Okay, let me see if I have this straight; birth control is a sin, abortion is murder, even in the case of a raped 12-year-old, and now, at least according to Pat Robertson, adoption is off the table.
A viewer of Robertson’s show, The 700 Club, wrote to the show for advice on dating problems. She wrote,
I’m the mother of three adopted girls. I find the men I date are okay when I tell them I have three daughters, but when they find out they are adopted, and from three different countries and not my own biological children, they don’t want to date anymore.
Whether I tell them upfront or after a couple of dates, all the men are reacting the same way. They say that they would be okay with it if the girls were biological children and came with child support. Why are these men reacting this way?
Robertson’s co-host reacted the way most human beings would react, by calling the men “dogs.” Robertson, however, did what he does best. He blamed the situation on the woman and on the fact that she adopted children (emphasis from Veracity Stew).
“A man doesn’t want to take on the United Nations, and this woman’s got all of these various children, and blended family. I mean, what is it? You don’t know what problems there are. I’m serious. I’ve got a dear friend, adopted some little kid from an orphanage down in Columbia, child had brain damage…you know, grew up weird, and you just never know what’s been done to a child before you get that child; what kind of sexual abuse has been, what kind of cruelty, what kind of food deprivation, etc., etc., etc. So, you’re not a dog because you don’t want to take on that responsibility.
“You don’t have to take on somebody else’s problems. You really don’t. You can go help people, you can minister to people – we’ve ministered to orphans all over the world – thousands of them. We love orphans, we love helping people. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that I want to take all the orphans around the world into my home.
“OK, let’s get to the next question…I’m in trouble…”
Here’s the video:
The answer to the viewer’s question was probably not in the fact that she adopted “the United Nations.” In fact, she answered her own question with this line, “They say that they would be okay with it if the girls were biological children and came with child support.” The answer, not surprisingly, is that the men she is dating don’t want to support her children.
Of course, statistics don’t back Robertson up. Adopted children are as happy, as well-raised and as healthy as biological children. More significantly, adopted children are always wanted. Unfortunately, one cannot say the same for all biological children, especially with some women forced to become baby factories.
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Because NOT helping the less fortunate, the abandoned, the imperfect is exactly what Jesus told all his followers… or not.
sheesh
And all these people call themselves “good Christians”. You want to see a good Christian? Look at someone who adopted an abandoned and imperfect child from another country.
I believe Pat Robrtson is a total hypocrit & mouthing off anything BUT what a true followe of Christ would espouse or practice–based on the teachings of Christ; & his outreach to & obvious love of children presented in the Bible. Even is partnering host was not in agreement with him. I do need to raise one disagreement with article however, based on professional & closer to home experience of people I know personally. Not All adopted children are wanted–Hard to understand WHY some people adopt–perhaps some ideal but then unwilling pay the price or cope with inevitable problems of raising any child, biological or adopted. Sometimes 1 spouse will want a child & the other just “gives in”, not really wanting the child & then beoming jealous & resentful toward child for “alienation of affection” or for demanding too much attention from the loving parent. this outright selfish, childish. narcisstic response results in terrible rejection of & abuse of the child & sometimes also of the spousee, usually the mother. Or it may be both parents who react in abusive response to child who displeases them for whatever reason & may think that if child were biologically “THEIRS’ the problem would not exist which might or might not be true, but abusive, rejecting response only exaserbates problem greatly & their is warin the home. Often the child will run away as soon as old enough or get in trouble with the law; or develope serious emotional/mental problems. I understand that rejection & abuse happen all too often in non- adoptive homes as well but adoption can present challenges that prospective parents need to be well prepared for, in full agreement on plan to adopt & both committed to really loving & providing for any need their child may have or devope. By contrast I know of some wonderful couples who adopt–sometimes several cildren, the more diverse the better & are prepared to take on all kinds of problems,such as, drug addicted babies, different nationalities, physical or mental conditions etc. They give these challenged children special individual attention, professional help as needed & they enlist the support of siblings by giving ALL the kids much love & teaching/values around helpin & careing for one another==a STRONG family UNIT–an inspiriational example for others