After seizing five children from their home in November, Norway’s child services agency has already initiated their adoption process over concerns stemming from the parents’ Christian faith.

All of Marius and Ruth Bodnariu’s young children were taken into custody in November following a concern cited by the principal of the middle school attended by their two oldest daughters — a concern based on the children being taught at home that God punishes sin.

The Christian Post reports that the principal had a problem with the students’ Christian upbringing, but only asked Norwegian child services (the Barnevernet) to offer counseling services to the family — not the children’s removal from their home. However, state workers subsequently seized all five of the Bodnariu’s children on a claim that they were physically abused by their parents.

As the adoption process for their five children was about to start, the Romanian Pentecostal parents living in Norway were disturbed to find out that their young children had been split up — with little to no visitation rights.

“The children, including a nursing infant son, have now been placed in three separate foster homes while their parents have been given extremely limited visitation rights,” the Christian Posts’ Samuel Smith informed. “Although both parents can see their infant son twice a week, only Ruth can visit with her two oldest sons once per week while neither parent can visit their daughters.”

Where’s the proof?

The father’s brother, Daniel Bodnariu, maintains that Marius and his wife have never abused or mistreated their children — insisting that they only receive “light punishments” that are virtually painless for their bad behavior. The father’s brother-in-law pointed out that no physical or medical evidence exists to show that any kind of abuse took place — only the children’s testimony, which he says were spurred by unethical and manipulative questioning.

“They said it was the belief of the parents, the Christian belief, and they said this creates a handicap in children because they are telling children that God punishes sin, and this is wrong in their point of view,” Daniel Bodnariu told the Christian Post. “In the [formal] accusations, they didn’t mention the religious aspect, only make the case on abuse, even though there is no evidence.”

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