Opinion ID: 2388653
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 12

Heading: Religious Activities

Text: Both parties agree that the Agency does not provide religious instruction. However, the children are taken to Presbyterian churches as part of their life at the Agency. The lack of structured religious instruction does not diminish the fact that the Agency requires that adoptive and foster homes have two active Christian parents who are committed to raising the children in a Christian family environment. Neither does it diminish the fact that all of the employees are Christians, and that all prospective adoptive parents, as well as employees, are required to sign a Statement of Faith. The Agency might wish to have Christian employees because it hopes that children at an impressionable age will follow the example set by Christian workers. Kamehameha, 780 F.Supp. at 1323. Employees in a religious institution by their presence and daily contact with students serve as role models and instruct them in morals.... [Their] role is one of teaching by example and precept. Id.