can Jehovah's Witnesses foster?

Question

can Jehovah's Witnesses foster children who do no come from a family who do not share the same belifs i am asking this cause my sister kids were removed from her and docs wants to place them with grandparents and one of the grandparents is a Jehovah's Witnesses thank you

Answer 1

Yes. Many families among Jehovah's Witnesses do take in foster children. The decision is a personal one unrelated to the religion.

(James 1:27) The form of worship that is clean and undefiled from the standpoint of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation, and to keep oneself without spot from the world.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/20001208/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/19990522/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20050515/article_01.htm

Answer 2

Yes. In fact my family and I have often considered doing so. I get the feeling you were more wondering if the Witnesses would take the children, rather than should the children be placed with them. If not, please let us know:D

In fact we took care of my Aunt's boys for a few months. My Aunt and my Mom were raised as Witnesses but my Aunt never really stuck with it. When the boys came, my Mom explained that they were going to be living with the same basic rules. That meant they came to meetings. At first they were unhappy with it. Oddly sibling rivalry took over and they got into a "Who can be the better Witness" contest. It wasn't long though, before they started really benifiting and enjoying the meetings. When they went back to their Mom she told us they started asking to go back to the meetings. Last I heard they did decide to not continue as Witnesses, but even now they seem to be happy with the time they spent with us.

Regardless of how the children were raised I am sure it will be a rough transition and I hope things go well.:D

Answer 3

We are Florida licensed foster care grandparents of a NJ 4 year old baptized Catholic boy who is going to be adopted by a Jehovah s Witness family. Since his very first year, we, his parents and our entire extended family have had close and loving relationships with him. To now turn over a child whose family is ready willing and able ( training and licensing paid for by NJ) to foster/adopt him, to a family whose religious beliefs deny the child such ordinary pleasures as celebrations of his birthday, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving , Independence Day, Halloween and, in fact, virtually every other normal religious or secular day in the calendar, is not only irrational but cruel to the child. So long as Jehovah s Witness families will impose this bizarre lifestyle on other people s children they should never be allowed to foster, let alone adopt these vulnerable kids.

Thanks to a dysfunctional "child protection" system in NJ, we were cavalierly removed from consideration and our grandson is now going to be a prisoner to this dreary lifestyle for years and nobody in his adoring family will ever be allowed to see him or talk to him as long as he is in the clutches of these fanatics. How NJ. or any child protection agency can regard Jehovah s Witnesses as suitable families for other people s children who have already suffered a broken home is proof of the corruption and bureaucratic stupidity that is rampant in government..

Answer 4

Call the county office that governs Foster Families and see what they think of having witnesses as foster families.

Answer 5

Yes.
They do live moral lives.
They keep a clean house.
They have a personal relationship
w/ the Sovereign of the universe.
Teach the childen to respectful.
i.e. of n/e adult that has a measure of authority over u, police,teacher,government.
Are to love ur spouse as urself. A loving home.
Not to use drugs, including cigs.
To respect themselves.
The children will be given invaluable 411, that could save their eternal souls.
The man has a obligation to provide for his family, and does.
i.e. food,clothing,shelter
(There's alot more, but I'm sleepy)
Oh yeah, the courts Always! keep the children in the fam., whenever possible.

Answer 6

Why not?
If the folks who believe in this particular religious system were denied the 'right' to foster children - that would be discrimination, based on religious preference - - - something I think the laws of this country disallow. . .

Answer 7

I knew a woman who fostered an exchange student from Brazil.
She was invited to the meetings and went. She was there for several months and was given a nice going away party when she left.

The people considered must be exemplary in order to be considered to care for Foster children.

I think you yourself need to do a bit of non-bias study of the Bible for yourself.

Answer 8

Yes. When my great-uncle died, my aunt (a Witness) adopted her cousins. They're all doing well, I might add.

Answer 9

yes they like to keep the children with family

Answer 10

The Watchtower Society allows Witnesses to Foster and also to Adopt children.

However different countries have different laws on whether JWs are allowed to adopt or not. The main reason countries are adverse to allowing Witnesses to adopt is that they refuse their adopted children to have blood transfusions in emergencies. Because they are willing to allow children to die for their religious beliefs some countries do not want to take the risk of allowing JWs to adopt.

I personally have a JW friend that was not allowed to adopt despite trying for years for that very reason in Tasmania, Australia.

Before some JW retorts by saying that no one has died for refusing blood, I need to add that the medical fraternity and legal system is firmly convinced that there are situations where blood is essential for survival. JWs may not want to believe doctors in this regard, but the legal system does; hence the difficulties for JWs to adopt.