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Workers too, should be educated sufficiently to be able to offer an unbiased opinion when it comes to recommending or denying prospective parents. Sadly, this is not always the case. Tony Scott and Scott Amos of Tennessee were fortunate to adopt the infant son of a friend, after a Social Worker recommended them as suitable parents. The Social Worker however, was not initially convinced that their home was the right place for the baby, and was opposed to the idea for several months. Having spent time with them, she soon changed her mind, and happily, the couple proceeded to adopt the babies two other siblings as well. Scott and Amos, as well as five of the 18 children they had fostered over the years, had been left heartbroken 11 months earlier when Judge Carey Garrett ordered the removal of the children from their home. The Judge made the order after he decided that the home was and Amos and Scott's lifestyle was immoral. (Advocate, 2007). Another Christian Judge, Andrew McClintock was himself forced to resign from his employment, after being faced with a case where his own bias would interfere with his decision to pass legal judgment. (Personnel Today, 2007).

Discrimination has no place in society for any reason, just as it is not tolerated in the workplace. The sexual preferences of consenting adults has no relevance to the alarming statistics which show the many precious children whose only wish it is to have a place to call home. A proactive approach to creating public awareness will play a major role in removing ignorance and resolving one of the nation's largest ongoing problems. Support for homosexual, gay and lesbian people who are willing and able to make a lifelong commitment to raising healthy and productive families is long overdue. It is clear to all who possess common sense that laws do, indeed, need to be amended to allow GLBT fostering and adoption. For anyone who feels they have a valid reason to oppose such bans, one needs to ask the pertinent question; are you a foster parent?

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