Könsneutrala äktenskap och religionsfriheten

En mycket läsvärd artikel i Weekly Standard, Banned in Boston: The coming conflict between same-sex marriage and religious liberty, tar upp ett fall inneburit en kollision mellan lagen om könsneutrala äktenskap i Massachusetts och utövandet av religionsfrihet. De stora förlorarna i detta fall är barnen:

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BOSTON made the announcement on March 10: It was getting out of the adoption business. "We have encountered a dilemma we cannot resolve. . . . The issue is adoption to same-sex couples."

It was shocking news. Catholic Charities of Boston, one of the nation's oldest adoption agencies, had long specialized in finding good homes for hard to place kids. "Catholic Charities was always at the top of the list," Paula Wisnewski, director of adoption for the Home for Little Wanderers, told the Boston Globe. "It's a shame because it is certainly going to mean that fewer children from foster care are going to find permanent homes." Marylou Sudders, president of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, said simply, "This is a tragedy for kids."

How did this tragedy happen?