In a
unanimous 9-0 decision, yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled
that state governments must respect religious convictions of foster care
agencies they work with to provide care to children. Fulton v.
Philadelphia, a case involving an African American foster mom and
her religious views on sexuality and marriage, clearly stands now as upholding the rights of families of
faith who hold traditional views on marriage to continue to provide for the best interests of every child in providing foster care
through state social services.
The Regent
Law Robertson Center
for Constitutional Law entered an amicus brief in the case, as did Regent Law Professor Bruce Cameron with
the Right to Work foundation. This case has wide-reaching implications
for religious freedom within families and for all citizens.
Children and
their families need religious freedom to work toward family restoration. While some Justices and commentators were disappointed in the narrowness of the opinion, in an area of law
that is highly charged, this is a tremendous victory for children who need
foster families, and for religious liberty.
This ruling is very important given all of the ways that government
funding and government contracts affect the daily lives of families.
Family restoration rests on a foundation of religious freedom.
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