by Sandy » Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:39 am
Thanks for the link, Ed. I knew his original remarks, in context, must be around somewhere, but couldn't find them.
I see absolutely nothing in what he wrote that would be inconsistent with Biblical, Christian teaching, nor that would be offensive, irresponsible, or otherwise could be taken as a slam against women, or against single mothers. What he is referencing is established fact. The vast majority of children living in poverty in the US are in single parent families, and most of those are headed by women. And while many of those are put into the situation because of divorce, many more are born into single parenthood because of irresponsible choices made by their parents. He's pushing for whatever would lead to an increase in adoptions, and he's right. I know that it is extremely difficult for some people to admit that Land, or any other leader of the Conservative Resurgence in the SBC is right, but from a Christian perspective, regardless of the theology or theological politics, Land is right.
Adoption alone will not resolve the issues he mentions, largely because it has been turned into a private business and corrupted to protect the high profits in private adoptions, and create long waits in the public adoption system in order to generate business for private agencies. But harangues such as the one posted here to criticize Land, and refusing to accept responsibility for one's own moral behavior are also issues which must be addressed if the problem is to be resolved.