Catholic Church implicated in Spanish baby thefts

"Spain's Stolen Babies: A Nation Confronts Its Dark Past"

The headline is sort of misleading isn't it? As more facts come out regarding the long term practice of Spanish Catholic priest and nuns stealing and selling newborns, Time magazine skirts around the issue and ever so delicately tries to blame it on the government.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/08599205956300

That's your Catholic Church at work in the world.

Another comment from a former Hephzibah House student regarding Dr. Ron Williams

"Robena 08:55 PM on February 21, 2011 ill have to say that i was a student at hephzibah house a couple of years ago. i was there for 2 years and the whole two years there i wasnt abused. i wasnt mistreated. They took care of me. They all loved me. If i never went there, then i would still be the drug addict that i was all them years ago. Ill have you know that if it wasnt for hh all those girls would of found themselves in a lot more trouble then they already did. Nobody mistreated anybody over there... whoever put that has some serious issues with bitterness. Yea there was a lot who didnt want to go...i didnt want to at first but then they saved my life and i was able to leave wit a new one. Dont hate on Dr. Williams because your guardian only wanted to save your life. All they ever did was try and help you and they helped a LOT of kids thank you very much...including" 

"Answers in a Time of Miscarriage" by Christian writer and artist Bethany Kerr

"This is an amazing resource for families who have suffered the loss of a baby by miscarriage. The book provides factual answers to many common questions about miscarriage, as well as many poignant stories of loss that Bethany has collected, including her own. This beautiful book gives the reader help, hope, and encouragement, from a uniquely Christian and pro-life perspective.” -MARGARET DELLE


http://www.preciousinfants.com/miscarriage.htm

Received this in the comments regarding Hephzibah House, Ron Williams, Patti Williams and the testimony of former Hephzibah House students

Thought you may want to post the folowing from the former HH girls web site. http://formerhephzibahgirls.webs.com/apps/guestbook/
Reply anne 

08:37 AM on March 04, 2011 

I have read some of the comments on here and have also read my sister's entry. The assumption that I was so traumatized by my time at HH, that I would agree with what she said is a lie. I love my sister dearly, but she does not speak for me.

 Many posts mentioned the 3 sisters who went to HH. I am the oldest of those 3 and I thank God for the time that I was there. God used that time in my life to bring me to Himself and gave me time to grow. I truly love the Williams family and am grateful for their ministry in my life.

 It is obvious that one of my sisters does not feel the same way. Because love covers a multitude of sins, I will not expound on the differences between our 2 lives. I pray for the day that she would truly come to Christ and make Him the Lord of her life. However, I do not wish to be silent and let it be assumed that I have the same opinions as she. 

Thank you to all those who have posted on here in support of HH and the wonderful work they are doing on behalf of those who desperately need a ministry like theirs!! 

Reply liza 

03:04 PM on February 22, 2011 comparing this to the Holocust is just sick and actually kind of funny....sick cause u can twist this so much and funny that u actually believe it..i really feel srry for u! 

Reply liza
03:00 PM on February 22, 2011 i agree wit Robena 100%!!!!! i was at HH from september 2007 till december 2010 and i have NEVER been abused once!!! they never beat us they never even yelled at us! 

this site makes it out to be an abusive jail or asylum or something like that. funny thing is the people making most of the comments have never even been there! they have no idea wat they r talking about! if it wasnt for HH i wud be in jail today(and yes a REAL jail) or i wud be dead there are just no other options. 

HH and Dr. Williams have helped me soo much in life and i will forever be thankful! we had great times! we had parties and movie nights we had outside activities and went out to eat..we had fun in the school and during work duties! HH taught us to live to enjoy each moment even if it wasnt our favorite thing. 

Yes we were all mad to be there at first..and trust me i was one of the loud rebels but as time went on i realized these people trully loved and cared for me! they treated each girl with love and respect and like she was of a high value. they loved us and still do and jus to let the girls out there no that they still pray for there past students by name. even though u guys smear their name in the mud and try to destroy them they love you and pray for u and NEVER say anything bad about u...j

us thin k about that...ur still upset over being sent there..i think they shud be the ones more upset for putting up wit such fools that still many years later try to destroy them...shows you who has true character and love!

March 08, 2011 9:14 AM 

Terry Helms, pastor from Macedonia Baptist, pleaded not guilty to indecent exposure in sodomite sex sting at local children's park

Terry Clyde Helms, 32, Lineville, AL, was among four men who pleaded not guilty to indecent exposure, a misdemeanor, with the stipulation that the Gadsden Police Department will present evidence at a jury trial and Gadsden City Judge Tom King would find them guilty in Thursday's court proceedings. Helms was a youth minister at a church in Lineville at the time of his arrest and since has resigned.

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20110303/NEWS/110309936/0/news?tc=ar

Methodist pastor & school administrator arrested & charged in sodomite park sting

Alton Ed Rogers, a Gadsden minister who was one of the men arrested during a recent police sting operation at Gadsden's Moragne Park and other park properties, pleaded guilty to a public lewdness charge, the Gadsden Times reports.

After his arrest, the 59-year-old Rogers resigned as an administrator at the Marshall Christian Academy in Albertville, according to the Gadsden Times report. Rogers and all of the men arrested were ordered to stay out of Gadsden's parks. http://www.marshallchristianacademy.com/index.php

Another of the men arrested, Terry Clyde Helms of Lineville, was a youth minister at a church in Lineville at the time of his arrest. He also has resigned, according to the Gadsden Times.