When their plans for the boy fell through, the couple could not find another agency willing to assist them with an out-of-state adoption, Ms. Rutan-Ram said. The couple, who live in Knoxville, are ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Multiple bills filed this week in the Tennessee General Assembly would allow adoption agencies to deny services to same-sex couples based on religious objections.. One bill ...

A Knoxville couple is suing the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, saying a state-sponsored Christian-based adoption agency refused to help them because they are Jewish.

In Tennessee there were 81 licensed child-placing agencies that served 9,600 children in fiscal 2018 -- either through adoptions, foster care, group homes or some other format. Most do not receive ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee lawmakers passed a controversial measure this week that protects religious adoption agencies if they choose to discriminate against same-sex couples. The bill ...

A Knoxville couple is suing the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, saying a state-sponsored Christian-based adoption agency refused to help them because they are Jewish. It is the ...

A couple in Tennessee are suing the state government after a religious adoption agency allegedly refused to help them because they were Jewish. The lawsuit, filed by Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan ...

Tennessee is joining 10 other states in allowing adoption agencies to refuse to work with same-sex couples. The new law's proponents say it allows adoption agencies to follow their religious beliefs.

The governor of Tennessee is catching heat for signing a bill that allows religious-based adoption agencies the right to deny services to anyone, including LGBTQ families. The measure, which Gov ...

Tennessee lawmakers this week introduced a set of bills that would allow adoption agencies to deny services to LGBT couples on religious grounds. One bill, filed by state Sen. Joey Hensley (R) and ...

A 2020 Tennessee law provides legal protections for religious adoption agencies that deny services based on religious or moral beliefs. A Jewish couple denied foster care training by a Christian ...

Multiple bills filed this week in the Tennessee General Assembly would allow adoption agencies to deny services to same-sex couples based on religious objections. One bill, filed by Sen. Joey ...