Comments on: Can I add? http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2006/11/05/can-i-add/ dawn friedman's blog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:13:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Adoption and Determinism « boomerific http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2006/11/05/can-i-add/#comment-3538 Adoption and Determinism « boomerific Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:37:17 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1060#comment-3538 [...] Dawn’s been on an adoption roll lately, and as usual she’s been producing as well as provoking some really good writing. I find that her posts usually get me out of writing slumps. Her latest round of questions involving religious faith and adoption is no exception. [...] [...] Dawn’s been on an adoption roll lately, and as usual she’s been producing as well as provoking some really good writing. I find that her posts usually get me out of writing slumps. Her latest round of questions involving religious faith and adoption is no exception. [...]

]]> By: J http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2006/11/05/can-i-add/#comment-3537 J Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:21:30 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1060#comment-3537 Type your comment here.Responding to Moxie who wrote-- " Because that means that kids with horrible abusive parents chose those awful parents, so we can turn a blind eye to their pain and just think it is divine will for some children to be hurt." That just does not follow. An individual's choice is only divine in the context of their own divinity. Pain is pain regardless of origin. What is your idea of divinity? The only reason we turn a blind eye to the pain of others is our own lack or inability to accept and alleviate it. The judgment is on us. Type your comment here.Responding to Moxie who wrote–
” Because that means that kids with horrible abusive parents chose those awful parents, so we can turn a blind eye to their pain and just think it is divine will for some children to be hurt.”

That just does not follow. An individual’s choice is only divine in the context of their own divinity. Pain is pain regardless of origin. What is your idea of divinity? The only reason we turn a blind eye to the pain of others is our own lack or inability to accept and alleviate it. The judgment is on us.

]]> By: sster http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2006/11/05/can-i-add/#comment-3536 sster Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:45:49 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1060#comment-3536 I posted. GREAT topic. I posted. GREAT topic.

]]> By: Karen M http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2006/11/05/can-i-add/#comment-3535 Karen M Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:35:20 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1060#comment-3535 I'm wrestling with this one. I'll write about it soon - probably today. I’m wrestling with this one. I’ll write about it soon - probably today.

]]> By: barb http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2006/11/05/can-i-add/#comment-3534 barb Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:21:38 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1060#comment-3534 i wrote about it too! :) i wrote about it too! :)

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