If you hold to orthodox Christian views regarding sexuality and gender, California will not allow you to become a foster parent after the passage of SB 407. Now that the law is in effect, Christians are already being pushed out of the foster care system, meaning California will have less foster care parents, and none of them will be true believers.
The law canonizes LGBTQ belief and assumes it is now “the new normal,” and any view to the contrary is now considered borderline criminal, but certainly abusive. The law requires that “Each resource family must have the capacity, ability, and willingness to safeguard a child’s or non-minor dependent’s personal rights and respect and honor the child’s identities regardless of their own values and beliefs.”
California Begins Purge of Christian Foster Parents Who Won’t Force Woke Agenda on Kids– www.lifenews.com
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Christian foster parents with traditional, biblical beliefs on gender and sexuality are being systematically excluded from California’s foster care system due to the enforcement of SB 407. This new law, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), mandates that foster parents, irrespective of whether they have an LGBTQ-identified child in their care, must affirm a child’s chosen gender identity or sexual orientation. Neutrality is no longer acceptable under the updated guidelines issued by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). (Read guidelines here: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/
Portals/9/Additional- Resources/Letters-and-Notices/ ACLs/2024/24-69.pdf?ver=2024- 11-19-154231-617) According to a letter distributed to all county and state-licensed foster care agencies last month, “Each resource family must have the capacity, ability, and willingness to safeguard a child’s or non-minor dependent’s personal rights and respect and honor the child’s identities regardless of their own values and beliefs.” The letter further asserts that any failure to affirm a child’s self-determined identity constitutes a “risk or threat” to the child’s health and safety. Consequently, this would result in the denial of foster care applications or the revocation of existing approvals.
