Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 23:31:35 -0600
From: petitions@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: johntimbrell@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Religious persecution in Norway? Yes. Of a Christian Family.
Hazte Oir - Comunidad de ciudadanos activos
Unfortunately, this is not the first time a child, or children, has been taken
from their parents in Norway under circumstances which appear as completely
out-of-order and against all common sense. There have been complaints made in
the recent past by Czech, Russian and Indian parents about the fostering system
in Norway. And, in each of those cases, the embassies of each respective
country have been involved. However, this appears to be the first case in which
so-called "Christian radicalisation" has been made a criterion by the Norwegian
Government in the seizing of children. When non-abusive parents teach and
instruct their children in the way of Christ, it is wrong for the state to make
an issue of it. Again, it is wrong and, in fact, a violation of genuine human
rights - namely, the right to freedom of religion and the inalienable right and
duty of parents to be the primary and principal educators of their children,
particularly where knowledge and love of God and neighbour are concerned.
In that context, we call on the Norwegian Government to reverse their decision
and restore the Bodnariu children to their parents. Please sign this urgent
petition now. Thank you!
SIGN
Dear john,
Recent reports about the treatment of the Bodnariu Family, by Norway's Child
Welfare Service, are distressing.
According to several media reports, Norway's Child Welfare Service, the
Barnevernet, removed the family's five children (including a nursing baby) from
their parents, alleging, "Christian radicalisation and indoctrination." Also
alleged against them was the discipline of their children by spanking, which is
forbidden in Norway.
When the state apparatus began its action against the Bodnariu Family, social
service agents first seized the couple's two daughters, then their two sons,
and subsequently their baby. All of the children, except for the baby, were
taken by the state, without the parents' knowledge, and hidden in an
undisclosed location.
This petition, which goes to the Norwegian Minister for Children, as well as
to the US Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom and the EU's High
Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, calls on the Norwegian
Government to immediately reunite the Bodnariu Family.
Please sign here:
http://www.citizengo.org/en/pr/31645-norways-child-welfare-services-stop-religious-persecution-christian-family
Even after the parents were detained and interrogated for several hours by
authorities, they were set free. And, no documentation of abuse or otherwise
has ever been levelled against the Bodnariu parents.
Now, even if the spanking allegations are true, the Child Welfare Service of
Norway's own website states the following: "The Child Welfare Services’ first
duty is to provide help and support to the parents so that they can be good
carers for their children."
In this case, it seems as though the "first duty", "to provide help and support
to the parents," was summarily and unjustly dispensed with.
Instead, there appears to be a chilling focus on the religious upbringing of
the Bodnariu's children, as, perhaps, "an insurmountable problem" to the state.
This should not be so. Non-abusive parents - as every indication the Bodnariu
parents are - should be first given the opportunity to make amends, if
necessary. In cases like these, the hand of the Government is neither tolerant
nor loving, but illiberal and destructive.
Please sign this petition, to ask that the Bodnariu's children be immediately
returned to them:
http://www.citizengo.org/en/pr/31645-norways-child-welfare-services-stop-religious-persecution-christian-family
The very notion, that the state should intervene in such a draconian and
disproportionate manner, based on (even, if in part), the religious upbringing
of their children, is frightening and wrong.
This is a form of religious persecution which should be officially protested by
the US and the EU, and sanctioned if necessary.
Thank you for supporting Life, Family and Freedom - no matter where!
Yours faithfully,
Scott Schittl and the whole team at CitizenGO
PS - For more information on this case - and other similar state-family
disputes in Norway - please click on the petition page, and then please sign
this petition. Thank you!
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