COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. -- Raymond and Vanessa Jackson were back at their south New Jersey church Sunday after being accused of starving their four adopted sons. They were bailed out by their pastor and a family friend.

Also, New Jersey social workers -- who were responsible for supervising the care of the boys -- were loudly protesting what they called a "rush to judgment" that led to the firing of nine of their own.

At the Come Alive! New Testament Church in Medford, N.J., Sunday, Raymond and Vanessa Jackson denied they did anything wrong. They said they loved their adopted boys.

"I would just like to thank everybody for their prayers," Vanessa Jackson told the congregation.

"We know that the truth will be revealed because if God is for us, who can be against us?" Robert Jackson said.

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The couple spent nearly two weeks in jail. They are charged with assault and child endangerment. Their adopted sons each weighed less than 50 pounds, including a 19-year-old boy who was just 4 feet tall.

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Their pastor, the Rev. Harry Thomas, said he knows the Jacksons well. He bailed the couple out because he believes in them.

"Ray looked at me and he said, 'Pastor, there is no truth to this.' He said, 'I loved my kids. My kids eat three meals a day,'" Thomas remembered.

Thomas said he believes the adopted boys had pre-existing medical conditions that made them appear malnourished.

Three girls in the home -- two adopted and the third a foster daughter the couple wanted to adopt -- all seemed to be in better shape, authorities said. The Jacksons received up to $28,000 a year from the state for their adopted children's care.

In Camden, N.J., another rally was held Monday for the nine fired social workers who handled the Jackson family. Union leaders said they did nothing wrong.

"Let me be clear: The firing of nine workers will not solve any of these problems. Not a single one," said Carla Katz, president of the Communications Workers of America Local 1034.

Workers at the Department of Youth and Family Services said the state has ignored their request for better equipment, smaller case loads and better training, which has lead to critical problems.