Freedom to Choose
14 March 2006
Editor, The Boston Globe
Dear Editor:
I do not object to gay and lesbian couples adopting children. But I disagree with Joyce Kauffman that Catholic Charities is acting immorally by ending its adoption services in light of the Massachusetts legislature's command that no adoption agency discriminate against homosexual couples ("Ignoring children's needs is true immorality," March 14).
Catholic Charities is a voluntary faith-based institution. Why should adherents to that faith be forced to choose between remaining true to their Catholic creed - which objects to adoption by gays and lesbians - and continuing to facilitate adoptions? Why should government impose this especially onerous tax on persons who generously give their time and resources to others? Are orphaned children now better off in Massachusetts?
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Editor, The Boston Globe
Dear Editor:
I do not object to gay and lesbian couples adopting children. But I disagree with Joyce Kauffman that Catholic Charities is acting immorally by ending its adoption services in light of the Massachusetts legislature's command that no adoption agency discriminate against homosexual couples ("Ignoring children's needs is true immorality," March 14).
Catholic Charities is a voluntary faith-based institution. Why should adherents to that faith be forced to choose between remaining true to their Catholic creed - which objects to adoption by gays and lesbians - and continuing to facilitate adoptions? Why should government impose this especially onerous tax on persons who generously give their time and resources to others? Are orphaned children now better off in Massachusetts?
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Thursday November 30, 2006 at 4:29pm