Adoption-Articles on Adoption

Virginia Will Allow Adoption Agencies to Turn Away Gay People

The Virginia Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would allow adoption agencies to turn away parents based on their moral beliefs (read: sexual orientation), and the governor is expected to sign it into law. The legislature added a "conscience clause" to an adoption bill earlier this month, that The Washington Post reported "would allow state-funded, faith-based agencies to choose which parents are ...

Virginia governor to sign controversial adoption measure

PORTSMOUTH, Va (Reuters) - Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is poised to sign so-called "conscience clause" legislation protecting faith-based adoption agencies that deny placements based on religious beliefs such as opposition to homosexuality, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The measure won approval in both chambers of the state legislature, with the Senate passing it on Tuesday in a final 22-18 ...

National Adoption Month has meaning for Maumelle couple

For many years, Cindy and David Collins of Maumelle thought they’d never have a child. Now they have two.

IEEE Identifies Continued Obstacles Toward the Global Adoption of Cloud Computing

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of IEEE – the world's largest technical professional association – are working around the globe to deliver on the promise of cloud computing by helping ...

Symantec: Mobile adoption has reached tipping point

Adoption of mobile devices has reached a tipping point in the workplace, with most businesses in a recent Symantec survey pondering development of custom applications or already running line-of-business applications on these handheld units.