http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-40416237
I'd have thought that these day's we'd surely be past this sort of thing? Why should it matter if a white couple adopt say a black baby etc..? In this case we've got a well spoken, middle class British Indian couple, they're apparently Sikh and their skin is a bit darker than the average white person (aside from those living in Essex).
Just judging at face value from a brief clip and throwing in a load of personal bias etc.. I think they seem like decent people - culturally, religion aside, they're hardly 'fresh off the boat' so to speak - if that is supposed to be a concern.
If religious culture is an issue then would a non religious white couple have trouble adopting a 'Christian' baby too? Surely a baby doesn't have a religion yet and the biological parent(s) ought to give up the right to influence that when adoption happens.
A Sikh couple claim they were advised by an adoption agency not to apply because of their "cultural heritage".
Sandeep and Reena Mander said they were told by Adopt Berkshire that white British or European applicants would be given preference as only white children were in need.
It is not illegal for adoption agencies to prioritise on the basis of race.
A spokesman for Adopt Berkshire said: "We do not comment on ongoing court cases."
"They took the colour of our skin as the overriding reason not to progress with the application," Mr Mander said.
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has also not responded to a request for a comment.
I'd have thought that these day's we'd surely be past this sort of thing? Why should it matter if a white couple adopt say a black baby etc..? In this case we've got a well spoken, middle class British Indian couple, they're apparently Sikh and their skin is a bit darker than the average white person (aside from those living in Essex).
Just judging at face value from a brief clip and throwing in a load of personal bias etc.. I think they seem like decent people - culturally, religion aside, they're hardly 'fresh off the boat' so to speak - if that is supposed to be a concern.
If religious culture is an issue then would a non religious white couple have trouble adopting a 'Christian' baby too? Surely a baby doesn't have a religion yet and the biological parent(s) ought to give up the right to influence that when adoption happens.