{"id":566778,"date":"2021-06-17T11:51:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T15:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=566778"},"modified":"2021-06-17T11:51:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T15:51:18","slug":"supreme-court-unanimously-sides-with-catholic-adoption-agency-in-religious-freedom-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-unanimously-sides-with-catholic-adoption-agency-in-religious-freedom-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Unanimously Sides With Catholic Adoption Agency In Religious Freedom Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fsupreme-court-unanimously-sides-with-catholic-adoption-agency-in-religious-freedom-case%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=566778&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\/04\/fb_image-3923.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The United States Supreme Court has unanimously sided with a Catholic adoption agency in a religious freedom case regarding same sex unions.<\/p>\n<p>The court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/20pdf\/19-123_g3bi.pdf\">ruled<\/a> 9-0 that the city of Philadelphia\u2019s refusal to contract with Catholic Social Services (CSS) unless CSS agreed to \u2018certify same-sex couples as foster parents\u201d violates CSS\u2019s free exercise of the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Justice John Roberts, who delivered the opinion of the court, wrote that \u201cas an initial matter, it is plain that the City\u2019s actions have burdened CSS\u2019s religious exercise by putting it to the choice of curtailing its mission or approving relationships inconsistent with its beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe City disagrees,\u201d he continued. \u201cIn its view, certification reflects only that foster parents satisfy the statutory criteria, not that the agency endorses their relationships. But CSS believes that certification is tantamount to endorsement. And \u2018religious beliefs need not be acceptable, logical, consistent, or comprehensible to others in order to merit First Amendment protection.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.5952380952381\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Foster moms Sharonell Fulton and Toni Simms-Busch can continue fostering children in partnership with their faith-affirming foster agency, Catholic Social Services. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SCOTUS<\/a> unanimously ruled just moments ago: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uUocT5Nx8P\">https:\/\/t.co\/uUocT5Nx8P<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeToFoster?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeToFoster<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreeToFoster?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FreeToFoster<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7DCRSXwg2u\">pic.twitter.com\/7DCRSXwg2u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BECKET (@BECKETlaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BECKETlaw\/status\/1405532165824126983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The justices repeatedly mention in their opinions on the ruling that CSS has provided foster care services to the city of Philadelphia for over 50 years, \u201ccontinuing the centuries-old mission of the Catholic Church to serve Philadelphia\u2019s needy children.\u201d<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/03\/supreme-court-religious-freedom-cuomo-newsom\/\">(RELATED: Supreme Court Ruling Sends A Message Churches Can\u2019t Be Treated Like \u2018Second Class\u2019 Citizens, Legal Experts Say)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCSS holds the religious belief that marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman,\u201d the ruling said. \u201cBecause CSS believes that certification of prospective foster families is an endorsement of their relationships, it will not certify unmarried couples\u2014regardless of their sexual orientation\u2014or same-sex married couples. But other private foster agencies in Philadelphia will certify same-sex couples, and no same-sex couple has sought certification from CSS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The city of Philadelphia informed CSS that unless it would certify same-sex couples, the City would not refer children to the agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe City explained that the refusal of CSS to certify same-sex married couples violated both a non-discrimination provision in the agency\u2019s contract with the City as well as the non-discrimination requirements of the citywide Fair Practices Ordinance,\u201d the ruling said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s decision prohibits government sanctioned discrimination against religious adoption and foster care agencies because of their beliefs about marriage,\u201d senior fellow with The Catholic Association Ashley McGuire said in a statement. \u201cCatholic adoption agencies have been placing vulnerable children in loving homes for centuries without discriminating based on race, religion, sex, or disability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut those agencies have become the latest victim of woke culture as activists seek to push them out of the adoption and foster care space because of their religious values,\u201d she continued. \u201cThose efforts are rooted in an anti-Catholic bigotry that refuses to tolerate pluralistic views and beliefs. Thankfully the Supreme Court has put an end to efforts to close down and cancel the faith-based agencies whose work on behalf of marginalized children is invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Supreme Court has unanimously sided with a Catholic adoption agency in a religious freedom case regarding same sex unions.The court ruled 9-0 that the city of Philadelphia\u2019s &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280578,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3923.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Supreme Court Unanimously Sides With Catholic Adoption Agency In Religious Freedom Case","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-566778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3923.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Supreme Court Unanimously Sides With Catholic Adoption Agency In Religious Freedom Case","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}