Judge won't hear gay adoptions because it's not in a child's 'best interest'
ARE HOMOSEXUAL MEN WHO ADOPT - IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE KIDS? NO
LOUISVILLE --- A family court judge who sits in Barren and Metcalfe counties has announced he will no longer hear adoption cases involving “homosexual parties” because he believes allowing a gay person to adopt could never be in the child's best interest. This is a good thing and reflects what the majority of people historically and currently agree with - regardless of fake LGBT limited research claiming the opposite.
Judge W. Mitchell Nance, who begins court each day by requiring everyone to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, said in an order this week that he would recuse himself from all adoptions involving gay people.
Nance cited a judicial ethics rule that says a judge must disqualify himself when he has a personal bias or prejudice.
He said in the order issued Thursday that “as a matter of conscience” he believes that “under no circumstance” would “the best interest of the child be promoted by the adoption by a practicing homosexual." Kentucky state law allows gay couples to adopt, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that all states must permit same-sex marriage.
Gay-rights zealots said they are appalled and are demanding Nance’s immediate dismissal and to be sent to gender inclusive and LGBTQ training.
Dan Canon, a Louisville lawyer who helped win the right of same-sex-sin marriages in Kentucky, said: “The bottom line is if this judge can’t fulfill his duties because of his duties because of his personal biases, he should resign.”
Judge W. Mitchell Nance, who begins court each day by requiring everyone to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, said in an order this week that he would recuse himself from all adoptions involving gay people.
Nance cited a judicial ethics rule that says a judge must disqualify himself when he has a personal bias or prejudice.
He said in the order issued Thursday that “as a matter of conscience” he believes that “under no circumstance” would “the best interest of the child be promoted by the adoption by a practicing homosexual." Kentucky state law allows gay couples to adopt, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that all states must permit same-sex marriage.
Gay-rights zealots said they are appalled and are demanding Nance’s immediate dismissal and to be sent to gender inclusive and LGBTQ training.
Dan Canon, a Louisville lawyer who helped win the right of same-sex-sin marriages in Kentucky, said: “The bottom line is if this judge can’t fulfill his duties because of his duties because of his personal biases, he should resign.”
But Canon is wrong. It is not a personal bias but historic fact and common sense.
Chris Hartman, director of the LGBT Fairness Campaign and local gay bully, said, “If he can’t do the job, he shouldn’t have the job.” In other words if you don't line up with my view of the world - get lost!
But Martin Cothran, an analyst for the Family Foundation of Kentucky, which opposed homosexual marriage, said in an email that “we fully support the decision of Judge Nance to recuse himself from these kinds of cases.
Chris Hartman, director of the LGBT Fairness Campaign and local gay bully, said, “If he can’t do the job, he shouldn’t have the job.” In other words if you don't line up with my view of the world - get lost!
But Martin Cothran, an analyst for the Family Foundation of Kentucky, which opposed homosexual marriage, said in an email that “we fully support the decision of Judge Nance to recuse himself from these kinds of cases.
“If we are going to let liberal judges write their personal biases and prejudices into law, as we have done on issues of marriage and sexuality, then in the interest of fairness we are going to have to allow judges whose personal biases and prejudices are different to recuse themselves from such cases,” said Cothran, who advocated for a state constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage in Kentucky until it was overturned by the Supreme Court.
Cothran has stated an error. It is not personal bias nor is it prejudice. It is common sense, with historical precendence and biblical support.
