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    August 23, 2009

    N.J. Superior Court Denies Atheist Parents Right to Adopt.

    Time.com had an interesting article this morning about a N.J. Superior Court Judge's decision to deny a couple's adoption petition citing the the New Jersey state constitution which declares that "no person shall be deprived of the inestimable privilege of worshiping Almighty God in a manner agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience." The judge reasoned that "the child (a toddler) should have the freedom to worship as she sees fit, and not be influenced by prospective parents who do not believe in a Supreme Being." The judge raised this issue sua sponte.  The case has been appealed to N.J. Supreme Court. 

    Posted by on August 23, 2009 at 12:53 AM in Adoption, Constitutional Family Law Issues, Religion |

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