Adoption, its self, is being attacked through sly tactics and without people stating their entire agenda. Adoptive parents are being targeted because they have chosen to adopt a child. Adoptees are being shamed and ridiculed when they support adoption.

How many of us have been blessed with a family through adoption whether you are an adoptee or adoptive parent? This is an individual choice for people to make (which I respect anyone's decision), some people feel comfortable standing up fighting for our and our children's rights.

I do not think anyone involved in adoption is blinded to some changes that need to happen in adoption. Here is the problem, people, authors and groups are making one or two general statements about adoption changes or problems and then some are jumping on their cause. Without looking at the hidden agendas and what other aspects of adoption are they looking to change or do away with altogether? Before you decide to support anyone, you need to look beyond their world saving statements and get to the nitty gritty purpose of their cause or movement.

Family preservation can sound like a truly wonderful thing. Who would not support a family unit being preserved? The sound and idea looks so appealing. This is the sweet cuddly bunny to draw you into their movement without you knowing what the true goals or motives are.

I have received some flack about writing in support of adoption from an adoptee’s side. Below is a quote about family preservation (my opinion, a warped spin on it) from a comment from "Can an Adoptee Grow up to be Happy"?

"Family preservation means preserving a person's family and heritage. Not all children can remain with their families - this is reality - however, laws that allow children to lose their identity and family are not necessary. A lot of the confusion/anger/angst starts when a child is expected to become the daughter or son of strangers."

The truth is that this movement has hidden agendas. They are anti adoption and look for guardianship when needed with the birth families retaining all rights. They also want to do away with the adoption tax credit. These things greatly affect people involved with adoption. If you choose to be involved with a movement know what rights or beliefs you may be giving up.

Their view on adoption and children:

"Every child born has an inalienable right to remain with the mother and/or father who conceived and/or bore him/her, as well as to know any other genetic/DNA contributors."

"Relinquishment of children to a new set of parents, as a final, irrevocable act, severing all rights of the birthparents, must be discontinued"

Their view on guardianship:

"Permanent guardianship would retain and acknowledge a child's true kinship relationships while providing permanent care. There should be no pretending that the guardians who care for and love a child are the "real parents." They are not parents. It would be understood that the child has parents but the guardians are responsible for raising the child. Children have no trouble understanding this."

A Quiet Revolution is Underway is a statement from the Family preservation web site. Beware, you may be getting involved with a war against adoption and not even realize it. Sorry, but the secret is out about the Quiet Revolution. The truth is out and the battle has begun for adoption and children waiting to be adopted.

This Revolution that is be waged is not only against adoption. They are attacking pro-choice and religious organizations in their movement.

Their view on others:

"Pro-life organizations can be known by whatever family-orientated, all-American sounding names and their adoption agencies can be called cutesy “baby saving” and “hope-filled” names…they may even invoke the name of, or believe that they are doing the work of, God…. but their tactics are all counter to true Family Preservation as spelled out in the constitution of the United States which protects parental rights;"

"While some of the flock may in fact adopt children from foster care —replacing abuse in the name of Satan from their original parents with abuse in the name of God—concern for orphaned and abandoned children is a smoke screen, or at best unclear. Their agenda is mired with using adoption as a tool against abortion, against single parenthood, and for evangelism."

Know what side you are supporting before you find yourself a casualty of their Revolution. If you want to get involved in a movement concerning adoption do some investigation and know all of their agendas before it is too late. Do not take a few statements at face value, do your homework.

Related reading:

Adoption Reform Or Propaganda?