As with most adoptive parents who happen to be in the spotlight, and happen to have biological children as well as having adopted a child, or children into their family, Tom Cruise has come under fire in recent months, with those loving to cause trouble and stir the pot claiming that he treats his two adopted children with actress Nicole Kidman, differently than his biological daughter with wife, Katie Holmes.

This seems to be an insult that everyone having both adopted and biological children must face at one point or another in their lives, celebrity or not, celebrities simply get the misfortune of having it plastered on newspapers, web pages, and the minds and lips of the world, instead of just at the water cooler, or the mom’s group by the jungle gym.

It seems as though Angelina Jolie just can’t manage to stay out of the news headlines. After giving birth to twins just last month, there are rumors afoot that Angelina Jolie, and her partner Brad Pitt are considering adopting a baby from China after seeing footage of the aftermath of China’s latest Earthquake.

Now I am all for giving children a loving home, however, if these rumors turn out to be true, I simply can’t imagine an adoption agency allowing for the family to grow yet again so soon after just adding twins to the family. It has not been all that long since her son Pax had to adjust from living in Vietnam to being a celebrity’s son, and then little Zahara was added to the family as well soon after. Not long after that the couple gave birth to their daughter Shiloh. Now with the arrival of the twins, one would expect mom and dad to allow the children a bit of an adjustment period before going out and finding another sibling or two to add to the family.

The recent give and take on the various blogs about gay adoption... Jesus Said, “Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin.” and Discrimination is not Just a Word reminded me of a fairly recent Brad Pitt interview from 2007.

Once upon a time he was a world famous, middle weight, boxing champion. Now he is a bankrupt ex boxer who travels the world, staying with wealthy friends, and occasionally keeping in contact with his two teenage sons, and the woman that he left them with.

After a brief encounter in the wee hours of the morning in a hotel lobby in Paris, Chris Eubanks swapped phone numbers with Irene Hutton, and the two began speaking regularly on the phone. They became such good friends in fact, that Eubanks arranged for his boys to fly out to Las Vegas for a summer holiday with Irene.

It seems more people are looking at intercountry adoption from Africa. The upward trend seems to have started with Angelina Jolie's Ethiopian adoption in 2005. There was a 65% increase in Ethiopian adoptions from 2005 to 2006.

Madona's Malawi adoption on the other hand doesn't seem to have driven families to consider transracial adoption. The last time an American adopted from Malawi via the American intercountry adoption system, it was 2003. Three children were adopted that year.

From the top, can we all agree that Sharon Stone is an actress and a model, a woman made famous by flashing her bits and looking pretty in expensive gowns, not rocket science or theology or international affairs? 

Can we also agree that China's Tibet policy has never been about the benevolent caring for a people with their own rich and ancient history, but more of a land and power grab that's been often downright nasty?

Fine.