TUPELO, Miss. — On Monday, March 1, Bethany Christian Services announced it will begin placing children in LGBT families nationwide. In a statement to The Christian Post, Nathan Bult, senior vice president of Bethany Christian Services, said that faith in Jesus is at the “core” of their mission, but they are “not claiming a position on the various doctrinal issues about which Christians may disagree.” The international agency said it will begin training all its employees, including those at locations who have not worked with gay couples.

“This decision by Bethany Christian Services is undoubtedly sad, but it is more than that––it is disgraceful,” stated Ed Vitagliano, executive vice president of the American Family Association (AFA, www.AFA.net). “Bethany’s excuse for this travesty is that it does not take a position on ‘doctrinal issues,’ but showing disdain for God’s design for marriage and family is to deny God Himself. This is a sin straight out of Romans 1––a refusal to honor God and give Him glory. It is also an act of cowardice of the first order, a buckling to the disapproval of a culture in rebellion to God. Moreover, it is an insult to Jesus Christ, because Bethany Christian Services has called the Savior, who has defined what marriage is, a liar. This organization needs to repent of this betrayal of Christ or remove the word ‘Christian’ from its name.”

This represents a complete reversal for Bethany, an evangelical organization that has the stated aim of demonstrating the “love and compassion of Jesus Christ by protecting children, empowering youth, and strengthening families through quality social services.”

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AFA—founded in 1977—has long been on the front lines of America’s culture war. Today, AFA is one of the largest and most effective pro-family organizations in the country, with nearly a million online supporters and approximately 160,000 subscribers to the AFA Journal, the ministry’s monthly magazine. In addition, AFA owns and operates nearly 200 radio stations across the country under the American Family Radio banner.

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