2. ADOPTION, ADOPTION, ADOPTION ...
It is the middle ground between pro-life and pro-choice. If the church would get on the adoption bandwagon, they'd get lots more respect from the world. But the railing anti-abortion message, preached with fire and brimstone, isn't getting it. I'm not talking about preaching the word of God, but I'm talking about when people rail on others with hatred and vitriol.
If the church would get of its behind, and get actively involved in supporting pregnant mothers contemplating abortion.
My old church was incredibly vocal about things like abortion, yet in totally absent in the social services arena, where there are some massive gaps, (actually strike that make that) chasms between the need present in New Zealand society and the actual resources available to support mothers into keeping the child, or going through adoption
I think many women choose to have a abortion because its the easy option, compared to the fact that they are not financially able to care for the child. they don't want to abort, however they don't have the first clue about how to initiate the process and get the adoption ball rolling and even though its very much a wrong decision, that seems right to them. I think many of these women if they knew how to start an adoption process would undoubtably prefer that as an option
And before any of the pro life squad tell me "but there is internet, they could find out about adoption" many of the women I have met, have never used the internet, dont know how to even turn on the computer, infact a large majority of them are lucky to have food to put on the table, let alone even having a computer, and often their kids are going to school without breakfast, and nothing but coke and potato crisps for lunch
There are some massive gaps in services out there, if the church in NZ decided to get off its collective bottom could make some major differences. Perhaps some of you reading this are making some practical differences in this area. And good on you. I get fed up to the back teeth of a church that is so ardently pro life, yet, seeing the huge chasms between the need, and the actual resources available. Something that could be radically changed, if the church pulled its collective resources.....
I do what I can, however the few people that come across path, versus the 19,500 abortions preformed in NEw Zealand last year, quite frankly its like trying to put out a forest fire by spitting on it
And yea, I get to see these ladies afterwards, by then to say "i told you so" is nothing but cruel, and they learned the hard way, the impact of abortion, not only on the chuild who was never born, but on them and their families
