Impact of Religious Factors in Nebraska Adoptions

I. Introduction … A. In General … B. Empirical Studies … 1. Nebraska Adoption Agencies … 2. Nebraska County Judges II. Crossing Religious Lines; The Natural Mother vs. the Adoptive Parents … A. Non-Dedicated Child; Adoptive Parents’ Religion Differs from Natural Mother … B. Dedicated Child; Adoptive Parents of Different Faith … C. Instructed Child; Adoptive Parents of Different Faith … 1. Common Basic Faith of Adoptive Parents Differs from Child’s Instruction … 2. One Adoptive Parent Has Same Faith as Child’s Instruction … 3. Adoptive Parents and Child of Different Branch of Protestant Faith III. Religiously Mixed Marriages … A. Sociological Research … B. Judicial Case Law … C. Agency and Judicial Concern in Nebraska Adoption Cases IV. Church Membership and Attendance … A. The View of the Church … B. Religion and Behavior … C. Religion and Marriage … D. Percentage of Population Religiously Interested … E. Agency and Judicial Concern in Nebraska Adoption Cases V. Atheists and Agnostics VI. Conclusion