Political Quotes

“the final point I want to make--and I will try to come back to the floor when I have more time--is regarding the impact of this movement in the country by the courts on religious freedom. There was an article written, which was on the front cover of the Weekly Standard, called ``Banned in Boston,'' where Maggie Gallagher talks about Catholic Charities in Boston having to get out of the adoption business because they will not consent, under their Catholic orthodox faith, to place children into same-sex couple homes. It is against the Catholic faith to do so. There is a very clear message from Rome that this is not proper behavior. They were refused their license, and now one of the longest standing adoption agencies in Massachusetts no longer places children for adoption. Why? Because all around faith, all around churches and parachurch organizations, and missionary organizations is, whether we like it or not, the Government. When the Government comes down with things that are contrary to that faith group there will be friction. In fact, Mark Stern, who is a lawyer for the American Jewish Committee, is quoted as saying: It is going to be a train wreck, a very dangerous train wreck. So not only will this new right that the court has established in the follow-on--the right of same-sex marriage--going to cause problems with democracy and problems with marriage, it is going to create huge problems for our faith-based organizations.…”