The Trench Reynolds Report

  • Mariska Hargitay Adopts a Baby

    Normally I don’t dabble in the affairs of entertainment gossip on my site and I stopped watching SVU years ago after it became too preachy but I just have to post about Mariska Hargitay adopting a new baby. As an adoptee myself I have to commend Ms. Hargitay for not only adopting a baby that…

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  • Florida gay adoption ban struck down

    Court: Florida Gay Adoption Ban Unconstitutional: Here’s something that may come as a surprise to some of my more conservative readers. I actually support gay marriage and this article about the Florida gay adoption ban being struck down is a good reason why. I make no bones about my stance of being pro-life because I…

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  • Do whites need training before parenting black children?

    Link NEW YORK (AP) — Several leading child welfare groups Tuesday urged an overhaul of federal laws dealing with transracial adoption, arguing that black children in foster care are ill-served by a “colorblind” approach meant to encourage their adoption by white families. Yet another proposed roadblock to making adoption more difficult in this country. It’s…

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  • Catholics not welcome to adopt

    Adoption Agency Rejects Catholic Parents: You have no idea how pissed off I am about this. As an adoptee and a semi-Catholic, this infuriates me to no end. So this “Christian” adoption agency in Mississippi called Bethany Christian Services does not allow Roman Catholics to adopt through their agency because Roman Catholicism conflicts with their…

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  • Florida Adoption Law Repealed

    Adoption Shame Law Struck Down: Thank God. For once Florida has gotten some sense. This was the law that required women who were giving babies up for adoption had to publish their sexual history in a local newspaper in case the father wants to protest the adoption. Again I say what made them think this…

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