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I did not suggest that churches are doing anything illegal. In fact most of them likely sincerely believe they are doing God's will. They are likely just responding to a felt need as the other leaders at my church did. But please understand that there is an incredible amount of money in the IA...
To answer here I would be typing for hours. If you don't trust the site, which by the way is well cited, then start reading some of the material I recommended. Or just choose to not learn about what is really going on. Your choice.
I hear the emotion in your words. So without trying to answer it here, please read the "word picture" on the site and see if your questions are answered.
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I agree with you about the issues with so much of what otherwisewell-meaning people have done. The IA “ministryâ€our church is...
Your rather aggresive reply is very much like those from some of the members of my church who either are considering adoption or have close family or friends who are. Instead of offering real advice or critiquing my logic they attack my motivations or intergrity. So, may I infer that you might...
I am an elder at my church. Over the last couple of years or we have become more involved with a large, well known, multi million dollar a year "ministry" that promotes and arranges international adoptions. The interest in international adoption, (IA), has seemingly increased interest in...
Thanks for getting back to me, both of you. As to the scam thing I did look up a few of the references on the website and it does appear to be a big problem. The particular agency we ae looking at is likely not a scam however. They are a multi million dollar a year organization in several parts...
Our church is looking at getting more involved with an international adoption (IA) agency/ministry. I am an elder at our church and I usually end up doing the background research as we look at which agencies we will support as a church. At first I thought IA was a good thing. However, as I have...
I won't get into the meat of the argument here but those who slam the NIV simply have not studied the issue. I am not suggesting the NIV is the best translation although it likely is for most people most of the time. And some just prefer another translation for some other reason or purpose...
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