{"id":1426,"date":"2019-01-23T02:44:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T02:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jcpa.wpengine.com\/?p=1426"},"modified":"2022-03-20T02:46:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T02:46:42","slug":"jcpa-strongly-opposes-administrations-decision-allowing-s-carolina-foster-agencies-to-discriminate-against-jewish-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/jcpa-strongly-opposes-administrations-decision-allowing-s-carolina-foster-agencies-to-discriminate-against-jewish-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"JCPA Strongly Opposes Administration\u2019s Decision Allowing S. Carolina Foster Agencies to Discriminate Against Jewish Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>New York, NY <\/em>\u2013 The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) strongly opposes the Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 (HHS) decision to grant a waiver authorizing a government-funded South Carolina foster agency to discriminate against prospective foster parents on the basis of religion. The waiver sanctions taxpayer-funded discrimination and harms foster children, one of society\u2019s most vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this waiver, Miracle Hill and other South Carolina foster agencies can can turn away otherwise qualified foster parents if they are Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, or LGBT\u2014all while more children suffer. Neither the federal nor the state government should be financing discrimination. It\u2019s unlawful and immoral,\u201d said David Bernstein, President and CEO of JCPA. \u201cChildren should never be denied a safe, loving home simply because of a prospective parent\u2019s faith, race, or sexual orientation, especially in a state where 4,600 children are already in foster care and an additional 1,500 foster homes are needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite receiving taxpayer dollars, Miracle Hill Ministries requires that its employees, volunteers, and foster parents share its fundamentalist Christian faith, a policy that caught the South Carolina Department of Social Services\u2019 attention after a Jewish woman was reportedly turned away due to her faith.<\/p>\n<p>JCPA believes this waiver sets a dangerous precedent and will oppose this decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York, NY \u2013 The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) strongly opposes the Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 (HHS) decision to grant a waiver authorizing a government-funded South Carolina foster agency to discriminate against prospective foster parents on the basis of religion. 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