This link has been bookmarked by 23 people . It was first bookmarked on 03 Jan 2008, by Clay Burell.
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27 Aug 09
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Superior Court Judge William Camarata raised the religious issue.
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Judge Camarata denied the Burkes' right to the child because of their lack of belief in a Supreme Being
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no person shall be deprived of the inestimable privilege of worshiping Almighty God in a manner agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience.
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the child should have the freedom to worship as she sees fit, and not be influenced by prospective parents who do not believe in a Supreme Being."
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If they fail in their appeal, Eleanor Katherine may have to leave the only family she has ever known and await adoption by another couple whose religious convictions satisfy the State of New Jersey.
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24 Aug 09
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23 Jul 08
Tim G.From 1970. N.J. Superior Court denies Atheists the right to adopt children, citing the child's "inestimable privilege of worshiping Almighty God in a manner agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience." --Reversed in 1971 by the N.J. Supreme Court.
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21 Mar 08
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06 Jan 08
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05 Jan 08
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03 Jan 08
Clay BurellOutrageous. A judge wants to throw an adopted child back into the orphanage to preserve her right to find a god-fearing family.
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Claire CJSNo shit.
It's almost unbelievable until you read it.
Love the way it's spun as being for the child's rights. Freedom is slavery indeed.
William Camarata sounds like a douchebag to me. He can suck Jesus's cock.politics AbuseOfAuthority religion FreedomOfReligion rights constitutionalRights adoption children athiests pantheists NewJersey NewJerseyBureauOfChildren'sServices JohnBurke Children'sAidAndAdoptionSociety elections EleanorKatherine WilliamCamarata moral
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