Department of Social Services
State Board of Social Services
Minimum Standards for Licensed Private Child-Placing Agencies
[22 VAC 40 ‑ 131]
On this Action:
CLOSED Opened on 9/12/2011 and Ended on 10/11/2011
This Final stage has been suspended.
The original comment forum for this stage had
comments.
View all comments
499 comments
| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Preserve Religious Freedom | E. Clarke | 10/11/11 11:59 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Stephen Rusinko, jr | 10/11/11 11:56 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Victoria Rusinko | 10/11/11 11:56 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Beth Hammond | 10/11/11 11:56 pm |
| It isn't discrimination! | Sarah | 10/11/11 11:55 pm |
| Children Are More Important Than Hate | Brekke Ferguson | 10/11/11 11:54 pm |
| Do not allow discrimination | Linda Kemp | 10/11/11 11:49 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Sue A. Huber | 10/11/11 11:47 pm |
| Child placement regulations | Steven H Murden | 10/11/11 11:44 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom - Keep the Regulations | Kathleen H | 10/11/11 11:38 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom. | Jackie Forbus | 10/11/11 11:36 pm |
| Do Not Discriminate Against the Originators of Adoption Services | Cathy Marshall, private citizen | 10/11/11 11:33 pm |
| Comment regarding Equality for Foster/Adoptive Parents | Sara Snowden, MSW | 10/11/11 11:32 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Mary H | 10/11/11 11:31 pm |
| Regulations re: Gay Adoption | John Marshall | 10/11/11 11:24 pm |
| Respect Religious Freedom | Mary R | 10/11/11 11:23 pm |
| It's simply time! | Jimmy Collins, Alexandria, Va | 10/11/11 11:17 pm |
| Do Not Discriminate Against the Originators of Adoption Services | Cathy Marshall | 10/11/11 11:17 pm |
| Children First | Kimberly | 10/11/11 11:16 pm |
| Do Not Discriminate | Glenda P | 10/11/11 11:13 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Fran Waddell | 10/11/11 11:12 pm |
| Do Not Discriminate Against the Originators of Adoption Services | Cathy Marshall | 10/11/11 11:11 pm |
| Gay as | John Marshall | 10/11/11 11:10 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Jenny | 10/11/11 11:08 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Desiree Day | 10/11/11 11:04 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Heather Gragg | 10/11/11 10:58 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Dana D. | 10/11/11 10:58 pm |
| Support Nondiscrimination Protections and the child’s best interest | Tiara Davis | 10/11/11 10:56 pm |
| Controlling our families, bodies and identities. | Salem Acuna | 10/11/11 10:55 pm |
| Dont deny a child | Ashley H | 10/11/11 10:49 pm |
| We support | The Big Boat Company | 10/11/11 10:48 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Sue Bailey | 10/11/11 10:47 pm |
| Gay Adoption Rights | William Lipsett | 10/11/11 10:47 pm |
| Faith Based Organizations Must Be Protected | Christine | 10/11/11 10:45 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Edward S. Jones, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington | 10/11/11 10:44 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | A Francis Guidarelli | 10/11/11 10:43 pm |
| Support religious freedom | Paula and Donald Sisco | 10/11/11 10:42 pm |
| Inclusive Non-Discrimination Rules; Don't allow foster and adoption agencies to discriminate! | Lisa Blanton, PROUD Mother of a Gay Son | 10/11/11 10:41 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Linda Bolognesi | 10/11/11 10:38 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Joseph Harkins, father & grandfather | 10/11/11 10:35 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Joseph Harkins, father & grandfather | 10/11/11 10:35 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Whitney Moon | 10/11/11 10:34 pm |
| Adoption for Fit Parents | Stephen Casto | 10/11/11 10:33 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedm | Kathy Jordan | 10/11/11 10:31 pm |
| Defend Faith-Based Agencies | K. Rinaldo | 10/11/11 10:29 pm |
| preserve religious freedom for adoptions, permit people of faith to continue to choose likeminded | Kimbra Marble | 10/11/11 10:28 pm |
| Put children first -- do not discriminate | Jodi Fisler | 10/11/11 10:28 pm |
| Inclusive Non-Discrimination Rules | Jacob Blanton | 10/11/11 10:25 pm |
| PRESERVE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM | Rose M. Alais | 10/11/11 10:25 pm |
| Discrimination does not belong in adoption placement | Amy Kirk | 10/11/11 10:25 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Chris McKenna | 10/11/11 10:24 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Ellen Hardy | 10/11/11 10:20 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | Bernadette O'Brien | 10/11/11 10:20 pm |
| Legistration to Change Adoption Rules | Deborah Thrash | 10/11/11 10:20 pm |
| Child Placement | R. Fox | 10/11/11 10:20 pm |
| No discrimination in adoptions or foster care! | Jon Scher | 10/11/11 10:20 pm |
| joannaw.walker@gmail.com | Joanna Walker | 10/11/11 10:16 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom! | Erin | 10/11/11 10:16 pm |
| Give children what they need - love!!! | Kevin | 10/11/11 10:15 pm |
| Anti-discrimination policy should be inclusive! | Rosario Carrera | 10/11/11 10:14 pm |
| Non-Discrimination Issue-- Don't Allow Discrimination! | James Blanton | 10/11/11 10:09 pm |
| Reject any regulation that discriminates against faith-based child placement agencies | Ruby Nicdao | 10/11/11 10:09 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Patricia Lawton | 10/11/11 10:08 pm |
| preserve religious freedom! | Bernadette O'Brien | 10/11/11 10:06 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Linda Roberts | 10/11/11 10:05 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Barbie Wallace | 10/11/11 10:02 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Barbie Wallace | 10/11/11 10:02 pm |
| Adoption | Mike Ludwick | 10/11/11 10:01 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Paula Husselmann | 10/11/11 10:00 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Penny Lunsford | 10/11/11 9:57 pm |
| preserve religious freedom! | Rachael Grant | 10/11/11 9:56 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Kelly Pizzino | 10/11/11 9:56 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Jacquelin Branche | 10/11/11 9:52 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Birthmom | 10/11/11 9:50 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Patricia Coleman | 10/11/11 9:48 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Darlene | 10/11/11 9:48 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom in the Commonwealth | Mary E. Blodgett | 10/11/11 9:45 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | Kris Richard | 10/11/11 9:44 pm |
| No Discrimination in Adoption Regulations | Roland Winston | 10/11/11 9:43 pm |
| This is not a Religious nor LGBT issue | Danielle Smith, Registered Voter and Taxpayer | 10/11/11 9:34 pm |
| Preserve Faith based Adoptions | Henry M. Wentz | 10/11/11 9:32 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | N. Blodgett | 10/11/11 9:31 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Jo Anne & Eugene Lewandowski | 10/11/11 9:28 pm |
| Adoption Regulations | joyce s.scher, Mothers and Others | 10/11/11 9:27 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Maria Scott | 10/11/11 9:24 pm |
| Freedom of Religion | Margaret J Davies | 10/11/11 9:20 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Frank Russo | 10/11/11 9:19 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | Timothy Witt | 10/11/11 9:17 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom... | Peter Frank, Virginian. | 10/11/11 9:17 pm |
| No Discrimination in Adoption Regulations | G Crawford | 10/11/11 9:10 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Carrie Barnhouse | 10/11/11 9:10 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Georgia Edwards | 10/11/11 9:06 pm |
| perserve religious freedom | sueln napier | 10/11/11 9:05 pm |
| End Adoption Discrimination | M.S. | 10/11/11 9:05 pm |
| i support antidiscrimiation regulations for adoptions. | Cynthia Ramirez | 10/11/11 9:03 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Barbara Hoffman | 10/11/11 9:02 pm |
| gmarieedwards@verizon.net | Georgia Edwards | 10/11/11 8:59 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Kim McCluskey | 10/11/11 8:57 pm |
| Child Placement | Michelle Doran | 10/11/11 8:57 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Brandy Pope | 10/11/11 8:56 pm |
| Proposed rules that will govern Virginia-licensed adoption and foster care agencies. | Walt Surratt, self | 10/11/11 8:55 pm |
| Preserve Religous Freedom | Steve & Joan maddox | 10/11/11 8:55 pm |
| Family! Don't discriminate! | Irene Cahill | 10/11/11 8:54 pm |
| decrimination againist gays adpoting | tangie easterling | 10/11/11 8:54 pm |
| Preserve Reilgious Freedom | Bonnie C. Tingle | 10/11/11 8:54 pm |
| The time for change is now | Jennifer Michie, Virginia Resident | 10/11/11 8:52 pm |
| Don't pass the proposed regulation! | Marcia Kush | 10/11/11 8:51 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Krista Hodgkin | 10/11/11 8:49 pm |
| "Adopt new standards for licensed private child-placing agencies" WHY!! | Allen Kush "Christian" | 10/11/11 8:48 pm |
| No discrimination--for the sake of the kids | C.E. Johnson | 10/11/11 8:48 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | sla | 10/11/11 8:48 pm |
| Adoption Rules | Kaya Washington | 10/11/11 8:46 pm |
| Comment on Child Placement | Bethany Clayton | 10/11/11 8:45 pm |
| Not a matter of religious rights. | Rev. Alexa Slonin | 10/11/11 8:43 pm |
| We must preserve religious freedom! | Ron Jones | 10/11/11 8:41 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Dayle Reschick | 10/11/11 8:40 pm |
| Equal rights | Christy Troiano | 10/11/11 8:40 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Hilary Thomas | 10/11/11 8:38 pm |
| Use common sense, not discrimination | Angela Meyers, Federal Government | 10/11/11 8:37 pm |
| Support Non-discrimination in Adoption | H. Lucas Ginn | 10/11/11 8:35 pm |
| Discrimination should not be a barrier to kids finding loving homes. | Vickie Casey, School Counselor | 10/11/11 8:35 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Douglas & Lori Clark | 10/11/11 8:33 pm |
| Preserve Our Religious Freedom | Marilyn B. | 10/11/11 8:29 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Marilyn Gadomski, Liberty University | 10/11/11 8:25 pm |
| Religious freedom and what's best for kids... | Lance Warren | 10/11/11 8:23 pm |
| prohibit discrimination in placement for adoption | Susan Thomas | 10/11/11 8:22 pm |
| Children need a Family | Susan Anderson | 10/11/11 8:22 pm |
| Preserve Religious Rights | Tom Woolfolk | 10/11/11 8:22 pm |
| Rights of Faith Based Child Service Organizations | John | 10/11/11 8:22 pm |
| State-Licensed Adoption and Foster Care: No Place for Discrimination | James Parrish, Equality Virginia | 10/11/11 8:21 pm |
| Preserve Religous Freedom! | Teresa Young | 10/11/11 8:16 pm |
| Equality for GBLT in Adoptions | Flo Reeder | 10/11/11 8:15 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Wayne Cushing | 10/11/11 8:14 pm |
| Happy Children | Ron Hansen | 10/11/11 8:11 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Jeff and Pam Campbell | 10/11/11 8:09 pm |
| Preserving faith based adoption agencies | Amy Sims | 10/11/11 8:03 pm |
| Government needs to stay out of Faith based adoption process/separation of state and church applies | Ann Marie Foltz | 10/11/11 8:02 pm |
| Evangelical Lutheran supports ban on discrimination | Scott Binde, Evangelical Lutheran | 10/11/11 8:01 pm |
| I Support Non-Discriminatory Child Placement | Noel Greer | 10/11/11 7:57 pm |
| support anti-discrimination regulations that include sexual orientation | Michelle R. Kirby, Virginia Resident | 10/11/11 7:55 pm |
| Protect Civil Liberties | Rita M. Dunaway, The Rutherford Institute | 10/11/11 7:55 pm |
| All Virginia's Children Deserve Loving Homes | Eva N. Juncker, Virginia Attorney, obo National Center for Lesbian Rights | 10/11/11 7:53 pm |
| janejabbour@gmail.com | Jane Jabbour | 10/11/11 7:52 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Ben Stinson, St Mary of the Annunciation Church, Ladysmith, VA | 10/11/11 7:50 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | C Schlesinger | 10/11/11 7:49 pm |
| PRESERVE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM! | Rick | 10/11/11 7:49 pm |
| Preserve Religous Freedom | Tammy Hicks | 10/11/11 7:48 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Peter Church | 10/11/11 7:43 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Peter Church | 10/11/11 7:43 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | Doug and Julie Haley | 10/11/11 7:34 pm |
| Children need loving homes, period! | Rayven, Bright Parenting Magazine | 10/11/11 7:33 pm |
| Religious Freedom | steve | 10/11/11 7:26 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Charity Geddes | 10/11/11 7:24 pm |
| Child placement | Sarah Lanzman | 10/11/11 7:21 pm |
| GLBT Adoption Rights | Joy Shaughnessy | 10/11/11 7:19 pm |
| Adoption | Stephen Casto | 10/11/11 7:16 pm |
| Equality for ALL Virginians | Anna Hennessy | 10/11/11 7:16 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Laura Doss | 10/11/11 7:16 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Michael T. Murray | 10/11/11 7:13 pm |
| Comment on Adoption Rules | M Jones | 10/11/11 7:13 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedoms | Carey Forbus, Lighthouse Baptist Church | 10/11/11 7:10 pm |
| I Support Anti-Discrimination Protections In Adoption Regulations | Stephen Roberts | 10/11/11 7:06 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Margarita Guerrero | 10/11/11 7:05 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Devin Francis, Student | 10/11/11 7:02 pm |
| Support of anti-discrimination regulations for the adoption process. | Chip Atkins | 10/11/11 7:00 pm |
| Please don't implement prejudice | Richard Rutherford | 10/11/11 6:58 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | David Berry | 10/11/11 6:51 pm |
| Please Preserve Religious Freedom | L. Doseff | 10/11/11 6:48 pm |
| LGBT Support | M. Davidson | 10/11/11 6:46 pm |
| Don't deny a child a loving home because of sexual orientation | Todd Usher | 10/11/11 6:26 pm |
| Equality for Child Placement | Sheila E Trimble | 10/11/11 6:23 pm |
| No Arbitrary Discrimination Based on Prejudice | Miriam Regelson | 10/11/11 6:22 pm |
| lgbt adoption | kh | 10/11/11 6:21 pm |
| Speaking out against discrimination | Alison, artist/teacher/coach/advocate for children | 10/11/11 6:17 pm |
| A FAMILY for ALL Children | Deb Whitewood | 10/11/11 6:17 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Jay Liverman | 10/11/11 6:16 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Brian Wentz | 10/11/11 6:15 pm |
| Adoption Equality | Tamara Dunlap-Elkins | 10/11/11 6:14 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Catherine Hassinger | 10/11/11 6:11 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Lisa Hale | 10/11/11 6:10 pm |
| God created family...NOT MAN!!! | Preserve Religious Freedom | 10/11/11 6:10 pm |
| No Discrimination! | Mary Kay Popec-Snow, Foster and Adoptive Parent, City of Alexandria | 10/11/11 6:09 pm |
| Conscience is key | Thomas Cole | 10/11/11 6:09 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Jane Elaine | 10/11/11 6:07 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Jane Elaine | 10/11/11 6:07 pm |
| Gay Adoption | Roxanne Edwards, Architect | 10/11/11 6:04 pm |
| Family is love. | E.W. Kreamer | 10/11/11 6:03 pm |
| Love Makes a Family, Not Politics | Sue | 10/11/11 6:01 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Denver Peschken | 10/11/11 6:00 pm |
| Anti-discrimination! | Sandra Ogletree | 10/11/11 5:59 pm |
| Loving Homes for Children | William Conkle | 10/11/11 5:58 pm |
| Equal rights for all Virginians | Susannah Harvey | 10/11/11 5:56 pm |
| VA Hum Rts Act Makes It Agst the Pub Policy of the Cwlth to Allow Religious Discr in Adoption | Claire Guthrie Gastanaga, CG2 Legal Strategies | 10/11/11 5:56 pm |
| In support of equal protection for adoptive parents | Steven Wright | 10/11/11 5:55 pm |
| Child Placement | Marianne Vakiener | 10/11/11 5:54 pm |
| Child Placement Regulations | Cynthia Funk | 10/11/11 5:53 pm |
| Please Be Fair | Eric DiDomenico | 10/11/11 5:53 pm |
| I support traditional family adoption | S. Bragg | 10/11/11 5:47 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom and Faith-Based Adoption Agencies | Mary Cheston | 10/11/11 5:44 pm |
| non-discrimination | P Fowler | 10/11/11 5:43 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Heather Kirk | 10/11/11 5:42 pm |
| Support anti-discrimination in adoption regs | Stephanie Rodriguez, Alliance for Progressive Values | 10/11/11 5:42 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Joe Don and Pam Dickenson | 10/11/11 5:37 pm |
| Preserve Religous Freedom | Angie Witt | 10/11/11 5:36 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Erin Vinersar | 10/11/11 5:35 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Carol Godwin | 10/11/11 5:30 pm |
| It's the child that matters | Lisa Cumbey | 10/11/11 5:30 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | carol godwin | 10/11/11 5:30 pm |
| Child Placement | John Barnes | 10/11/11 5:28 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedon | Barbara DeWolf | 10/11/11 5:26 pm |
| Disappointed | Claire Tuite, APV member and local business owner | 10/11/11 5:24 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom! | Agatha Dowd | 10/11/11 5:21 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Nessa Parks | 10/11/11 5:20 pm |
| Your Job is to Protect Our Children | Pat Kelly | 10/11/11 5:17 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Karen Scanlon, Private Citizen | 10/11/11 5:14 pm |
| protect religious freedom | ruth kulick | 10/11/11 5:12 pm |
| To the State Board of Social Services | Natalie Norman | 10/11/11 5:11 pm |
| Decency in Placing Children in Loving Homes | Mark Blacknell | 10/11/11 5:11 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Patrick J. Kelly | 10/11/11 5:09 pm |
| Adoption Rules Reform | Linda Knight | 10/11/11 5:09 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Caroline Goode | 10/11/11 5:07 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Joshua Murray | 10/11/11 5:06 pm |
| LGBT Parenst should be allowed to adopt. | Charles Dyson | 10/11/11 5:06 pm |
| Virginians in favor of equality | Mary-Katherine Funk | 10/11/11 5:05 pm |
| Please allow me the chance to prove you wrong... | Alex Ledgerwood | 10/11/11 5:04 pm |
| lgbt rights | timothy conard, private citizen of the united states of america | 10/11/11 5:00 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Rachel | 10/11/11 4:58 pm |
| Please support the proposed anti-discrimination regulations! | Michelle Carmon, Private Citizen | 10/11/11 4:58 pm |
| Comments on Child Placement Regulations | Robert G. Atkins | 10/11/11 4:57 pm |
| NO DISCRIMINATION! | MBD, GSAatJSRCC | 10/11/11 4:57 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Deanne Hamlette, FLS | 10/11/11 4:54 pm |
| Please restore the non-discrimination clause | Michele Ren | 10/11/11 4:53 pm |
| Support rules that prohibit discrimination of LGBT people | Francis F. | 10/11/11 4:52 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Thomas McGrath | 10/11/11 4:52 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom! | Agatha Dowd | 10/11/11 4:51 pm |
| LOVE IS LOVE! | Elizebeth C | 10/11/11 4:51 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Pat Mudd, Social Worker | 10/11/11 4:50 pm |
| Comment on Child Placement | Carrie Darling | 10/11/11 4:49 pm |
| no discrimination in adoptions | Susan Domke | 10/11/11 4:49 pm |
| I support nondiscrimination protections for prospective parents. | Michelle Rodgers | 10/11/11 4:48 pm |
| Keep all of the Non-Discrimination provisions please! | Colleen M. Quinn, The Adoption & Surrogacy Law Center at LPD&Q | 10/11/11 4:44 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Ivan David Doseff | 10/11/11 4:44 pm |
| Put the children first | Kimberly Miller | 10/11/11 4:39 pm |
| Gay adoption and fostering rule making process | Donald E. Shuemaker Jr | 10/11/11 4:37 pm |
| Comment From the Adoption Institute | Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute | 10/11/11 4:34 pm |
| Adoption Equality | Susan Rigby | 10/11/11 4:31 pm |
| RE: Foster care and adoption | Rachel Fletcher | 10/11/11 4:27 pm |
| Gay and lesbieans rights | Malissa | 10/11/11 4:25 pm |
| Attention policy makers... | Rachel Kopelovich Douglas, Virginia Commonwealth University | 10/11/11 4:19 pm |
| Non Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Religious Affiliation | Roger Ritenour | 10/11/11 4:19 pm |
| New regulations prohibiting discrimination in adoption policies | April Holmes | 10/11/11 4:19 pm |
| Just like you... | Annette Sherman | 10/11/11 4:19 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Karen Klugh | 10/11/11 4:17 pm |
| Speak out against the cycle of discrimination! | Samantha Thurman | 10/11/11 4:17 pm |
| Child Placement | Jennifer Surratt | 10/11/11 4:15 pm |
| It's all about the kids, right? At least it SHOULD be. | KMO | 10/11/11 4:13 pm |
| Support for proposed adoption regulations | Leah Fremouw | 10/11/11 4:13 pm |
| Adoption Equality | J. Harold A. Boyd | 10/11/11 4:10 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Matthew Langevin | 10/11/11 4:07 pm |
| Doesn't Make Sense | Lesbian Adoptive Mother of 2 | 10/11/11 4:05 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | veronica mcdonnell | 10/11/11 4:03 pm |
| Adoption Changes | Christy Dalton | 10/11/11 4:01 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Jan Abel | 10/11/11 4:00 pm |
| Adoption | Charles Sweet | 10/11/11 3:59 pm |
| Please Allow All Couples to Adopt | Chris Lisieski | 10/11/11 3:59 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | Stacey - WCC - Blacksburg, VA | 10/11/11 3:58 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom & Faith-Based Services | Richard T. Kaplar, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Arlington | 10/11/11 3:57 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Elizabeth Molochko | 10/11/11 3:57 pm |
| Revise this regulation immediately. | Alan Crouch | 10/11/11 3:55 pm |
| Virginia's discriminatory adoption policies | Jennifer S. | 10/11/11 3:55 pm |
| Adoption decisions should not be based on factors other than the best interests of the child | Laura Goren | 10/11/11 3:50 pm |
| Adoption Regulation | Jennifer Skidmore | 10/11/11 3:46 pm |
| Adoption/Foster Care rules | Sherman Bamford | 10/11/11 3:44 pm |
| Comment on Child Placement | O.D. Systems | 10/11/11 3:43 pm |
| I support adoption equality | Annie Parker | 10/11/11 3:40 pm |
| State Board of Social Services Foster/Adoption Rules | Melissa Capers | 10/11/11 3:37 pm |
| Virginia, Do It For The Children!! | Tanya Washington, Associate Professor of Law, Georgia State College of Law | 10/11/11 3:35 pm |
| State Board of Social Services | D.E. Coghill | 10/11/11 3:34 pm |
| Please Preserve Religious Freedom | Erik Lenz | 10/11/11 3:29 pm |
| End Discriminatory Policies in Adoption and Foster Care | M. Andino | 10/11/11 3:26 pm |
| Adoption and Foster Care Requires Good Parents and Care Givers | Amy Stern | 10/11/11 3:25 pm |
| End Discrimination in VA | Ashley D | 10/11/11 3:25 pm |
| Adoption Equality | Eileen Hanning | 10/11/11 3:24 pm |
| Adoption Discrimination | Cynthia Williams | 10/11/11 3:23 pm |
| Allow adoption by homosexual parents - do not discriminate | Sarah Bayldon | 10/11/11 3:21 pm |
| Use common sense and the Constitution, not Charles Dickens, in adoption and fosterage cases | Fred Krohn, Vanishing Tower | 10/11/11 3:21 pm |
| Make child placement non-discriminatory | Arthur Knight | 10/11/11 3:18 pm |
| Children should be placed with loving parents | Laura Schewel | 10/11/11 3:14 pm |
| Children need a loving home! Don't discriminate! | Vilkas | 10/11/11 3:11 pm |
| Child Placement- Against Discrimination | Becky Billingsley | 10/11/11 3:09 pm |
| No discrimination in Virginia adoption rules | Elizabeth Kaplan, Virginia Resident | 10/11/11 3:06 pm |
| Proposed Regulations | Robert J. Smith | 10/11/11 3:01 pm |
| The Child's Interest Trumps Bigotry | Charles Ford, Chair, History, Norfolk State University | 10/11/11 3:01 pm |
| GLBT Adopting Children | Randy Sutphin | 10/11/11 3:00 pm |
| Anti Discrimination Policies | Alexandra Winters | 10/11/11 2:57 pm |
| Comment on Child Placement | Richard Schultz | 10/11/11 2:48 pm |
| Respect the right of ALL to parent | Terry Larkin | 10/11/11 2:47 pm |
| End adoption restrictions | Joseph Richards, Virginia resident | 10/11/11 2:45 pm |
| Do not allow discrimination | Dan Gordon | 10/11/11 2:42 pm |
| Virginia's adoption agencies should not discriminate against Virginians. | Allison Rollison | 10/11/11 2:39 pm |
| Child Placing Agencies | Edward Pezzullo HDMA | 10/11/11 2:37 pm |
| Adoption rules | Marc DeFrancis | 10/11/11 2:35 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Mary Hazzard | 10/11/11 2:34 pm |
| End Discrimination | Deva Kyle | 10/11/11 2:30 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Trisha Raines | 10/11/11 2:27 pm |
| Gay adoption | Dawn Gaimaro | 10/11/11 2:26 pm |
| Child Placement | Peter Sokol | 10/11/11 2:25 pm |
| Homos are people, too! | Alex E Barringer | 10/11/11 2:22 pm |
| Adoption regulations | Tarina Keene | 10/11/11 2:17 pm |
| EQUALITY FOR ALL VIRGINIA RESIDENTS | Joshua T Morris | 10/11/11 2:17 pm |
| Anti Discrimination Protections | Tara Gibson | 10/11/11 2:17 pm |
| Support faith based agencies | Diana A Dougherty | 10/11/11 2:14 pm |
| Please preserve religious freedom. | Larua Logan | 10/11/11 2:11 pm |
| Equality for Virginia Families | Nicole Welds | 10/11/11 2:11 pm |
| Don't Adopt Children to Homosexuals | Judy Pollock | 10/11/11 2:09 pm |
| Discrimmination against faith-based agencies | Cynthia L. Ticknor | 10/11/11 2:09 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Tim Heffron | 10/11/11 2:08 pm |
| Support Anti Discrimination Language in Adoption Rules | Robert L. Reis II | 10/11/11 2:07 pm |
| Adoption of foster children | Lisa | 10/11/11 2:04 pm |
| Equal rights for adoption | Marshall O'Leary | 10/11/11 2:03 pm |
| Social Services considering rules that would prohibit discrimation | Jason Willis | 10/11/11 2:01 pm |
| traditional homes | Cathy Wiggins | 10/11/11 2:00 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Mary Therrell | 10/11/11 1:59 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Dr. G Lee Wiggins, Pastor of Living Hope Bible Church, Rural Retreat, VA | 10/11/11 1:54 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Loura Turner | 10/11/11 1:50 pm |
| Adoption for All Virginians | Susan Kidd | 10/11/11 1:50 pm |
| I oppose removal of language prohibiting discrimination in adoption through private agencies | Lora Toothman | 10/11/11 1:50 pm |
| preserve faith based agencies | Kathleen Feick | 10/11/11 1:49 pm |
| PRESERVE RELIGIOUS LIBERTY! | Elizabeth Kernan, Private Citizen | 10/11/11 1:47 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | Angela Fortunato | 10/11/11 1:47 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Katherine- Catholic Diocese of Arlington | 10/11/11 1:43 pm |
| Please maintain traditional family placements and do not discriminate against faith-based agencies | D. Anderson (individual) | 10/11/11 1:43 pm |
| Reject regulation | Candace Banks | 10/11/11 1:43 pm |
| Prevent discrimination against children. Put the KIDS FIRST! | Mark Hiner | 10/11/11 1:43 pm |
| Religious Freedom, or violate the law! | John R. Wilkes, Knights of Columbus | 10/11/11 1:39 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Virginia H. Curd | 10/11/11 1:38 pm |
| Support Anit-Discrimination Protections for Adoption | Nicole Anderson Ellis | 10/11/11 1:35 pm |
| Please do not discriminate. | Patty DeBusk | 10/11/11 1:32 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Katherine M. Rings | 10/11/11 1:30 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | S. P. Libera | 10/11/11 1:28 pm |
| Support children - Do not discriminate | Roseana Bess | 10/11/11 1:26 pm |
| Religious freedom is not the same as protecting children! | Lainey Raynes, a citizen of VA | 10/11/11 1:26 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | Catherine Loughlin | 10/11/11 1:24 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | JKB, Citizen of the Commonwealth of Virginia | 10/11/11 1:24 pm |
| Ban Discrimination Against Loving Families | Emily J. Martin, V.P. and Gen. Counsel, National Women's Law Center | 10/11/11 1:21 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Victor Soehngen | 10/11/11 1:20 pm |
| Adoption | Adena Dannouf | 10/11/11 1:17 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | William Woodruff | 10/11/11 1:17 pm |
| adoption regulations | Donald McEachin | 10/11/11 1:17 pm |
| Divided nation | Elizabeth Wood | 10/11/11 1:13 pm |
| Protect children in our state | Vicki Yeroian, Young Democrats at VCU | 10/11/11 1:12 pm |
| Faith Based adoption orgs have a mandate from the birth parents! | Robert and Elisabeth L. Hall | 10/11/11 1:12 pm |
| Adoption descrimination in Virginia | Kris Morley-Nikfar | 10/11/11 1:06 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Patrick Sullivan | 10/11/11 1:05 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | David Alexander | 10/11/11 1:03 pm |
| Adoption | Tony London | 10/11/11 12:58 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Deborah Spagnoli, St. Mary's Catholic Church | 10/11/11 12:58 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Ken Cornelius | 10/11/11 12:57 pm |
| Excerpt from VCC on Faith-Based Adoption & Government Intrusion | Barbara Lizana | 10/11/11 12:52 pm |
| Love does not discriminate | Windy Glahn | 10/11/11 12:52 pm |
| No Discrimination in Foster Care and Adoptions | Leslie Little | 10/11/11 12:51 pm |
| Equality in Adoptive Rights | Benno Stamurs | 10/11/11 12:38 pm |
| Adoption | Garland Tillery | 10/11/11 12:37 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Mrs. M. Munson | 10/11/11 12:37 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Battinto L. Batts, Sr. | 10/11/11 12:33 pm |
| Adoption Rules | Victoria Luke | 10/11/11 12:33 pm |
| Adoption Rules | Cait | 10/11/11 12:32 pm |
| In Support of Adoption Equality | Johannes M. Clouser, Concerned Citizen | 10/11/11 12:30 pm |
| Adoption | Jim Vass | 10/11/11 12:26 pm |
| I support adoption by homosexual parents | Rachel | 10/11/11 12:25 pm |
| "Preserve religious freedom" | Meredith Ford | 10/11/11 12:24 pm |
| That government is best which governs least - Support Virginia's Children and STOP Discrimination | Mark Deutsch | 10/11/11 12:19 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Robert Quirin | 10/11/11 12:19 pm |
| Yes to equality in the adoption process | Bob kenney, Resident of Virginia | 10/11/11 12:17 pm |
| I support the right of all suitable families to adopt, gay or straight. | Northern Virginia Mother | 10/11/11 12:14 pm |
| adoption to gay parents | heather johnson | 10/11/11 12:14 pm |
| I do not support the proposed discriminatory policies of VA adoption law. | adrianne hairston | 10/11/11 12:13 pm |
| Regarding the proposed change to adoption rules by the State Board of Social Services | Forrest Meghan George, private citizen | 10/11/11 12:11 pm |
| Support Adoption Equality | Shirley Brothwell | 10/11/11 12:09 pm |
| adoption equality | Casey Dokoupil | 10/11/11 12:07 pm |
| adoption policy | David Ensign, Clarendon Presbyterian Church | 10/11/11 12:05 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | Tricia M.Harmon - PRAYUSA | 10/11/11 11:54 am |
| 22 VAC 40-131-170(B) expands choice and options for vulnerable children | Cheryl Buford | 10/11/11 11:52 am |
| Comments against discrimination in child fostering/adoption process | Karla L. Miller | 10/11/11 11:48 am |
| Adoption Equality | Sharon Stein | 10/11/11 11:46 am |
| "preserve Religious Fredom"l | Holy Family Catholic Church with 12;000:00 church members | 10/11/11 11:45 am |
| "preserve Religious Fredom"l | Holy Family Catholic Church with 12;000:00 church members | 10/11/11 11:45 am |
| preserve religious freedom | Tim Bruckner | 10/11/11 11:44 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Susan Rando | 10/11/11 11:44 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Eva Palmer | 10/11/11 11:42 am |
| Discrimination by Adoption Agencies is unacceptable | Nine Members and Friends, Rock Spring Church | 10/11/11 11:42 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Alison Ballou | 10/11/11 11:41 am |
| comments on adoption regulations | David M. Bernard, Democratic Candidate for State Senate, District 10 | 10/11/11 11:39 am |
| Toleration of religious beliefs | Steve Myers | 10/11/11 11:39 am |
| Adoption Rules | Christopher Campbell | 10/11/11 11:33 am |
| Social Services: Non-Discrimination Adoption Policy | William Lechert, Booz Allen Hamilton | 10/11/11 11:32 am |
| Proposed Adoption Rules | Peter Rousselot | 10/11/11 11:32 am |
| Please allow all children access to loving homes! | Julia Weed | 10/11/11 11:32 am |
| I support religious freedom | Ania Clanton | 10/11/11 11:31 am |
| supporting adoption | mike w | 10/11/11 11:26 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Lucille B. Ruth | 10/11/11 11:23 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | John K. McCulla | 10/11/11 11:20 am |
| Adoption Equality | Elise Horning | 10/11/11 11:17 am |
| Adoption/Foster parenting by LGBT persons | B.H. | 10/11/11 11:16 am |
| Protect Religious Liberty and Natural Rights | James Bell, American Principles Project | 10/11/11 11:16 am |
| Children deserve loving, committed homes, not discrimination. | Fawn Pfohl | 10/11/11 11:12 am |
| Support for faith based adoption agencies | Clendon Henderson | 10/11/11 11:10 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Ken and Margaret Whitehead | 10/11/11 11:10 am |
| stop decrimination | Linda Major, RN | 10/11/11 11:08 am |
| Children are first , not political agenda | Paula Burrows | 10/11/11 11:05 am |
| child placement | Madelyn Campbell | 10/11/11 11:02 am |
| Adoption for all | Lee G. Hanchey | 10/11/11 11:00 am |
| Equality in the Adoption Process | Joel McDonald | 10/11/11 11:00 am |
| for the best interest of children | Katie Toth | 10/11/11 10:58 am |
| It isn't who we fall in love with that defines us as human beings | Heather L. Anderson | 10/11/11 10:56 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Elvira V Banks | 10/11/11 10:53 am |
| No discrimination in Virginia's adoption and foster system | Michael Sutphin | 10/11/11 10:52 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Barbara Walbrecht | 10/11/11 10:50 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Michael von Spakovsky | 10/11/11 10:47 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Kathy Brown | 10/11/11 10:47 am |
| Social Services Board Adoption Rules | Tigran Muradyan | 10/11/11 10:45 am |
| Religious Freedom | Pamela Anstead | 10/11/11 10:45 am |
| The Board can and should enact nondiscrimination provisions | Rebecca Glenberg, ACLU of Virginia | 10/11/11 10:43 am |
| Homosexual Marriage and Adoption | Kim Hypes | 10/11/11 10:42 am |
| Adoption Issues | Fred Batschelet | 10/11/11 10:42 am |
| Adoption and Foster Care Placement | Catherine Calletto | 10/11/11 10:39 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Marie M. Ward | 10/11/11 10:37 am |
| LGBTQ Adoption | Suzanne Hogg | 10/11/11 10:36 am |
| Preserve religious freedom placement | Carol Michael | 10/11/11 10:34 am |
| A Father and a Mother | Tim | 10/11/11 10:33 am |
| Support for the April 20 Decision | Jo Anne Scott Webb Va resident, adoptive parent | 10/11/11 10:31 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Mrs. Susan M. Majewski | 10/11/11 10:30 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Jennifer Meade | 10/11/11 10:29 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | James Albright | 10/11/11 10:28 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Linda Riva | 10/11/11 10:26 am |
| Freedom for people of Faith | Susan McCready | 10/11/11 10:23 am |
| Preserve Freedom!! | Concerned Catholic | 10/11/11 10:22 am |
| Protect those who can't protect themselves | Jan | 10/11/11 10:17 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Jennifer Denion | 10/11/11 10:16 am |
| Adoption and foster parent policy. | Jim Shaw | 10/11/11 10:14 am |
| Please Preserve Religious Freedom and respect Faith Based agencies | Kathy Mallard, Candidate, 48th District, VA House of Delegates | 10/11/11 10:13 am |
| Preserve and Protect Religious Freedom | Sue Campbell Freivald MSN | 10/11/11 10:08 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Kay Bacharach | 10/11/11 10:07 am |
| Support religious freedom and keep private agencies operating | Peggy Monihan | 10/11/11 10:06 am |
| Support religious freedom and keep private agencies operating | Peggy Monihan | 10/11/11 10:06 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Christopher Karanski | 10/11/11 10:04 am |
| Every Child Deserves a Loving Home | Kerry M. | 10/11/11 10:00 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Jean Marie Gaspar | 10/11/11 9:58 am |
| preserve religious freedom | Anne Knasel | 10/11/11 9:56 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Paul S. Gibson | 10/11/11 9:53 am |
| Preserve religious freedom and protect children | Lana Schexnayder | 10/11/11 9:50 am |
| State should not allow its licensed adoption agencies to discriminate. | Charles Stephen Padgett, private individual, voter in Virginia | 10/11/11 9:50 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Patrick Smith | 10/11/11 9:49 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Jim Calvin | 10/11/11 9:48 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Jim Calvin | 10/11/11 9:47 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Lisa McNerney | 10/11/11 9:47 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Lisa McNerney | 10/11/11 9:47 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Richard S Baker, Virginia citizen | 10/11/11 9:45 am |
| Please preserve religious freedom | Linda Komp | 10/11/11 9:41 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Tim Magin | 10/11/11 9:41 am |
| tedunc@gmail.com | Timothy Duncan | 10/11/11 9:39 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Michael K. Bartnick, U.S. Citizen, Virginia Resident | 10/11/11 9:39 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom! | Rachel Pocta | 10/11/11 9:39 am |
| Discrimination against faith-based placement agencies | Marilyn Greene | 10/11/11 9:38 am |
| Support of the Antidiscrimination View and Proposal | Clement Danish Jr | 10/11/11 9:37 am |
| Stop Discrimination and Start Protecting our Children | Mark Falls | 10/11/11 9:36 am |
| preserve religious freedom | Karen Lahr | 10/11/11 9:34 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Phyllis Patrick | 10/11/11 9:33 am |
| Support Virginia's Children and STOP Discrimination | John Dougherty, Virginia Home for Boys and Girls | 10/11/11 9:32 am |
| Regulatory action on adoptions | Pam Kovach | 10/11/11 9:31 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Diane Hamilton | 10/11/11 9:30 am |
| Adoption of children to Homosexuals? | David Abbott | 10/11/11 9:29 am |
| Preserve Religious Rights | Anne Lawson | 10/11/11 9:28 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Rosalyn B. Johnson | 10/11/11 9:27 am |
| preserve religious freedom | Marty Moran | 10/11/11 9:26 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Reverend Kevin Larsen | 10/11/11 9:24 am |
| Insure Religious Freedom | Jo Ann McCracken | 10/11/11 9:23 am |
| adoption regs | Deirdre Cochran | 10/11/11 9:18 am |
| Preserver religious freedom | Sofia Olkiewicz | 10/11/11 9:14 am |
| Gay adoption | Terri Bard | 10/11/11 9:11 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Lisa Marcantonio, citizen | 10/11/11 9:11 am |
| Every Child Deserves a Family | Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director, Family Equality Council | 10/11/11 9:10 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | P. Kershaw | 10/11/11 9:06 am |
| Preserve Religous Freedom | Sean Garvey | 10/11/11 9:06 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Ellen Judy | 10/11/11 9:03 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Jack Dunn, citizen in Lynchburg, VA | 10/11/11 8:55 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Laurie D'Antonio | 10/11/11 8:52 am |
| Preserve religious freedom! Adoption based on ones beliefs is a basic right. | Kathy Roper | 10/11/11 8:51 am |
| Proof that we are just like everyone else | Cara stutzman | 10/11/11 8:51 am |
| Comment on Adoption Rules | PJ Sykes | 10/11/11 8:51 am |
| Preserve religious freedom! Adoption based on ones beliefs is a basic right. | Kathy Roper | 10/11/11 8:51 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Rhonda Russell | 10/11/11 8:49 am |
| State Board of Social Services, Proposed regulations | Richard B. Zorn, Attorney | 10/11/11 8:45 am |
| Adoption standards 22 VAC 40-131 | Bernard Hyde | 10/11/11 8:43 am |
| Any qualified adult should be able to adopt! | Nikki Eubanks | 10/11/11 8:42 am |
| Uphold Religious Freedom | Cory Lyman | 10/11/11 8:38 am |
| Adoption Rules | Ciara Martin | 10/11/11 8:33 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | A M Floyd | 10/11/11 8:22 am |
| anti-discrimination | monnie steele | 10/11/11 8:21 am |
1 comments hidden due to violation of Town Hall policy
Trouble posting comments? These pages have been tested with multiple versions of all the major browsers.
If you have trouble: (1) try another computer if you have access to one, (2) try another browser if your computer has one installed (3) contact
Town Hall support staff for assistance.