Catherine Vincent
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Sun Nov-04-07 05:48 PM
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What's this about Zoe's Ark that I keep hearing about on CNN? |
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Was this a kidnapping or were they trying to bring the children to a better place?
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Igel
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Sun Nov-04-07 06:01 PM
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1. Not mutually exclusive propositions, those. |
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In other words, yes.
Define "orphan". I'd go with "a minor whose lost both parents." What if your grandmother or aunt takes you in--and let's say that any registration or court orders (or lack thereof) is completely unimportant.
Now pick a fairly average clan-based system. A minor whose lost both parents gets passed to the next available clansman. Is he an orphan?
Overzealous, culturally insensitive, and by local standards kidnapping. "Naive" at best. Mix in anti-colonial attitudes and honor, and your label's gone from "humanitarian" to "criminal".
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Sun Nov-04-07 06:12 PM
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2. Here's an interesting article you might want to read... |
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