I grew up in a small town in the Midwest. It’s in a very religious area (the nearby city is literally nicknamed “City of Churches”), and one thing I noticed after I left was how many of my former classmates, after marrying and settling down, had adopted children from other countries. Offhand, I can think of 7 families I know in the area who adopted internationally, which in a small town seems like a lot. The Child Catchers helped me contextualize these adoptions within the broader framework […]