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When adopted children seek connection to birth family's faith traditions

I am drawn to my ancestor's Islamic practices but I am white and adopted and feel like a fraud trying to connect with a heritage that is not really mine.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to understand one's origins through spiritual practice can be complicated by questions of authenticity and belonging.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ancestors in faith — the continuing relationship?”

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