I've been following the Lisa Miller/Janet Jenkins story for several reasons: (1) because the case has involved the few rare occasions where the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled in favor of LGBT litigants, (2) it highlights the lies and deceptions that go hand in hand with the ex-gay myth disseminated by Christianists, and (3) it demonstrates the fact that Christianists feel that they can ignore the law whenever it suits them. Now, the Houston Chronicle is reporting that Lisa Miller - who has a warrant out for her arrest - has kidnapped Isabella and fled to El Salvador. I doubt that Miller pulled this off on her own. Instead, I suspect she was aided by far right religious groups that ought to face criminal charges if such turns out to be the case. The whole sad saga underscores the fact that ALL "ex-gay" ministries need to be shut down by state licensing agencies and that therapists who engage in this snake oil conduct ought to lose their licenses. Here are highlights from the Chronicle: *
The girl, Isabella Miller-Jenkins, and her birth mother, Lisa Miller, failed to appear for a court-ordered custody swap in January and are believed to have flown to El Salvador last September, said attorney Sarah Star, who represents ex-partner Janet Jenkins.
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Star said a Virginia police officer told her that Miller and the girl flew to El Salvador's capital, San Salvador, from Juarez, Mexico, which is across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas.
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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has turned its attention to Central America, distributing photos and information about Isabella to news outlets throughout the region, apparently believing she and her birth mother moved there, Star said Thursday.
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Isabella and Miller, of Forest, Va., were supposed to appear Jan. 1 for Jenkins, of Fair Haven, Vt., to take custody of the girl. When they didn't appear, a contempt citation and arrest warrant were issued for Miller in Vermont, and a Virginia court has issued a show cause order against her.
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Personally, I believe that Miller is focused solely on herself and obviously cares nothing about the turmoil and instability to which her daughter is exposed. She's more concerned about screwing over her ex-partner than the welfare of her child. Sadly, it's too typical of the self-proclaimed "born again" Christians who act in the most un-Christian of ways.
The girl, Isabella Miller-Jenkins, and her birth mother, Lisa Miller, failed to appear for a court-ordered custody swap in January and are believed to have flown to El Salvador last September, said attorney Sarah Star, who represents ex-partner Janet Jenkins.
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Star said a Virginia police officer told her that Miller and the girl flew to El Salvador's capital, San Salvador, from Juarez, Mexico, which is across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas.
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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has turned its attention to Central America, distributing photos and information about Isabella to news outlets throughout the region, apparently believing she and her birth mother moved there, Star said Thursday.
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Isabella and Miller, of Forest, Va., were supposed to appear Jan. 1 for Jenkins, of Fair Haven, Vt., to take custody of the girl. When they didn't appear, a contempt citation and arrest warrant were issued for Miller in Vermont, and a Virginia court has issued a show cause order against her.
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Personally, I believe that Miller is focused solely on herself and obviously cares nothing about the turmoil and instability to which her daughter is exposed. She's more concerned about screwing over her ex-partner than the welfare of her child. Sadly, it's too typical of the self-proclaimed "born again" Christians who act in the most un-Christian of ways.
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