Read a June 12, 2013 Huffington Post article about the discourse between religion and sexual orientation caused the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to accept homosexual scouts.

July 31, 2006, The Associated Press article the Vatican underscoring church policy by issuing a document urging Catholic and non-Catholic politicians to oppose laws giving rights to gays, including adoption. The article is posted Beliefnet.com and includes a link to the full document.

March 11, 2006, The Boston Globe article about Catholic Charities decision to end offering adoption services rather than comply with state law requiring that gays be allowed to adopt children (subscription required).

June 12, 2013, Michigan Radio article about Michigan adoption agencies that don’t work with same-sex couples.

June 18, 2013, Los Angeles Times article about Russia’s parliament voting to approve a law that bans the adoption of Russian orphans by foreign same-sex married couples or by single persons from countries where same-sex marriages are allowed.

March 12, 2006, The Washington Post editorial about courts ruling in favor of the rights of gay and lesbian parents.

An article from the September-October 2006 issue of Children’s Voice, the magazine of the Child Welfare League of America, which describes issues and considerations for agencies regarding gay adoption.

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life provides provides a resources page listing religious groups’ official positions on same-sex marriage.

Read a Nov. 8. 2012, article from Religion News Service, posted by the Huffington Post, about gay marriage in the 2012 elections. Voters in Maine, Maryland, and Washington state voted in favor of measures legalizing gay marriage. The 2012 election brought the total number of states what allow same-sex marriage to nine.