The first few seasons of Breaking Amish included a few Amish that were born non-Amish, but adopted by Amish family.
It seems a bit cruel to me. It's forcing the children into a completely different lifestyle, almost a form of child abuse if you ask me. Thoughts?
whose to say that the "normal" lifestyle is better than the Amish way of life?
shareI think it is okay as long as it is stable and structured home and the child is not abused.
shareAs it's not considered child abuse for a child to be adopted into a strictly religious Jewish or Christian or Muslim family, it wouldn't be right to deny an Amish family the same right. Also, with the shocking number of children in foster care or who face never being adopted, why deny any family that could provide a safe home the right to adopt? If they passed the tests set forward by the state and proved that they were in no way abusing the child, it seems fine with me. Plus, I have a few friends who were adopted and they struggled the same way that the Amish people portrayed in the show did. It's really only their belief system that was different. I'm sure any of those kids who were adopted would prefer a place in an Amish family over no place at all.
shareI would say forcing your kids to quit school after the 8th grade to work full time is a form of child abuse. Religious Jewish and Muslim families do not do that to their kids, in fact they encourage education.
shareI'd rather stay in the foster home to be honest. At least that way I could go all the way through highschool and try to make something out of myself n not be stuck doing Manuel labor from sunrise to sunset
shareForcing them into completely different lifestyles? These were infants. I doubt they noticed one crib was different from another.
shareits funny, the ex-amish i know all say the amish do not adopt anyway. perhaps its just each ordnung's decision i guess.
There's just a possibility that I will kiss a doorknob.
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The Amish have a large manic-depressive population because of a small genetic pool. To continue, they need more diversity.
Can we judge any religious group? Should Protestants, Catholics, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists be allowed to adopt? Why would the Amish be different? This could be debated endlessly. A birth mother can choose whether she wants her biological child raised in a household without electricity, with tradition/outdated (depending on point of view) gender roles, and religious beliefs.
it does make more difficulty when the children grow up and want to find out about the english world. they might be more likely to leave
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let's not go to camelot, it is a silly place