Adoption and Orphan Care Summit Begins May 9

An intriguing article by Eric Gorski, the AP Religion Writer, alerts us:

"Prominent evangelical Christians are urging churchgoers to strongly consider adoption or foster care, not just out of kindness or biblical calling but also to answer criticism that their movement, while condemning abortion and same-sex adoption, doesn't do enough for children without parents."

Wow, that's quite a mouthful! And here I'd always assumed that Christians had always been fairly supportive of adoption, because Christians, like most people, believe in the value of providing permanent homes for children who might not have one otherwise.

Political agendas aside, I plan to attend the Adoption and Orphan Care Summit in Colorado Springs (May 9-11). I'll give you blow-by-blow, up-to-the-minute reports on what really happens at the conference.

If there's discussion about "evangelizing, religious attitudes on corporal punishment, gay and lesbian foster children, racially mixed families, and resolving long-standing tensions between religious groups and the government," you'll read it here first.

If there's not, I'll tell you what's being discussed instead. Should be an interesting week. Stay tuned for my almost-live, on-the-spot reports.