Can a Christian foster care group reject non-Christians? The Trump administration may say yes.

[Dulcinea]

The Trump administration is considering a request from a faith-based foster care agency to continue denying non-Christian parents from fostering children, the Intercept reported Friday.

The case centers around a South Carolina Christian organization, Miracle Hill Ministries, which claims that under the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), they are not obligated to place children with non-Protestant Christian foster families.

Miracle Hill receives federal funds to pair children with foster families, while specifically recruiting Christian families. In practice, this means that they’ve frequently refused to place foster children with non-Protestant, non-Christian families. Several Jewish families, the Intercept’s Akela Lacy reports, have been explicitly told that they were rejected on the basis of their faith.

https://www.vox.com/2018/10/22/18010014/miracle-hill-south-carolina-christian-foster-group-discriminate-hhs?&&iaccess=OGQ5ZjRiYTItMGU1OC00NDM3LTg0OWUtNGM4MGQ5YTNjMDk5fDEwLzI0LzIwMTggNzo1Nzo1MyBBTXxlbWFpbA==

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. If the group being denied service is Samaritan, who can blame them? No one likes Samaritans. NT

[donkeypoofed]

2. That isn't very Christian of them

Do they think God doesn't realize how racist they are?! How dare they even think of rejecting other humans based on their religion?! That's NOT Christian, you bible thumping little twits. Rant over.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

3. ANYONE receiving federal funds

cannot discriminate. It violates every law about federal funding. If trmp is so stupid as to allow this, the courts will strike it down immediately. It IS refreshing to know that there are some things that even Spanky cannot do.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Thanks for your post. I was thinking about their use of US taxpayers' hard-earned dollars, too. n/t