Oh dear me. What WERE those Baptists going to do with those children, REALLY? And then to lie and say they were orphans when they weren't? Smells fishy to me - I hope these creeps get what they deserve!

I was concerned that the missionaries would get a fair trial in Haiti. However, after reading the comment posted by KJ I see that these ten Americans have already been tried and convicted in the minds of some people. The truth in this case will come out, but it is certainly a crime unto itself to prejudge these individuals. I pray that their intentions were good, but that too will come out as time goes on.

Rev Tim - There intentions really aren't relevant. Even if they were well intentioned they still willfully violated Haitian, and International adoption laws. That much is already a fact. It also appears they lied saying they were orphans.

Hey Reverend,
You pray that their intentions were good but you write like you know there is no way their intentions could have been bad--I guess in your court of law any praying Christian couldn't possibly have bad intentions. Keep praying--the Lord will answer your prayers in the negative--their intentions were not good if they entered a country without proper papers-as they did--and then instead of giving these children a chance to stay with their parents they decided unilaterally without proper adoption procedures to bring these children to America--the fact that the parents of these children willingly turned them over does not count--the parents had been brutalized by the quake and were desperate--the baptists should have been guiding the parents and telling them they will get the help they need to keep their children--not that they- the praying Baptists--or should I say preying Baptists--will become surrogate parents to the kids. I am sure they tug at your heart Reverend with their church connection. If they were a bunch of atheists or Muslims I am sure you will join the throngs against them.
Ravensfan Anon

It is obvious that this church was trying to rescue kids in a desperate situation. Parents were told that they could visit the kids in the Dominican Republic. It is also my understanding that nine of the ten may be released. Dont let satan convince you to be against Christians because the group leader broke the law to save kids. It was done for the good of the kids. They were going to have a better life than with families who said that they couldnt properly feed and care for them. Some of them were orphans. I am sure that there are plenty of Muslims and atheists who adopt kids. Has anyone here filed a complaint about the practice or something? I dont remember hearing about it. Yes, I do feel that Christ is the most important thing for kids to have. When I go to D.C. and see a lesbian couple with their adopted daughter or two gay men with their adopted son it makes me think if the kid will even have a fair chance to even think that being heterosexual is normal. So to sum it up, kids brought up illegally with Christians with parents who are happy for the kids involved is a lot better than legal adoptions to people who dont present the gospel to the kids and also a lot better than having the kids run around and be susceptible to people who would possibly abuse them. What else is there to say on this story? Thanks.

Clay I am thankful you have nothing else to say on the story--so Christians never cheat on their wives--they never beat their children, they never sleep with mules and they never ever commit sodomy in secret--that's why we have so many TV pastors who fell from grace--conveniently youwill declare that these sin "commiters" are not true Christians, but Christians only in name. These Haitian kids are better of in Haiti with their parents than with a Christian bigot of your sort--any day. As for your obsession with homosexuals---I want you to know that most homosexuals are born to heterosexual parents--and many to heterosexual Christian parents--to which of course you will reply that the devil has taken possession of their homosexual souls. There is no winning with you man--you are the King of illogic--and a bad advertisement for Christ.
Ravensfan Anon

I meant better off in Haiti--not better of in Haiti--correction.
Ravensafan Anon

Clay – There really is no way for you to know their motives, and even if you could they are irrelevant. You miss the point. There are laws in place for adopting kids and this group knowingly and willingly violated them. Did they even attempt to find out what the correct procedure was to adopt? From what I have read they made no attempt nor did they attempt to make any contact with the numerous agencies working in Haiti some of the Christian I might add. Why not simply do what all other agencies are doing and work in Haiti with them instead of trying to sneak them across the border. Those adopted kids you speak of were legally adopted following Haitian and International Law. The argument of the end justifying the means has been used far to justify doing things that violate Christ’s teaching supposedly in his name. Sadly many of the travesties that people like Robert and Anon go on and on about were the result of such rationalizations. The end never justifies the means. I wonder Clay if these people were Catholic, Jewish, Moslem or atheists would you be trying to defend their them with such zeal.