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Two States Pass Laws Protecting Right of Christians to Adopt Kids

In significant moves to bolster religious freedom, Kansas and Arkansas enacted laws last week protecting prospective foster and adoptive parents from discrimination against their deeply held religious beliefs.  Both laws prevent each state’s child protective services agency from refusing to place a child in a foster or adoptive home based on the parents’ biblical beliefs on human sexuality.On April 10, the Kansas Legislature overwhelmingly voted 87-38 in the state House and 31-9 in the Senate to