IF you attend an evangelical church these days, there’s a good chance you’ll hear about the “orphan crisis” affecting millions of children around the world.
The Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse in Queensland Institutions issued a report on the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, exposing many cherished myths, among them the pervasive myth of the orphan: "We believe that it is important to place on the public record that few of the children historically placed in orphanages were, in fact, orphans. Most were either removed from their families by the State, or placed in orphanages by their parents, who for various reasons (such as the death or illness of one parent) were unable to look after them. In the case of indigenous children, this occurred simply because of the colour of their skin."
A representative of Barnardo's recently admitted that many of today's "orphans" come from single-parent families in underdeveloped nations.
On the domestic front, The Nation magazine provided a good writeup on the role of the evangelical right in promoting adoptions. Of note is the role that Bethany Christian Services plays as the nations largest private adoption provider, with over 70 locations throughout the United States. Its role in discouraging abortions is duplicitous, as it stands to profit from each “rescued” child signed over to the agency on the promise of a “forever family.”
Once a child is in the Bethany system via the CPS conduit, the company itself will often initiate TPR proceedings against parents when it suits the company's interests. See In re Adoption of MRB, 25 A. 3d 1247 (2011) in which the Superior Court of Pennsylvania clearly describes BCS as directly filing petitions to terminate parental rights; Adoption of Daniele G., 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 341 (2001) (clearly describing BCS as filing a termination of parental rights petition); In re JMA, 240 P. 3d 547 (2010) (father "was provided the antithesis of procedural due process" when BCS filed the petition in a county in which the parents did not reside, and terminated the father's rights based on notice by publication in a newspaper).
According to their 2011 financial statement, the company had net assets of $49,071,528 and revenue of $75,228,788. Among revenue sources are $40,990,140 in income from child support, and $22,643,757 in service fees.
The Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse in Queensland Institutions issued a report on the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, exposing many cherished myths, among them the pervasive myth of the orphan: "We believe that it is important to place on the public record that few of the children historically placed in orphanages were, in fact, orphans. Most were either removed from their families by the State, or placed in orphanages by their parents, who for various reasons (such as the death or illness of one parent) were unable to look after them. In the case of indigenous children, this occurred simply because of the colour of their skin."
A representative of Barnardo's recently admitted that many of today's "orphans" come from single-parent families in underdeveloped nations.
On the domestic front, The Nation magazine provided a good writeup on the role of the evangelical right in promoting adoptions. Of note is the role that Bethany Christian Services plays as the nations largest private adoption provider, with over 70 locations throughout the United States. Its role in discouraging abortions is duplicitous, as it stands to profit from each “rescued” child signed over to the agency on the promise of a “forever family.”
Once a child is in the Bethany system via the CPS conduit, the company itself will often initiate TPR proceedings against parents when it suits the company's interests. See In re Adoption of MRB, 25 A. 3d 1247 (2011) in which the Superior Court of Pennsylvania clearly describes BCS as directly filing petitions to terminate parental rights; Adoption of Daniele G., 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 341 (2001) (clearly describing BCS as filing a termination of parental rights petition); In re JMA, 240 P. 3d 547 (2010) (father "was provided the antithesis of procedural due process" when BCS filed the petition in a county in which the parents did not reside, and terminated the father's rights based on notice by publication in a newspaper).
According to their 2011 financial statement, the company had net assets of $49,071,528 and revenue of $75,228,788. Among revenue sources are $40,990,140 in income from child support, and $22,643,757 in service fees.
The Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse in Queensland Institutions issued a report on the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, exposing many cherished myths, among them the pervasive myth of the orphan: "We believe that it is important to place on the public record that few of the children historically placed in orphanages were, in fact, orphans. Most were either removed from their families by the State, or placed in orphanages by their parents, who for various reasons (such as the death or illness of one parent) were unable to look after them. In the case of indigenous children, this occurred simply because of the colour of their skin."
ReplyDeleteA representative of Barnardo's recently admitted that many of today's "orphans" come from single-parent families in underdeveloped nations.
On the domestic front, The Nation magazine provided a good writeup on the role of the evangelical right in promoting adoptions. Of note is the role that Bethany Christian Services plays as the nations largest private adoption provider, with over 70 locations throughout the United States. Its role in discouraging abortions is duplicitous, as it stands to profit from each “rescued” child signed over to the agency on the promise of a “forever family.”
Once a child is in the Bethany system via the CPS conduit, the company itself will often initiate TPR proceedings against parents when it suits the company's interests. See In re Adoption of MRB, 25 A. 3d 1247 (2011) in which the Superior Court of Pennsylvania clearly describes BCS as directly filing petitions to terminate parental rights; Adoption of Daniele G., 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 341 (2001) (clearly describing BCS as filing a termination of parental rights petition); In re JMA, 240 P. 3d 547 (2010) (father "was provided the antithesis of procedural due process" when BCS filed the petition in a county in which the parents did not reside, and terminated the father's rights based on notice by publication in a newspaper).
According to their 2011 financial statement, the company had net assets of $49,071,528 and revenue of $75,228,788. Among revenue sources are $40,990,140 in income from child support, and $22,643,757 in service fees.
The Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse in Queensland Institutions issued a report on the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, exposing many cherished myths, among them the pervasive myth of the orphan: "We believe that it is important to place on the public record that few of the children historically placed in orphanages were, in fact, orphans. Most were either removed from their families by the State, or placed in orphanages by their parents, who for various reasons (such as the death or illness of one parent) were unable to look after them. In the case of indigenous children, this occurred simply because of the colour of their skin."
ReplyDeleteA representative of Barnardo's recently admitted that many of today's "orphans" come from single-parent families in underdeveloped nations.
On the domestic front, The Nation magazine provided a good writeup on the role of the evangelical right in promoting adoptions. Of note is the role that Bethany Christian Services plays as the nations largest private adoption provider, with over 70 locations throughout the United States. Its role in discouraging abortions is duplicitous, as it stands to profit from each “rescued” child signed over to the agency on the promise of a “forever family.”
Once a child is in the Bethany system via the CPS conduit, the company itself will often initiate TPR proceedings against parents when it suits the company's interests. See In re Adoption of MRB, 25 A. 3d 1247 (2011) in which the Superior Court of Pennsylvania clearly describes BCS as directly filing petitions to terminate parental rights; Adoption of Daniele G., 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 341 (2001) (clearly describing BCS as filing a termination of parental rights petition); In re JMA, 240 P. 3d 547 (2010) (father "was provided the antithesis of procedural due process" when BCS filed the petition in a county in which the parents did not reside, and terminated the father's rights based on notice by publication in a newspaper).
According to their 2011 financial statement, the company had net assets of $49,071,528 and revenue of $75,228,788. Among revenue sources are $40,990,140 in income from child support, and $22,643,757 in service fees.