tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post4365606789307918318..comments2023-09-02T05:01:04.782-05:00Comments on Fleas Biting: Journal of Christian Legal Thought Issue on Adoption: Hopes for a Mature DialogueDesireehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379871315468470235noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post-39538451512308180802013-01-16T22:40:26.645-06:002013-01-16T22:40:26.645-06:00I knew there had to be someone in the Christian co...I knew there had to be someone in the Christian community who understood the unbiblical behavior at work in the area of relinquishment. I can hardly believe I have found it in your writing! Thank you! Be encouraged that you are not alone. You are a pioneer. God bless you. Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post-43834200363868604312012-10-14T20:03:44.858-05:002012-10-14T20:03:44.858-05:00Hello everyone, thank you for telling of your stor...Hello everyone, thank you for telling of your stories about the two young daughters who were stolen. I am very glad to know there are people in the world like you who know how wrong this is. I am an Australian adoptee, taken by threats and deceit in 1962 from my 35 year old widowed mother. I run a support and lobby group for abused and mistreated adoptees here. I was taken from my mother just because she was poor...she already had 4 boys in her care, but they were healthy and well. They the government wanted me a new born, not older children cause they are harder to adopt. I did not go to the home my mother was promised. I was abused from the day I entered their door. I was forced to work in charcoal pits from the age of five, beaten, kicked, suffocated and even set alight for fun, I was never seen by a doctor for my injuries and if they did they lied. I found out at 20 years old that I have a fracture in my spine in the T5, I was told I had to be in a care accident or bashed all i could say to the doctor at the time was I've not been in a car accident. At present I am actively lobbying the Australian government to have to truth exposed and adoptees like my self get an apology, services for free and compensation. So far the government is willing to apologize with restriction to the wordings, they are worried about getting their butts sued. There are many adoptees in Australia who were stolen between the years 1950's to 1980's they estimate about 200,000 of us..and a recent senate inquiry and Family study has found an alarming number of us have suffered abuse. Any body wanting to know more or chat with me here is my email address kerris.1@bigpond.com All I want to say is I am very impressed with the adoptive parents who think more about the need of the child than themselves as these people are very rare indeed. Those little girls will love you so much more for wanting to out things right. God Bless you both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post-17137139903408483132012-08-15T14:36:27.899-05:002012-08-15T14:36:27.899-05:00Peter and Nancy,
I'm not sure what's goin...Peter and Nancy,<br /><br />I'm not sure what's going on with the links. The first time I clicked on the first link it didn't work; the link at the end of the blog post (to the same place), DID work, however. I went back and clicked on the first link again and this time it DID work. I suspect there is a problem with the zmag site itself and that it is simply inconsistent. I'd try it several times at different times and hopefully it will work on one of your tries. Sorry.<br /><br />FWIW, the long version of the article by David Smolin is also available at his bepress site: http://works.bepress.com/david_smolin/<br /><br />DesireeDesireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379871315468470235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post-67656905511177866892012-08-15T12:30:52.502-05:002012-08-15T12:30:52.502-05:00I'm having trouble with the links -- do you kn...I'm having trouble with the links -- do you know if these articles/this issue is not available online any longer? Thanks!Peter and Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329947206142706470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post-80597850866580899712012-07-13T10:14:16.316-05:002012-07-13T10:14:16.316-05:00Excellent work! Thank you!Excellent work! Thank you!Samantha Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18249283547377633349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post-81577259923781006682012-06-26T00:01:55.914-05:002012-06-26T00:01:55.914-05:00I'm glad to see this but I fear that the peopl...I'm glad to see this but I fear that the people who need it most won't read it. My step-daughter's wanna-be adopters firmly believe that God has told them to adopt the world's orphans and they seem to forget that means a child without BOTH parents.Samantha Phttp://www.facebook.com/groups/121713731180015/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post-88299262381703198212012-06-08T20:17:55.658-05:002012-06-08T20:17:55.658-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post-3724660686145994822012-06-07T21:19:07.233-05:002012-06-07T21:19:07.233-05:00Thank you very much for this article. I read it i...Thank you very much for this article. I read it in it's entirety for the first time a few days ago and have been thinking of it ever since. I am a "new" Christian and an adoptee and struggled very much with the Christian Adoption Movement. I now feel that I can be an Adoptee Rights Advocate AND a Christian adoptee.<br /><br />I never understood when people claimed that Moses was adopted therefore adoption was good. Your article explained if fully and I will use your points when talking to others.I never got to say goodbyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599136318267725546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post-75113269426640489252012-06-07T18:25:40.572-05:002012-06-07T18:25:40.572-05:00Important post, keep up the good work!!Important post, keep up the good work!!Susienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post-22562794115744364302012-06-07T13:05:52.214-05:002012-06-07T13:05:52.214-05:00Thank you so much for speaking for us, adoptees, D...Thank you so much for speaking for us, adoptees, David. <br /><br />It's frustrating as a Christian, myself, to see the twisting of scripture to justify the sale and redistribution of children.<br /><br />-MaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post-36743726788155894442012-06-07T08:28:18.823-05:002012-06-07T08:28:18.823-05:00This is great, thanks for writing as you do and fo...This is great, thanks for writing as you do and for letting everyone know where this information can be found.<br /><br />"Indeed, I fell for that rhetoric at one time in my life, and so I understand it deeply."<br /><br />This is such an important statement. Many adoptive parents have a difficult time letting got of this rhetoric, even to the point of denying reality when it smacks them in the face. For this reason, I applaud your willingness to work with members of the Christian adoption movement to remind them that their message is flawed.Third Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06310395341252295955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post-84643714973478615562012-06-07T07:45:20.312-05:002012-06-07T07:45:20.312-05:00Glad to see this officially available! I'm SO...Glad to see this officially available! I'm SO glad you are writing on these issues, and appreciate your voice, and Desiree's, greatly!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180212836126704979noreply@blogger.com