Virginia Senate Bill #349 would, if enacted, concede that people who work in "child-placing agencies" may have consciences, and may insist on placing children in foster or adoptive homes that are committed to the same principles they are. Full text:
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB349S1
SB349 passed the State Senate, but is stalling in the House of Delegates. I'm not sure why. Fear of the mean, nasty, violent homosexual lobby? What a stereotype...please don't tell me it's still real. All sane and public-spirited people should respect the freedom of conscience of their fellow Virginians, including those who work in child placement agencies. If there are prospective foster parents out there who can't get on the approval list of a church-sponsored agency due to these reasons of individual conscience, what's stopping them from organizing their own charity that will sponsor its own agency that will approve them as foster parents for children whose birth parents identified with their school of thought, whatever that might be.
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