Blog Stage 7

In blog stage 5 I discussed the House Bill 3859, which allows charities donating to child welfare programs to exercise their religious beliefs. Meaning they can deny providing funds because a adoption couple is seen as unfit. If they practice a different religious or are gay, they can refuse to provide funds. Rep. James Frank who introduced the bill says the bill is not meant to discriminate but to create a more diverse group of providers. Which doesn't even make sense in the first place because their "religious beliefs" only consist of Christianity. They're also discriminating gay couples which is the first option people go to for adoption. I think this whole bill is completely unnecessary, because they're not even focusing on the best interest of the children.  They just want to push their own personal agenda onto everyone. Jennifer Allmon, an executive director for the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops says some religious based providers are worried about providing for child welfare without the protection of the bill. The reason behind it is because a lot of providers have been faced with lawsuits for not taking the children to get abortions, or not providing a gay/lesbian couple with a child. Which proves everything I say, they're not looking out for themselves, not for the best interest of the child. The whole ideology behind church and state should be separate should be applied when dealing with politics. If you're holding an office you have to look out for the best interest of EVERYONE, not just the people you have the same beliefs as you.