So, yes, there are indeed some abuses. They should be pointed out, addressed, justice should be done and they should be ended.
Yet, I have to say I am stunned by the fact that this author would use fringe examples to try to paint a movement that is seeking to do good as actually surreptitiously evil.
It’s worth noting that no media outlet would present fringe Jewish or Muslim groups as representatives of the whole. They would rightfully be labeled as anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim and simply unfair. I’m glad that’s true for Jews and Muslims. It would be nice if NPR, Mother Jones, and Kathryn Joyce would apply the same standard to evangelicals, particularly when those Evangelicals are caring for “the least of these.”
I guess I should not be surprised. It seems that Evangelical Christians must be doing something wrong if they care about the hurting. It just can’t be that they care. And, I guess those orphans matter a lot less than scoring some points against the right-wing evangelicals.
Christian friends, keep adopting. Be careful and discerning. Only work with reputable agencies. But don’t let Joyce’s misinformation, and a willing media ready to spread that misinformation, keep you from loving that child sitting alone in an orphanage without hope. I’m glad the people in this post did not– you should not either.
In conclusion, I talked this morning with one of those bad evangelicals who adopted a child. In this case, he was trying to figure out how to finish paying for the medical care his adopted child needed. He adopted knowing the medical issue and the costs that it involved– that’s why his child was in the orphanage, abandoned by parents. Today this Evangelical adopting family sacrifices to pay for medical care because, well, their adopted child is part of that very family.
Funny–no talk of public relations for Christians, just a father who loves and is sacrificing for his child.
