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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,112 posts)
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 03:15 PM Jun 2017

TX governor signs bill allowing providers to deny LGBTQ youth child welfareservices

On Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill that will allow child welfare service providers to decline to provide certain kinds of care based on “the provider’s sincerely held religious beliefs.” The bill, House Bill 3859, will permit discrimination against LGBTQ couples wishing to adopt children, in addition to allowing LGBTQ children to be placed under the agencies’ care in “religious education.” The bill goes into effect in September.

As ThinkProgress noted when the bill passed the Texas House in May, the bill affects not only child placement services (think adoption agencies), but group homes, counseling services, care for abused children, and other resources for children with complicated family situations. The bill will have a broad reach, affecting organizations that provide a wide variety care options for a large number of children.

When the bill goes into effect, those organizations can legally refuse to provide care for children on the basis of their sexuality or gender identity, or on the basis of the sexuality or gender identity of someone in their family, as long as the provider can cite “religious beliefs.” They will be able to do the same for same-gender couples wishing to adopt children, and ultimately for anyone whose situation can somehow be considered in violation of their religious beliefs.

Texas state Rep. Gina Hinojosa (D) pointed out that it could be used to justify, for example, a Christian organization refusing to provide services to a Jewish family. All an organization that denies service to someone must provide is a link to “the web page on the department’s Internet website that includes a list of other licensed child welfare services providers” and a referral to another organization. The bill makes no mention of what a child already receiving care can do if they want that care to change.

https://thinkprogress.org/texas-governor-signs-religious-freedom-lgbtq-youth-discrimination-bill-749cf6b94ec0

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TX governor signs bill allowing providers to deny LGBTQ youth child welfareservices (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2017 OP
WHAT?!? Else You Are Mad Jun 2017 #1
Well atreides1 Jun 2017 #2
i was at the ww2 museum in new orleans this past week...traveling exhibit from the holocaust museum dembotoz Jun 2017 #3
Sharia law anyone? mountain grammy Jun 2017 #4
I always say this. Else You Are Mad Jun 2017 #7
How christian of him... WoonTars Jun 2017 #5
the god that saves shot congresspersons does not love lgbt kids. everything is "his" will from what msongs Jun 2017 #6
This is a horrible law Gothmog Jun 2017 #8
boooo. fucking evil m-lekktor Jun 2017 #9
Their god must be a nasty bastard. hunter Jun 2017 #10
This is just needlessly cruel. smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #11
So much for those family values they preach about. Initech Jun 2017 #12

atreides1

(16,046 posts)
2. Well
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 03:26 PM
Jun 2017

“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”


― Anne Lamott


What I find amazing is that their "sincerely held religious beliefs" are all based on hatred...funny for God that preaches love!!!

dembotoz

(16,740 posts)
3. i was at the ww2 museum in new orleans this past week...traveling exhibit from the holocaust museum
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 03:26 PM
Jun 2017

on propaganda

holy shit you can see it happening here....

fucking sobering....

Else You Are Mad

(3,040 posts)
7. I always say this.
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 03:40 PM
Jun 2017

This first time that a Muslim successfully utilizes one of these religious freedom exemptions they will immediately repeal these laws.

msongs

(67,199 posts)
6. the god that saves shot congresspersons does not love lgbt kids. everything is "his" will from what
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 03:38 PM
Jun 2017

I learned in the southern baptist church in abilene tx

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
11. This is just needlessly cruel.
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:18 PM
Jun 2017

They are being evil just because they can be. There is no reason for it but hate.

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