Monday, January 28, 2013

Straight Talk


If interested, below is an article that stirs me (Lisa) up.  Father, may your kingdom come in Japan. Use Grace Harbor Project to bring restoration and the healing of Jesus to broken hearts.

Straight Talk about Sex, Infanticide, and Child Abuse in Japan


Japan is not exactly a country of clear and open communication. That must be one reason why so few people here ever know about any given social problem. But the constant stream of news reports of women killing their babies makes this issue hard to ignore. It also makes me wonder why the Japanese government doesn't shout from the roof tops what it only whispers now: “Bring us your child, anytime for any reason… no scolding and no risk.”
I have been very critical of Japan’s propensity to put babies in orphanages and leave them there for years without hope of adoption. I’ve also criticized the unwillingness of Japan to sever the parental rights of abusive parents. But on the other hand, there can be no other country that gives its citizens such a strong way of escape from child abuse, let alone infanticide.
To read more of this article from the Japan Daily Press click here