[SC_Pete]

This is not how I remember Kentucky Baptists.

[Alex Murphy]

Back in 1869, Baptists in Kentucky established a “Home for the Helpless,” seeking to serve orphans and other homeless children. Like so many other Christian churches and denominations of the era, Louisville’s Baptists saw the need for an orphanage to provide care for parentless and abandoned children, who before the establishment of orphanages were housed with adults in almshouses. The Home for the Helpless became the Louisville Baptist Orphans Home, and its charter established its mission to serve “orphan and destitute children.”

Those Baptists saw the orphanage as a Christian duty in response to a biblical mandate. The orphanage was a direct extension of Christian conviction, and it was operated under a board of Baptist control. In 1953, the Louisville ministry merged with the nearby Kentucky Baptist Children’s Home, and the two became the Kentucky Baptist Board of Child Care. A 1986 “Covenant Agreement” between the child care ministry and the Kentucky Baptist Convention called for the ministry to operate “in keeping with Christian principles and the dream of the founders of child care in Kentucky.”

That pledge is now very much in question as reports indicate that the ministry, now renamed Sunrise Children’s Services, is poised to change its hiring policies to remove any barrier to homosexuals and lesbians working as employees of the ministry.

Al Mohler PING

[MichaelCorleone]

Does Billy/Franklin Graham know about this? Have they chimed in at all?

As far as I know, the last two standing are the Catholics and the Baptists. If they fall to the homosexual agenda...let’s just say it will not be good.

[skinkinthegrass]

It's the "EVIL Ooze" from the 0'Buttcrack / Beshear Administrations seeps in....

[faithhopecharity]

Any orphanage which places dependent children in such immoral and potentially dangerous surroundings should have its officers jailed for child endangerment and contributing to the delinquency of minors It is especially inappropriate for a “Christian” outfit to do this to helpless children entrusted to its care.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Bishop Sheen: Line Up the Claimants

[Vigilanteman]

Just two questions:

1. Is there a shortage or normal people willing to adopt?
   
2. Is the primary purpose of adoption making adults happy? Or doing what's best for the kids?

[BlueCat]

I think the article is misleading. Note that there is no classification other than Baptist.

There is more than one branch of the Baptist church. There are Southern Baptists and American Baptists. (I think there is another, but it doesn't come to mind.) The American Baptists are liberal. The Southern are not.

[Burkean]

Everyone here should open their home to adoption or foster parenting. Those of us in “traditional” lifestyles need to step up and do our part. Countless children need homes.

[Venturer]

Why adopt them off to be destroyed by queers, Might as well just sell them off to Chicken hawks.

[armydawg505]

They know now.

[Salvation]

**Kentucky Baptist children’s home considers allowing gay adoption**

Are these Baptists falling down the politically correct hole?

Shame.

Every child deserves more a mother and a father....not two fathers, not two mothers.