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My issue is this... While the group home was supported by a religious organization, it recieved STATE MONEY!!!! As a result, they are not allowed to discriminate against a child based on race, religion, etc. But, shouldn't they also not be allowed to teach the children discriminatory viewpoints. They don't have any control over whether a child goes back to there parents, whether they're adopted or who they're adopted by, so how in the world are they able to force their religious beliefs on these kids. They could have easily have come from or been matched with a family of a different faith or a different sexual orientation.
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Acck! Cobb, as a member of a religious minority (I'm Jewish) this use of state money to proseletize makes me crazy. I suppose they got away with it because the children didn't already have a religion. It's my understanding that if I took in a foster child who had an established church affiliation, I'd have to honor it. If they didn't I could bring her/him to temple with me.

I admit, we converted my daughter before the adoption was final, but since it was an international adoption I felt comfortable that the adoption would be finalized.

I have mixed emotions about organized religion, however I think that the best way to prevent my daughter from seeking out a cult, or some form of fundamentalism when she's in her 20s and looking for meaning, is to give her a foundation she can turn to.