The Biden Administration's Latest Act of Discrimination Against Christian Homes: Foster Care

As ethics increasingly rely on cultural trends and the foundations of societal morality continue to tremble under the weight of "progress," an alarming trend has emerged within our federal government's approach to foster care—an agenda that now prioritizes the transient "feelings" of children over rationality and the eternal truths of Scripture. As Bible-believing Christians, we have to push back against this agenda, recognizing such evil not as benign interference into the lives of human beings but as serious overreaches into realms that rightfully belong to God rather than human jurisdiction.

Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services finalized rules mandating that foster care agencies provide so-called "Designated Placements" for "LGBTQI+" children. These rules ostensibly aim to protect these children by ensuring they are placed in homes that affirm their self-declared identities. At face value, this might seem compassionate, particularly to those who have no regard for God's created order. However, a deeper analysis reveals a troubling concern: the state has begun to supplant parental guidance—and more critically, divine authority—with its own secular doctrine.

Under these new regulations, any child who professes an LGBTQI+ identity can demand placement in a home that affirms this identity. Effectively, this excludes Christian foster homes that adhere to biblical teachings on gender and sexuality, unless they compromise their convictions and comply with state-sanctioned ideologies. This not only discriminates against Christian foster parents but also sets a dangerous precedent—the state, rather than God and the child's own parents, becomes the ultimate authority on morality and identity.