http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/no_right_to_be_christian/

Dennis Hart, Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, on a new war against Christians - and especially those who offer their help:

Currently before [Victoria’s] Parliament is an amendment to the Adoption Act that effectively would remove the freedom of religion from the adoption process.

Currently, adoption agencies are not required to place infants with adoptive parents if they believe in their conscience that it would not be in the best interests of the child. That protects adoption agencies like the much-respected CatholicCare from being forced to breach its fundamental religious beliefs concerning family life in making adoptions.

The Bill before Parliament would remove that protection. Approved adoption agencies would not be able to exercise such a choice…

The second reading speech of responsible minister Martin Foley was deeply troubling. Speaking to a Bill about the adoption of children, he did not begin with children. He began with today’s all-purpose super right: equality.

Indeed, Mr Foley did seem to appreciate that this was not exactly a sophisticated balancing of vital rights, particularly in a state that has a Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which purports to protect both freedom of religion and equality. So he sought to reinforce his position with a truly remarkable proposition.

The Charter, he said, protected only individuals, not organisations. As adoption agencies are organisations, they are not in a position to claim freedom of religion.

Regrettably, that type of reasoning shows the depths to which those who do not value freedom of religion are prepared to plumb in order to defeat it.

Organisations, by definition, are made up of people. People have rights.

And this warning:

Victoria’s adoption laws are something of a preliminary final to the big match around same-sex marriage. On all sides, we are assured that freedom of conscience and religion will be protected in that context.

Given what is happening with adoption, what possible confidence can be had by people of faith?

Answer: none.

well we know you hate christians, especially catholics, but its no surprise you support bigotry & discrimination