I think that what is really sad is that these kids are being kept from having the families they need because of the ignorance and prejudices of these adoption agencies. Instead of children going to families who can and will take care of them in every way that a child needs to be taken care of, they get nothing.
From a legal standpoint, many of these adoption agencies are agents of the state, meaning that they work for the state. Think about this: if you are not doing the job that you were hired to do, what would happen to you? You would be fired. That is something virtually all of us can relate to in some way. So, because these agencies make the choice to not do their jobs and follow the guidelines of their employers, they will most likely end up fired as well.
From a Constitutional standpoint I don't know why federal funding is going to faith-based organizations of any kind. Whatever happened to the separation of church and state?
From a practical standpoint there are not enough opposite-sex couples who are willing and able to adopt. With so many children in need of homes and families it makes zero sense to deny any couple who is willing and able to adopt to do so.
This issue is not about equal rights for same-sex couples, it is about the needs of the children. Because of their dogmatic anti-gay stances, these children are being denied the families that they need. What do they think will happen to these un-adopted children when they reach adulthood and have no family safety-net to rely on? How will they afford college? Who do they turn to when they need advice? Who do they turn to when they need help? I know it may be impossible for people like Chuck Donovan to fathom, but same-sex couples are as able to provide all three (and more) as opposite-sex couples. That is what the studies truly say (remember that clip I posted of Senator Franken in the RFMA hearing...twice).
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