(ETH) – The U.S. Supreme Court could soon ban foster agencies that refuse to work with the LGBT couples that desire to adopt. This ruling according to the Christian Post could result in huge implications on the rights of Christian and other faith-based adoption and foster care agencies that turn away LGBT couples away on the grounds of religious beliefs.
The Supreme Court will reportedly hear this case that being brought on behalf of a Catholic foster care parents who sued the city of Philadelphia for no longer placing children with Catholic Social Services because the organization does not place children in the homes of lesbian or gay couples.
The case of Fulton v. Philadelphia dates back to 2018 when city officials moved to stop the placement of children in homes of foster parents affiliated with CSS of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Bethany Christian Services of Greater Delaware Valley. Both organizations prohibited the placement of children with same-sex couples and the city argued that it wanted to prevent discrimination against the LGBT community. FULL REPORT
