Orphan Fever: The Evangelical Movement's Adoption Obsession

[Gingi1976]

I'm mainly a lurker, and a realtively new one at that. But I found myself at they airport today with some time to kill. Wandered over to the newsstand, picked up a copy of the June issue of Mother Jones magazine and found this:

Orphan Fever: The Evangelical Movement's Adoption Obsession

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/201 ... on-liberia

It's a very interesting read and I am curious to hear what additional insight others may have.

(Apologies in advance if this was posted elsewhere. I searched and didn't see it)

[already hungover]

Both of my parents are adopted (my dad internationally and my mom domestically) and it REALLY freaks me out to think that I could have been born into that lifestyle.

As it is, both of my parents have some mental health issues arising from their early childhoods, but I would seriously take that ANY day over being trapped in fundiedom. At least I had a chance.

[JesusFightClub]

Seriously read Kathryn Joyce's book "The Child Catchers". It's a very interesting but rather horrible read. It has totally changed my thoughts about international adoption.

[OkToBeTakei]

Interesting read. Shocking as well.

[Patsy]

Speechless.

[Nora509]

"From my article in Above Rubies about the children in Liberia there must have been up to a thousand children adopted," Campbell informed me in an email, "and most have been a blessing."

Funny, I thought ALL children were blessings.