from "British foster mother disqualified after Muslim girl’s conversion to Christianity," The Catholic News Agency
London, Feb 9, 2009 - A British woman who has fostered more than 80 children over ten years has been disqualified from service as a caregiver after a teenage Muslim girl in her charge converted to Christianity.
The woman, a churchgoer in her 50s, has lost the farmhouse she rented to look after vulnerable teenagers because of the loss of income. Another girl in her charge has been taken back into foster care. According to the Telegraph, the caregiver said she discouraged the 16-year-old Muslim girl’s interest in Christianity and did not pressure the girl to convert.
"I offered her alternatives. I offered to find her places to practice her own religion [,...] to take her to friends or family. But she said to me from the [beginning]: 'I am interested and I want to come [to church]'."
The girl had been placed into foster care after she was assaulted by a family member. The caregiver said the girl saw her baptism as “a washing away of the horrible things she had been through and a symbol of a new start.”
The woman, an Anglican, claimed that social services staffers were aware that the girl was attending her evangelical church and the council heads only objected when they discovered the girl had been baptized.(more)
London, Feb 9, 2009 - A British woman who has fostered more than 80 children over ten years has been disqualified from service as a caregiver after a teenage Muslim girl in her charge converted to Christianity.
The woman, a churchgoer in her 50s, has lost the farmhouse she rented to look after vulnerable teenagers because of the loss of income. Another girl in her charge has been taken back into foster care. According to the Telegraph, the caregiver said she discouraged the 16-year-old Muslim girl’s interest in Christianity and did not pressure the girl to convert.
"I offered her alternatives. I offered to find her places to practice her own religion [,...] to take her to friends or family. But she said to me from the [beginning]: 'I am interested and I want to come [to church]'."
The girl had been placed into foster care after she was assaulted by a family member. The caregiver said the girl saw her baptism as “a washing away of the horrible things she had been through and a symbol of a new start.”
The woman, an Anglican, claimed that social services staffers were aware that the girl was attending her evangelical church and the council heads only objected when they discovered the girl had been baptized.(more)
