Bacon a must for foster children?

Apparently, bacon in the home is something that no foster child should be without.

That’s the message Tashima Crudup says she got when the Maryland mother of five, and a practising Muslim, was told she wasn’t suitable as a foster parent by a private company that screens potential foster parents for the state. She had already completed many hours of training.

The American Civil Liberties Union claims bias against Muslims. A complaint was filed with the Baltimore Community Relations Commission. The state government is also looking into it.

Better Pork - June 2010