| Ten members of a religious cult in Idaho were arrested in Haiti while attempting to spirit 33 orphans out of the country. They are members of the New Life Children's Refuge in Idaho. They were on a bus trying to cross the Haitian border with the Dominican Republic. Laura Silsby was on CNN thi smorning claiming she had no idea the children needed identification and permission to leave the country. Ten of the 33 children have at least one parent and most had phone numbers for their parents. This appears, to me, to be a fanatical religious group trying to "save" other people's kids by kidnapping them. This is what cults do.
How could any responsible adult not know there is a process for adoption of foreign children and that taking children from their natural parents is kidnapping? Of course she knew exactly what she and her cohorts were doing. In their minds I believe they thought they could go to Haiti and "bring some children to Jesus." Look at the name of their organization for crying out loud. Here is what the BBC has discovered about this group:
The charity, which Ms Silsby incorporated in Idaho in November last year, says it is "dedicated to rescuing, loving and caring for orphaned, abandoned and impoverished Haitian and Dominican children, demonstrating God's love and helping each child find healing, hope, joy and new life in Christ".
They thought they'd go get some children and bring them back to Idaho they could be brainwashed as "christians." These people are Southern Baptists, not an organization known for tolerance and understanding. Silsby is the CEO of PersonalShopper.com (isn't that one of those companies from which I keep getting spam?) and obviously had to have proper documents to go to Haiti. How did she think she'd spirit 33 children out of the Dominican Republic then into the U.S. without documents? I suppose she and her cohorts just trusted in Jesus. I wonder if those who arrested her were named Jesus. |
