Adoption success stories

From Conservapedia

This is a growing list of adopted people who made an enormous contribution to society:

• Pope Alexander VI - Spanish Pope, 1492-1503 ^[1]
• Johann Sebastian Bach - German musician and composer ^[2]
• Alexander Hamilton - one of the Founding Fathers and the first Secretary of the Treasury ^[3]
• Scott Hamilton - Figure skater, Olympic medal winner ^[4]
• Andrew Jackson - 7th President of the United States of America.^[5] Jackson's father was killed in a logging accident a few weeks before Jackson was born. His mother died when Jackson was fourteen; he lived with relatives for a year and a half after her death.^[6]
• Steve Jobs - founder of Apple Computers^{[Citation Needed]}
• Jacqueline Kasun - great conservative and founder of Humboldt Pro-Life. Kasun "spent most of her childhood with her father’s parents", and moved back in with her father as a college student.^[7]
• Thomas Monaghan - founder of Domino's Pizza^{[Citation Needed]}
• Michael Reagan - adoptive son of President Ronald Reagan,^[8]
• Michael Steele - Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele was born at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland and adopted as an infant.^[9]
• Dave Thomas - founder of Wendy's
• Michael Oher - 2009 first round draft choice by the NFL Baltimore Ravens ^[10]

Bible

• Moses -prophet, legislator, judge, and leader of the Israelites ^[11]
• Jesus - adopted by Joseph of Nazareth

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