Statement of Faith - adoption agency paper that must be signed...
I got this from a christian adoption agency. What do you think? A family must sign this in order to adopt a child from the organization. I even found out that you must sign this same piece of paper to work for the organization.
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Statement of Faith
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We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
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We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
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We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
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We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life.
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We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, that they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
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We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus.
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Statement of Faith
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We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
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We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
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We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
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We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life.
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We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, that they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
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We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus.
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Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Nelson on -
does the organization get federal or state funding? it's a disgusting thing in light of the fact that there's no reason to think that a christian couple is any better a set of parents for a child than is a couple of any other religion or lack of religion. but if they receive no federal or state funding there's not a lot that can be done about it.
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Permalink Reply by Morgan Matthew on -
ill look into it.
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Permalink Reply by Nelson on
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nice. keep us posted. because if they get federal or state funding and they're doing that then an argument can be made, and should be made, that that is a violation of the establishment clause. you could give that to Americans United or the FFRF.
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Permalink Reply by Morgan Matthew on
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This is what I got,
i'm not sure exactly how all of the funding works... definitely state funding because of foster care reimbursements, etc. but we also rely heavily on donations
as a christian agency..i think legally there's no issue...but for employees to have to sign...i think there are some legal issues there..but honestly i have no idea
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Permalink Reply by Nelson on
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but strictly speaking those state reimbursements go to the foster parents and not to this organization, that is, unless i misunderstand how foster care reimbursements are applied for (by the foster parents) and paid (by the state to the foster parents).
i do very much agree that that having employees sign those statements would be a violation of their rights. that wouldn't be the first time i've heard of that. there were several reports of organizations that got federal funding as faith based initiatives engaging in discriminatory hiring practices on the basis of faith.
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Permalink Reply by Johnny on -
To be able to discriminate against employees by religion, they have to have the correct tax-exempt religious status don't they?
If they do have this, and are discriminating, then theoretically should not be getting any government funds.
If they don't have this, then they are a standard employer and should be vulnerable to lawsuit if they are discriminating.
Right?
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Permalink Reply by Pam on -
I'm seeing "we believe", not "I believe".
It seems like the organization is saying "here's what we believe in" and not necessarily "here's what you have to believe in to adopt". Like a mission statement. But I can certainly see how signing that would be an affirmation of faith. I wouldn't do it.
I don't see a problem with this agency being Christian, as long as those seeking to adopt have other options and aren't limited in dealing with only this agency, and the agency isn't receiving state or federal funds.
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