The Mathericks have been foster parents for almost 30 kids…but now they’re going to have their foster son taken away.  Why? Because they refuse to follow policies laid down by the British government stating that they must teach their 11-year-old foster son about homosexuality and present it in a positive light.  They’re Christians and they say it goes against what they believe.  Some excerpts:

Earlier this year, Somerset County Council’s social services department asked them to sign a contract to implement Labour’s new Sexual Orientation Regulations, part of the Equality Act 2006, which make discrimination on the grounds of sexuality illegal.

Officials told the couple that under the regulations they would be required to discuss same-sex relationships with children as young as 11 and tell them that gay partnerships were just as acceptable as heterosexual marriages.

They could also be required to take teenagers to gay association meetings.

“We have never discriminated against anybody but I cannot preach the benefits of homosexuality when I believe it is against the word of God.”

By the way, the foster system in Britain needs another 8000 foster parents.  What a great way to attract new volunteer foster parents: by telling them they must teach their foster kids what the state says, even if it is against their beliefs.

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