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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in a similar situation to yours, a non-Jew (raised Catholic) married to a Jewish man. [b]My personal opinion is that you need to separate your feelings about Judaism generally from your feelings about circumcision, and then figure out how you feel about each of them independently. [/b]Right now, it sounds like you're preparing to use the circumcision decision as a battleground to fight about your husband's faith, and that's a really problematic way to a make a decision.

We decided to circumcise our son. If Judaism hadn't been a factor, I wouldn't have wanted to circumcise, but I respect circumcision's place in the Jewish faith and knew it was more important to my husband that he be circumcised than it was to me that he not be. I may have had an easier time coming to that decision, though, because my feelings on the Jewish faith are different than yours. Although I have not converted (and don't intend to, we are a happily interfaith family), I have found our Jewish community to be incredibly warm and welcoming to me and to our children. Perhaps trying a different temple with a focus might help you feel more at ease with welcoming Judaism into your family's life.[/quote]

Yes, that's what I'm trying to do. Thanks. I do not want this to become a battleground, because frankly what makes me uneasy about Judaism and many other religions is the fact that it is a battleground for so many.[/quote]

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