Faith and Family Equality
An Analysis o Arkansas’s 2008 Battle OverSame-Sex Adoption
By Sally Steenland and Nan Futrell, with Marta Cook May 2010
The Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative o the Center or American Progress works to identiy and articu-late the moral, ethical, and spiritual values underpinning policy issues, shape a progressive stance in whichthese values are clear, and increase public awareness and understanding o these values. Faith and Progres-sive Policy also works to saeguard the healthy separation o church and state that has allowed religionin our country to ourish. In all o its eorts, Faith and Progressive Policy works to promote a society andgovernment that strengthen the common good and respect the basic dignity o all people.