18Doors.com (formerly InterfaithFamily.com) is a resource supporting interfaith couples exploring Jewish life and inclusive Jewish communities. It offers educational content; connections to welcoming organizations, professionals and programs; and resources and trainings for organizations, clergy and other program providers.

Nov. 5, 2010, article posted on InterfaithFamily.com about adoption in interfaith relationships.

Patricia Raybon, a professor emeritus in journalism at the University of Colorado at Boulder, wrote My First White Friend: Confessions on Race, Love and Forgiveness (Penguin, 1997) and I Told the Mountain to Move (Tyndale House, 2005). She writes often about religion, family and race

Nov. 15, 2011, Los Angeles Times article about Catholic Charities ending their adoption services in Illinois due to in inability to continue legal battles over refusing to work with gay and straight unmarried couples.

July 31, 2006, The Associated Press article the Vatican underscoring church policy by issuing a document urging Catholic and non-Catholic politicians to oppose laws giving rights to gays, including adoption. The article is posted Beliefnet.com and includes a link to the full document.

March 11, 2006, The Boston Globe article about Catholic Charities decision to end offering adoption services rather than comply with state law requiring that gays be allowed to adopt children (subscription required).

June 12, 2013, Michigan Radio article about Michigan adoption agencies that don’t work with same-sex couples.

June 18, 2013, Los Angeles Times article about Russia’s parliament voting to approve a law that bans the adoption of Russian orphans by foreign same-sex married couples or by single persons from countries where same-sex marriages are allowed.

March 12, 2006, The Washington Post editorial about courts ruling in favor of the rights of gay and lesbian parents.