{"id":20931,"date":"2018-09-17T16:02:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T16:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=20931"},"modified":"2018-09-17T22:37:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T22:37:54","slug":"this-gop-lawmaker-believes-orphanages-are-better-than-adoption-by-lgbtq-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2018\/09\/this-gop-lawmaker-believes-orphanages-are-better-than-adoption-by-lgbtq-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"This GOP lawmaker believes orphanages may be a better option than LGBT adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/repchrissmith.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1172\" height=\"662\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/repchrissmith.jpeg 1172w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/repchrissmith-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/repchrissmith-768x434.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/repchrissmith-1024x578.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1172px) 100vw, 1172px\" \/><br \/>\nIn an exchange with high school students that was caught on tape, a Republican congressman from New Jersey was tongue-tied over the prospect of same-sex couples adopting children and suggested kids would be better off in orphanages than with LGBT families.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2018\/09\/12\/gop-lawmaker-caught-on-tape-saying-orphanage-better-than-gay-adoption\/\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Blade<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) made the remarks May 29 when addressing student constituents in the auditorium of Colts Neck High School. They asked the congressman about his opposition to adoption by same-sex couples, according to a source familiar with the recording. 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