{"id":187565,"date":"2021-03-02T20:44:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T01:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=187565"},"modified":"2021-03-02T20:44:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T01:44:51","slug":"disappointing-capitulation-evangelical-leaders-condemn-largest-protestant-adoption-agency-for-opening-adoptions-to-lgbt-couples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disappointing-capitulation-evangelical-leaders-condemn-largest-protestant-adoption-agency-for-opening-adoptions-to-lgbt-couples\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Disappointing Capitulation\u2019: Evangelical Leaders Condemn Largest Protestant Adoption Agency For Opening Adoptions To LGBT Couples"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdisappointing-capitulation-evangelical-leaders-condemn-largest-protestant-adoption-agency-for-opening-adoptions-to-lgbt-couples%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=187565&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-157860374-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Some evangelical leaders are denouncing the nation\u2019s largest Protestant adoption agency for recently opening adoptions to LGBT couples.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bethany.org\/about-us\">Bethany Christian Services<\/a> will be altering its previous policy to begin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/largest-protestant-adoption-agency-in-u-s-opens-to-lgbtq-couples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">providing services<\/a> to LGBT parents, according to an email announcement sent to their approximately 1,500 staff members.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Bult, senior vice president of the organization, explained their change of heart in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/bethany-christian-services-to-allow-lgbt-parents-to-foster-adopt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Christian Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>We acknowledge that discussions about doctrine are important, but our sole job is to determine if a family can provide a safe, stable environment for children. Unlike many other child and family welfare organizations, Bethany is committed to partnering with churches to find as many families for vulnerable children as possible, and we seek to place children with families that share our mission.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For us to carry out our mission, we are building a broad coalition of Christians \u2013 finding families and resources for children in the greatest need. The people we serve deserve to know they are worthy of being safe, loved, and connected. The need is great, so we are taking an \u2018all hands on deck\u2019 approach.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We believe that Christians with diverse beliefs can unify around our mission of demonstrating the love and compassion of Jesus. It\u2019s an ambitious mission, and we can only accomplish it together.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Al Mohler, who is president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, accused the historically evangelical adoption agency of caving to the \u201cmoral revolutionaries\u201d transforming the culture.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From today\u2019s episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheBriefing?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheBriefing<\/a> on the announcement from Bethany Christian Services that they will not hold to the biblical definition of marriage. At <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SBTS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SBTS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoyceCollege?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BoyceCollege<\/a>, we will not pivot from the clear teaching of Scripture. Listen here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jQKYx6myXG\">https:\/\/t.co\/jQKYx6myXG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K0Fc5ejHCo\">pic.twitter.com\/K0Fc5ejHCo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/albertmohler\/status\/1366836052468637697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe moral revolutionaries are now demanding that every single individual in this society, every single institution, every single school, every single religious denomination, every single adoption, and foster care agency, must pivot,\u201d Mohler said in part during a Tuesday episode of his <a href=\"https:\/\/albertmohler.com\/the-briefing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">broadcast<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cIn this case, that means capitulation, it means absolute surrender to the demands of the LGBTQ community, and now we\u2019re just talking about generalized the political left in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are now seeing a head-on collision between organizations like Bethany Christian services that had been very committed to a Christian understanding of marriage and the family and human sexuality and gender \u2026 and the government,\u201d Mohler added. He claimed Bethany was abandoning its convictions to maintain an amicable relationship with the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChristians have to understand: If you\u2019re redefining marriage, if you\u2019re redefining parent and family, you are redefining civilization,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Focus on the Family president Jim Daly tweeted, \u201cBethany Christian Services should not have to choose between holding to their deeply held religious convictions and serving children and families. No government should tell any ministry how to run their ministry, let alone violate deeply held biblical principles.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bethany Christian Services should not have to choose between holding to their deeply held religious convictions and serving children and families. No government should tell any ministry how to run their ministry, let alone violate deeply held biblical principles.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Daly (@DalyFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DalyFocus\/status\/1366573846099230722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Daniel Akin, who is\u00a0president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, condemned Bethany\u2019s decision as a \u201cvery disappointing capitulation to cultural pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren need a dad and a mom in a healthy, biblical home,\u201d he added. \u201cGod\u2019s Word is clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bethany Christian Services Will Now Help LGBTQ Parents Adopt Children \u2013 The New York Times \/Very disappointing capitulation to cultural pressure. Children need a dad and a mom in a healthy, biblical home. God\u2019s Word is clear. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ooKca5B58W\">https:\/\/t.co\/ooKca5B58W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Akin (@DannyAkin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DannyAkin\/status\/1366483439365554183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention\u2019s Ethics &#038; Religious Liberty Commission, said, \u201cI am disappointed in this decision, as are many. This move will harm already existing efforts to enable faith-based orphan care ministries to serve the vulnerable without capitulating on core Christian convictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bethany began placing children with same-sex couples as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/bethany-christian-services-will-place-children-in-lgbt-families-as-part-of-michigan-settlement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">part of a settlement<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/largest-protestant-adoption-agency-in-u-s-opens-to-lgbtq-couples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Largest Protestant Adoption Agency In U.S. Opens To LGBTQ Couples<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some evangelical leaders are denouncing the nation\u2019s largest Protestant adoption agency for recently opening adoptions to LGBT couples. 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