- The Lord is calling them to that ministry.
- [God] predestined the path of the child by adoption.
- Adoption is war because Satan and unseen beings contest it. They oppose adoption . . .
“we also have the advantage of understanding our host culture’s worldview and their very deep superstitious beliefs. thus, we were not surprised that sterling was given to us with a jade luck charm – a buddhist charm meant to bring good luck, fortune and protection. we, however, know that this charm is associated with spiritual forces meant to keep people in bondage. thus, we smiled and accepted it as we should, and then later went to the park, broke it, and threw it into the pond, and prayed for our sterling that all spiritual bondage over him would be broken. these spiritual forces are alive and real, and manifest themselves in more obvious ways (but with the same degree of power) than in the west, but we know that the power and grace of the God who created the heavens and the earth is infinitely greater than the forces of evil.”
For I [Aslan] and he [Tash] are of such different kinds that no service which is vile can be done to me, and none which is not vile can be done to him. Therefore, if any man swear by Tash and keep his oath for the oath’s sake, it is by me he has truly sworn, though he know it not, and it is I who reward him. And if any man do a cruelty in my name, then, though he says the name Aslan, it is Tash whom he serves and by Tash his deed is accepted.
… holy crap.
That little boy might have considered that jade charm to be special when he grew up… something he could recognize as a link to his heritage.
Ouch.
Mei-Ling, if I had something like that from my birth family it would be a priceless treasure. The pictures of the boy staring into the pond after it’s broken are just heartbreaking. How could anyone be that cruel?
Thanks, Triona–I am right pissed at that story too! Was thinking about it all the way to the grocery store and back. Appreciate you reposting.
Hi Osolomama–I appreciate your bringing it up. I think indoctrination through adoption is another one of those topics no one really wants to touch. The idea that it’s getting more prevalent is really scary.
Triona, one of the other commentators on my post (anonadoptee) went to the jade-smashing blog and called them on a few things. She writes about it here:
http://antiadoptionuk.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/oh-okay-then/
Thanks for the link, osolomama! I went over and posted a comment there too. I feel really sorry for this poor kid who has just gotten a very clear message that any concerns or feelings he has about his adoption are not going to be welcome.
They actually have pictures of the boy looking into the pond…he had to WITNESS this act? That’s emotionally abusive in my opinion, and no, I don’t care about any religious arguments that attempt to justify such an act. It was clearly meant to degrade his heritage and congratulate the adopters for being the oh-so-noble redeemers of savages and heathens. Nauseating.
BTW, the word verfication for this post was “dermonse.” Could that be how the heathens call upon the “demons!?” OMG, Satan has taken over your blog (or maybe just Buddhists). Either way, run for your life!
maybe–I agree, it was emotionally abusive, both to do it and to force him to witness it.
As for “dermonse” we’ve all known for years that computers are possessed! 🙂
There are two children and one is a child of a friend–that is the child looking down. The baby is a baby–13 months. Mercicully has not seen anything.
You should see the part where they announced the kid’s name to the family by sticking it in a fortune cookie.
Thanks for the clarification, osolomama. Even if the child is only 13mos, given the environment he’s being raised in you know there will be more incidents like this in the future. I wonder what the other child thought of all this?
Fortune cookie… ugh!
That was a very sad story. I know an evangelical christian family who adopted a little boy from an orphanage in Thailand. He was wearing one of these bracelets and the meaning of it was explained to them. They never took it off and when the threads eventually wore it through they saved it in a box with the photos and info from the orphanage for him. His adopted mom saw it as a gift from people he would not remember that cared about him and she was very happy to have it for him! So terrible to read about people regarding such a thing with fear.
Thank you for this.
I agree totally with all other comments.
In a sense, aren’t all adoptees given the message that their past is somehow “bad” – if not evil? Why else keep it a secret and why else does US law CHANGE NAMES and eradicating the past – break it, throw it away.
Why else are many warned that to search might open a Pandora’s box of pain?
And today – isn’t international adoption all abut SAVING and RESCUING kids from an alleged HORRID situation?
For more on the role of the religious right and their new found zeal for adoption:
http://www.countercurrents.org/riben041107.htm
Mirah
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Mirah said: “In a sense, aren’t all adoptees given the message that their past is somehow “bad” – if not evil? Why else keep it a secret and why else does US law CHANGE NAMES and eradicating the past – break it, throw it away. Why else are many warned that to search might open a Pandora’s box of pain?”
Speaking as an adoptee, I certainly felt as though there was something wrong or bad about my past which was why my adoptive parents refused to discuss it. And I get really sick of the double standard that genealogy is not only fun but a healthy and worthwhile pursuit–unless you’re adopted, in which case you’re made to feel shameful for asking the exact same questions non-adopted people ask.
Improper–To paraphrase Shakespeare, I think there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in most people’s philosophies. Having my own (biological) children has convinced me that nothing can fully replicate the reality of blood ties. You can have the best adoptive family in the world but there is still something missing not growing up with blood relations. You just can’t substitute for it. And I think to most people who are not touched by adoption, that is such a basic axiom that they have a hard time comprehending the problem, because they have never had that part of themselves missing.
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