Foster and Adoptive Families in Tennessee Can’t Be Rejected for Religious Beliefs Under New Bill

State agencies would be banned from requiring foster and adoptive families to support LGBT policies that conflict with their religious and moral beliefs.

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Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that would prohibit the state from preventing parents who disagree with the LGBT movement due to their moral or religious beliefs from fostering and adopting children.

The state Senate passed Senate Bill 1738 on April 1 by a vote of 73–20.