Last year just two days after Selah's accident, while she was still fighting for her life and we were being told death was eminent.... This IDIOT Pat Robertson went off on his silly tv show about adoption....Even I heard about it and was horrified but didn't have the opportunity to post about it as my adopted child was fighting for her life and we were fighting with her.....
I came across this blog that addressed his rant. This is probably one of the best blogs I've read lately. I try not to read too many blogs as I'm afraid I'll start plagiarizing LOL but I came on her by accident....
http://www.minivansandmomjeans.com/ She wrote a blog that was just wonderful! And the thing she mentioned was it was bad that Rev Idiot said it BUT what is even worse is that so many Christians actually really believe this!
I quote her....
"But you know what bothers me most about this clip? It isn't that he minimizes orphaned children of other nationalities. It isn't that he marginalizes single moms. It isn't that he calls adopted children "weird" and "damaged". It's that Pat isn't alone in his thinking. He was just silly enough to say it out loud on national t.v. Truth be told, Pat's sentiments are echoed daily in the passivity of Christ-followers who allow orphans to remain fatherless and widows to suffer alone because they are too afraid of having to get involved with a person who might turn out to be "weird".
So often Christians choose the easy road. We do what is comfortable. What is easy. We do what takes the least amount of time, money, emotional investment, and sacrifice. Oh sure, we want to help orphans...like Pat said, "We've ministered to orphans all over the world. Thousands of them. I love orphans. I love helping people."
But like Pat, we don't want to take all the orphans of the world into our homes.
Keep a safe distance. Don't get too involved. It might hurt. It might be hard. It might cause our family and friends to think we've lost our minds. "
This is true. I've had people that say they are "bothered" by my posting of orphans..... But they will post about finding a home for an animal? I love animals BUT I'd rather write and focus on CHILDREN....who need families!
Again I want to quote her
"Yet Pat Robertson, and most people who claim Christ, aren't experiencing the fullness of their own adoptions into God's family because they refuse to live out James 1:27. Why? Because they're just too cowardly to get outside of their own comforts and completely let go of their plans for their life.
Think about what is standing in the way of letting go of your life and allowing God to use you however he pleases. Then, when you pray, tell Jesus those things. See if he answers you with "That's ok. I really didn't mean all that stuff in Matthew 25." My guess is he won't. He will give you ways to participate in caring for the least of these. I don't know what that will look like for you. But I do know this: it won't be easy. I've looked all through my Bible and I cannot for the life of me find where Jesus says if we want to be like him we should skip the hard stuff and only do the things that are easy and convenient.
Easier ≠ Better
Here's the alternative:
Matthew 25: 40-46
40 The king will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.”
41 Then the king will say to those on his left, “Get away from me! You are under God’s curse. Go into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! 42 I was hungry, but you did not give me anything to eat, and I was thirsty, but you did not give me anything to drink. 43 I was a stranger, but you did not welcome me, and I was naked, but you did not give me any clothes to wear. I was sick and in jail, but you did not take care of me.”
44 Then the people will ask, “Lord, when did we fail to help you when you were hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in jail?”
45 The king will say to them, “Whenever you failed to help any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you failed to do it for me.”
46 Then Jesus said, “Those people will be punished forever. But the ones who pleased God will have eternal life.”
In all honesty Pat Robertson had better be glad I was otherwise occupied at the time or I would have marched my little "damaged ones" up to see him! What a NASTY NASTY attitude towards children made in the image and likeness of God! It blows my mind that a Christian would say this let alone a minister but I've had a minister say something to me along these lines.... Bless his heart.....and we will leave it at that!
I wonder if he has any idea what James 1:27 really means? It's doesn't mean to just throw money at a problem it means to really take care of orphans and widows. He says he has done so much for orphans "but he doesn't have to bring them all into his home" Wonder what Jesus thinks of that??????
What is amazing is when we first got to Ukraine, while we were in Kiev, we stayed in an apartment funded by CBN for 4 days....so in a way they were involved in our adoption. I know that his organization does good works....but geez.....
Let me tell you what a BLESSING it is to adopt children who need a family. Whether they are special needs or not....the bible says that children are a blessing from the Lord. A blessing NOT a curse!
Our three adopted kids are just as much our kids our biological kids. They complete our family....they were meant to be our kids.....
Sure we rescued them from bad situations....but in the day to day life, we don't' think of that, we just think of them....being our kids! We aren't saviors....they blessed us far more than we could bless them! The mindset of the Christian church world needs to change.
Remember you can be a part of helping change a life Channah! She is our focus child this month! Please send a check for her adoption to Grace Church 7060 Berry Road Zephyrhills Fl 33540
You can also help by dropping off gently used items for the yard sale for her!
Thank you for caring for orphans!
Pat Robertson REALLY needs to be yanked off the air. He is NOT helping the cause of Christ!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the shout out :)
How could anyone say to not adopt?! It is absolutely insane, I am a pacifist but I would like to punch that guy square in the face. I am in no position of ability to adopt being still in school and single, but I hope to one day. I can at times provide funds to help families adopt, and do so when I can...I do have a world vision foster child. I have a genetic condition that gives me maybe a five percent chance of having a biological child. Maybe that is a strange way of being called to adopt someday.
ReplyDeleteI was appalled by Pat's comments but really, it just confirmed for me the suspicion that he needed to spend more time on a front porch in a rocking chair. Those comments came from old prejudices and ideas NOT from God or the Bible. We can't change that. Do you remember when he said God sent the earthquake to Haiti because some of its people practice voodoo? Oh my.
ReplyDeleteOh boy, that video was hard to watch. I honestly didn't watch the whole thing because it was stupid. I cringe at the idea of "We love orphans and we minister to them and help them, but we don't have to take deal with their problems or take them into our homes". I hate that attitude! It's basically, I'll help you as long as you're in pretty good shape and don't need too much help. If you need too much help, too bad. Not Christ like at all!
ReplyDeleteOh boy, that video was hard to watch. I honestly didn't watch the whole thing because it was stupid. I cringe at the idea of "We love orphans and we minister to them and help them, but we don't have to take deal with their problems or take them into our homes". I hate that attitude! It's basically, I'll help you as long as you're in pretty good shape and don't need too much help. If you need too much help, too bad. Not Christ like at all!
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