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Bullying in schools is as pervasive as it is damaging to all involved parties — and it’s also preventable. According to Welcoming Schools Deputy Director Cheryl Greene, the single most important way to address bullying behavior is to “promote positive ally behavior.”
In recognition of Bullying Prevention Month, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Welcoming Schools program is sharing key strategies to help educators engage in this important work with students.
1. Model upstander behavior. Students watch what you do and will follow your lead. They notice when you treat others with kindness and respect, as well as whether you intervene to put a stop to hurtful name-calling or comments.
2. Explicitly teach students how to be an ally. Recognize that direct confrontation isn’t always a comfortable or even safe choice. Work with your students so they know that being an ally does not always mean intervening in a harmful situation. Students should know they can also let an adult know when bullying occurs, or they can comfort the person being bullied and offer to go with them to speak with an adult.
3. Practice. Rehearsal is an essential part of mastering any new skill. Talk and even role play possible scenarios. Try the Welcoming Schools’ activity “Making Decisions: Ally or Bystander,” in which students consider different bullying situations and decide in the moment how they will respond.
4. Share books to engage students. In Katherine Otoshi’s “One,” Red picks on Blue. The other colors don’t know what to do until One shows them how to stand up, stand together and count. Go to Welcoming Schools’ “Power of Allies” book list to find more books that highlight the positive impact of allies.
5. Utilize Welcoming Schools’ ally lessons. In “Standing Up for Each Other: Drawing Ally Superheroes,” students create a cartoon version of themselves with non-violent superpowers that help others in their school or solve a problem in the world. For more ally lessons, see Welcoming Schools’ “Lesson Plans to Prevent Bias-Based Bullying.”
Fostering ally behavior in school is all about empowerment. When children have the skills, permission and confidence to intervene, they are more likely to do so — and a school in which kids identify as allies is a safer, happier, more productive place.
HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools is the nation’s premier professional development program providing training and resources to elementary school educators to:
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