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A Massachusetts couple says their foster license was revoked after they refused to sign a state contract requiring them to "affirm" a child’s gender identity because of their Christian beliefs.

Lydia and Heath Marvin, who live in Woburn, Massachusetts, with their three teenage children, have fostered eight children under age 4 since 2020, including a baby with special medical needs they fostered for 15 months.

"We decided that we wanted to do foster care because it's a key part of being Christian to care for those who are most in need, like orphans," Heath Marvin told Fox News Digital.

But everything changed after the Marvins received a new parent agreement in August 2024 asking them to agree they would "support" and "a

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