Policies and legislation censoring speech and infringing upon religious freedom, such as those in California, Maryland, and ...

Vermont is being sued after revoking the foster-care licenses of two Christian couples after they told the state they were not willing to affirm the chosen gender identity of their foster children, ...

Faith-based adoption and foster care agencies in the state who make decisions based on their religious views are now free to do so without any threat of lawsuits thanks to a new law signed this week, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rija Khan, of Overland Park, urged Kansas House members to reject House bill 2311 because it would, in her view, subject Kansas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Susan Ruiz, a Shawnee Democrat, on April 10, 2025, on the House floor condemned a veto override of legislation allowing ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Religious discrimination is hurting children waiting for homes in foster care. Just after Easter, Colorado state senators passed a bill that will ...

Under Senate File 473, prospective caregivers couldn't be disqualified from fostering or adopting due to their religious or moral beliefs pertaining to gender identity and sexual orientation. This ...

The governor of Kansas has vetoed a bill that would ensure religious liberty for foster families and prospective foster families, as other states have prevented religious Americans from serving as ...

Prospective foster parents or providers could not be disqualified because of their "sincerely held moral and religious beliefs" concerning gender identity and sexual orientation, under a bill headed ...

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DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The state could not take a person out of consideration for becoming a foster or adoptive parent based on their “sincerely held moral and religious beliefs” ...