[Kathi L.]

Do the Jewish and Muslim religions have special guidelines regarding step-parenting and foster or adoptive parenting? If so, what are the recommendations to members of their faiths?

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Name : Kathi L., Gender : F, City : Camas, State : WA, Country : United States, 

[Karim-O]

Islam prohibits adoptions outright. One can take a child and raise him/her as their own, and you have to spend as much money on them as your kids. This form of foster parenting means you can do anything except change their names or give them natural right of inheritance (although special wills can be written). The reason behind this is strange but logical: Islam says that adoption leads to loss of bloodline, which may lead to incest, i.e. a brother and sister may marry each other by accident because their birth names are lost. So in short, fostering is allowed under the condition that the child be treated as one’s own, but adoption is prohibited.

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Name : Karim-O, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Arab, Religion : Muslim, Age : 21, City : Cairo, State : NA, Country : Egypt, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Michael D.]

I can’t speak for the other sects of Judaism, but being adopted by a Reform family has never presented a problem for me or my brother. (I’m going to ask one of my teachers for more info on the other sects and post back later.)

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Name : Michael D., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 21, City : Rochester, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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