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Atheist Adoptive Parents
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sarah Jane Hall Jan 25. 6 Replies 1 Like
My husband and I are going to adopt internationally and I was wondering if there are any other adoptive parents involved in this community? So often, adoptive parents talk about "God's Plan" and…Continue
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Judith van der Roos replied to Mandy's discussion 'Atheist Adoptive Parents'"Hello Mandy. My wife and I have two biological children and two adopted children. Our two adopted children came first. No trans-racial here, all through and through Dutch. However our oldest daughter is physically disabled…"
Alan replied to Mandy's discussion 'Atheist Adoptive Parents'"This thread has some good info and links:
http://community.babycenter.com/post/a31912893/non-religious_adoption_agencies
You could try looking for Unitarian Universalist agencies... UU would be appalled at my description but they are basically a…"
tracy ann replied to Mandy's discussion 'Atheist Adoptive Parents'"Have you come across any more atheist friendly sites for adoption? I'm a "birth mother" and it really seems that every profile or couple I come across is religious. Any help would be appreaciated : )
Thank you
tampabayFL32@yahoo.com"
Alan replied to Mandy's discussion 'Atheist Adoptive Parents'"We adopted internationally a few years ago (trans-racial) from a largely Muslim country. I think as an atheist we actually had an easier time than the Christians. We have always been accepting of different religious beliefs, and enjoy teaching…"
Doug Reardon replied to Mandy's discussion 'Atheist Adoptive Parents'"We, my wife and I, adopted almost 23 years ago, we tried foreign adoption, but ended up doing a private in State adoption. "
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My husband and I are going to adopt internationally and I was wondering if there are any other adoptive parents involved in this community? So often, adoptive parents talk about "God's Plan" and "God's Gift" and it is a largely evangelical movement which is frustrating, to say the least. I would love to engage in conversation with atheist adoptive parents or those who are considering adoption. I would be particularly interested in hearing about trans-racial adoption from those with that…See More
Mandy commented on Virginia Templeton's blog post 'The type of Mother I want to be.'"Very cool post!! Your daughter is lucky to grow up in such an open household!"
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Gingrich: 'These Children are Going to Grow Up in a Country ... Which Worships God'
"A genuinely free country which worships god sounds like an oxymoron to me. Such a shame that those children are being taught that America isn't a place of religious or non-religious freedom."
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