The Utah Supreme Court today put a temporary hold on a trial judge's orders to return a little girl to her soldier father after she was given up for adoption without his consent two years ago.
I think there are circumstances which pertain to stripping the father of rights. Was he abusive and putting the fetus and mother in harmful situations? Was the conception because of rape? Did he abandon the mother and fetus?
I feel that in this case, the adoption was conducted unethically. I do have some questions though. If the father is a soldier, will he be sent overseas and if yes, where will the child go?
Would the law have been followed if the child had been from a white family?
Mormons are definitely a minority religion outside of Utah and that generally breeds nice people.
Yeah, but then they majorly funded PropH8...so who knows.
I'm going to of out on a limb and say that their beliefs, as such, don't include much of what one could consider reality.
That's a good point regarding really devoted Mormons, but what about the religious but less devoted Mormons? I feel like, the lack of reality can be an issue with any religion if followed literally, so I wonder how less fundamental followers deal with that. Hmm, well I guess they probably just don't believe certain things (which is something that followers of many religions often do --pick and choose what they're comfortable believing).
It's really complicated. On the one hand, it's hard to blame individuals who feel that the Church (the organized aspect of it) is such an integral aspect of their lives that they feel that they can/should give away their children's college savings when told to do so, on the other hand I feel that if adherents don't speak out against practices of which they're not in favor, then things won't change.
I dunno. I'm surrounded by really devoted Mormons. I've never met any other kind. I don't know if they truly are devoted or not but they at least put up a good front of being.
Yeah, it's a bit confusing. It seems that based on the way the Church is set-up it would be difficult to be a practicing Mormon and not be really involved with the organized Church. But it's also a relatively young religion, and as it ages things will probably change (I have same thoughts on like Scientology tbqh).
If the father is a soldier, will he be sent overseas and if yes, where will the child go?
That is not even REMOTELY relevant to whether or not he has the right to raise his own child. Plenty of single military parents manage to raise children. This man's child was stolen from him. There has been zero evidence that he did anything wrong.
This. I grew up as an army brat. Parents have arrangements in place with family or other responsible adults (like other military families) in case they are called out suddenly ir deployed. Being a soldier does not disqualify you from being a parent.
Of course, and I'm not certain the previous poster intended to imply his service should keep him from having his daughter returned to him. He just does need to have an answer for the question 'who will look after her if you're deployed or - heaven forbid - something happens to you?' I'm betting he does.
I feel that in this case, the adoption was conducted unethically. I do have some questions though. If the father is a soldier, will he be sent overseas and if yes, where will the child go?
Would the law have been followed if the child had been from a white family?
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Yeah, but then they majorly funded PropH8...so who knows.
I'm going to of out on a limb and say that their beliefs, as such, don't include much of what one could consider reality.
That's a good point regarding really devoted Mormons, but what about the religious but less devoted Mormons? I feel like, the lack of reality can be an issue with any religion if followed literally, so I wonder how less fundamental followers deal with that. Hmm, well I guess they probably just don't believe certain things (which is something that followers of many religions often do --pick and choose what they're comfortable believing).
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I dunno. I'm surrounded by really devoted Mormons. I've never met any other kind. I don't know if they truly are devoted or not but they at least put up a good front of being.
Yeah, it's a bit confusing. It seems that based on the way the Church is set-up it would be difficult to be a practicing Mormon and not be really involved with the organized Church. But it's also a relatively young religion, and as it ages things will probably change (I have same thoughts on like Scientology tbqh).
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The article mentioned his mother flying to SC to help him, so I'm assuming that she would be responsible for the baby if he was deployed.
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That is not even REMOTELY relevant to whether or not he has the right to raise his own child. Plenty of single military parents manage to raise children. This man's child was stolen from him. There has been zero evidence that he did anything wrong.
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