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Commissioners to review Children Services preference for traditional marriage
Butler County commissioners never approved a new Children Services policy that gives preference in foster and adoption cases to traditional married families, and at least one commissioners opposes it.
“I don’t agree with it. It should’ve been run through the (county) prosecutor,” said Commissioner Charles Furmon.
The policy, created in December (more detail on that here), doesn’t prevent single parents, unmarried couples or same-sex couples from fostering children or adopting. But it gives preference to married couples. This has drawn ire from single foster parents, gay foster parents and civil rights activists.
“It doesn’t make sense to keep certain groups of people from having equal rights,” Furmon said. “The main thing is caring people that have the wherewithal, ability and desire to take care of kids in a safe manner, they way they should be cared for.”
Commission President Donald Dixon said he needs more information before forming an opinion on the new policy, and would like the full board to review it.
This likely won’t happen at the commission’s Monday, March 9, meeting, Dixon said because Commissioner Gregory Jolivette is out of town.
“I’m sure that the whole commission will take a look at the policy and other policies that have been put into effect recently,” Dixon said. “I think (Children Services Director Michael Fox) sort of got the cart ahead of the horse. The commission did not have any input on that and it’s an issue we’re going to have to discuss.”
Fox said he created the issue after a local gay couple adopted a 2-year-old girl. He said it’s not meant to discriminate, but is based on evidence that children do better in traditional married families.
When asked for that data, Fox produced a series of studies conducted by the Family Research Council, which describes itself on its Web site as “as an organization dedicated to the promotion of marriage and family and the sanctity of human life in national policy,” including “combating the homosexual agenda.”
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By Single Parent
March 13, 2009 7:51 AM | Link to this
This is the dumpest thing yet. I adopted a child 18 years ago,they are now in their 4th year of med school with a 3.5 average, polite,and respectful. I adopted this child as a single parent. This allowed me to spend the much needed time this child needed. I did not have a partner so you don’t need one to raise and love a child. As far as same sex parents, their children often turn out better than most kids do. I have some friends that are same sex parents, their children are no different then anyone else’s in fact they act better. I have seen many of the bible thumbers children do things, then hide behind I am this or I am that….But I see the parents do the same things. When I hear, “I am a Christine”, I look out for them from that point on.