“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked rule, the people mourn.” Proverbs 29:2 (KJV).

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.

Jessica Bates became a single mother and widow after she lost her husband to a car crash. Ms. Bates, a Christian, sought to open her home to adopt a sibling pair, but the Oregon Department of Human Services denied her adoption application because her Christian beliefs wouldn’t allow her to “respect, accept and support… sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression” as the agency’s regulations require.

Ms. Bates has secured the services of Alliance Defending Freedom and she has filed a lawsuit against the agency for excluding her from adopting due to her Christian faith.