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“Common Sense Won Out” as State Puts Children’s Interests “Above Divisive Ideologies”, by Charles J. Russo – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

“Common Sense Won Out” as State Puts Children’s Interests “Above Divisive Ideologies”, by Charles J. Russo

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By Charles J. Russo, Catholic World Report, March 27, 2026

Charles J. Russo, M.Div., J.D., Ed.D., Joseph Panzer Chair of Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences (SEHS), Director of SEHS’s Ph.D. Program in Educational Leadership, and Research Professor of Law in the School of Law at the University of Dayton, OH, specializes in issues involving education and the law with a special focus on religious freedom. …

In Wutoi v. Winters, Vermont finally dismissed the state’s “gender-affirming” policies, marking another court victory for both foster children and religious liberty.

Recent controversies have swirled around whether Christians holding true to their deeply held religious beliefs can serve as foster and/or adoptive parents for children because of state-mandated gender ideology mandates.

However, the tide may be turning.

Since July 2025, a widow in Oregon prevailed in being allowed to adopt two siblings she cared for as a foster mother, two married couples in Massachusetts in December 2025, and most recently, another pair of husbands and wives in Vermont, in February 2026, successfully challenged policies denying them opportunities to continue caring for needy children solely due to their refusal to violate their Christian beliefs by complying with state gender policies inconsistent with their faiths. …

“Common Sense Won Out” as State Puts Children’s Interests “Above Divisive Ideologies”, by Charles J. Russo

Young Spanish Woman Ends Life by Euthanasia Despite Family’s Pleas, by Angeline Tan

ABC/CBS/NBC Mostly Ignore Trump’s Popular SAVE America Act, by Geoffrey Dicken

By Charles J. Russo, Catholic World Report, March 27, 2026

In Wutoi v. Winters, Vermont finally dismissed the state’s “gender-affirming” policies, marking another court victory for both foster children and religious liberty.

Recent controversies have swirled around whether Christians holding true to their deeply held religious beliefs can serve as foster and/or adoptive parents for children because of state-mandated gender ideology mandates.

However, the tide may be turning.

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