GOP Gov. Rick Snyder will decide whether to sign the antigay adoption bills.
Despite the fact that about
3,000 Michigan children await a home, the GOP-controlled Michigan Senate
passed three bills Wednesday that will allow publicly funded faith-based adoption agencies to refuse service to LGBT couples on religious grounds. The bills also passed the House and have proceeded to the desk of Gov. Rick Snyder, who has not said whether he will sign the legislation. Eclectablog
featured this quote from Democratic Congressman Dan Kildee of Flint:
"It is astounding to me that Republicans in Lansing, rather than working to fix Michigan's crumbling roads, instead chose to spend their time today codifying discrimination into state law. This latest package of anti-LGBT bills does nothing to create jobs or spur our state's economy. Instead, it gives the state a license to discriminate against loving Michigan families. The State Legislature should be ashamed of their misplaced priorities and I hope that Governor Snyder vetoes this package of extreme bills."
Advocates are urging Michigan residents to contact Snyder.