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To: TigerPaw who wrote (89)	10/1/2015 2:02:38 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1308

There are still adoption agencies ... they are NOT "baby farms." There are still white children needing adoption. It isn't mostly white unwed mothers getting abortions, in fact the opposite is true. The main source of funds was in requiring that the family of the teenage mother as well as the family which hoped to adopt a child had to become members of the sponsoring church and fork over 10% of their wealth to the charlatan in charge. This is a lie from the pit of hell. The only church I know of which tries to enforce tithing is the Mormon church. In order to be allowed to take part in church services, they're supposed to have a meeting with their bishop annually and they are asked if they're tithing. They say yes or no but even they don't check. I don't know of any other churches who do that. Forced titling would be impossible to enforce. And if they tried, no one would belong to the church. Furthermore your earlier lie about Child Protective Services removing adopted children over non-tithing ... that is silly too. Anyone can report anonymously any one to child welfare agencies, but they do their own investigation. They don't just take someone's word and remove kids. In fact, they prefer not to remove kids. They know they're used by crazy relatives, vengeful divorced partners, and just plain wicked people. My wife has reminded me that Edna Gladney has always had a good reputation as an adoption service. I regret associating them with the baby mills without evidence. Good. But you were willing to slander a good adoption agency. And you're still doing it applying the same lie to mythical unnamed "baby farms."

To: TigerPaw who wrote (89)	10/1/2015 2:21:29 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1308

Edna Gladney is dead, but the agency she founded is still doing good work. Thank you for slandering this good woman and her agency ... it gives me the opportunity to spread the news of the good work she did in her life and that is still going on. ..... Gladney placed over 10,000 babies with adoptive parents during her career and totally revolutionized adoption practices. She helped to grant adoptive children the same rights as “natural” children and gave orphaned children and many birth mothers a place to stay and a hospital where they could receive treatment. Gladney helped develop modern day adoption practices and removed the stigma of “illegitimacy” from birth records and from society. Gladney treated all of “her” children as if they were her own and continued correspondence with adopted children long after they had left her care. The Facebook page, "Where is Edna Going?", helps adopted children and adopting families connect with other adoptees and adopters by taking pictures with a cutout of Gladney with their new families. [10] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Gladney This is the guy who runs the agency now: ..... Frank R. Garrott was named Chief Operating Officer in 2007, taking over day-to-day operations. Before becoming COO, Garrott was on the Board of Directors of the Gladney Fund from 1997 to 2006. In 2008, Garrott was named President and CEO. [5] Like his predecessor, Garrott is a Gladney adoptive parent. After a career in business consulting and banking with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Citibank and Bank One, he decided to focus on Gladney. He serves on the Board of the Christian Mission for the United Nations Community and recently[ when?] joined the Board of Directors of the Joint Council on International Children's Services [6] and Children's Home Society of America. ............ Edna Gladney led two major initiatives resulting in significant changes to adoption practices. In 1936, she convinced the Texas legislature to remove the word "illegitimate" from birth certificates. Her efforts led Texas to issue second birth certificates in the names of adoptive parents. [ My wife and I are adoptive parents in TX and I can testify that the state DOES issue new birth certificates for adopted children. ] In 1951, she convinced the legislature to grant adopted children the same inheritance rights as biological children. She argued successfully that these children should be legally adopted rather than placed in long-term guardianship, as was the practice at the time. She became known within the Texas legislature as “that Gladney woman”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladney_Center_for_Adoption facebook.com facebook.com facebook.com