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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand how someone who is a (I assume) practicing Christian would agree to raise their children Jewish. One of the most basic tenants of Christianity is that, "No one comes to the Father except through me." If you truly believe in Christianity, wouldn't you believe that your children would be unable to go to heaven?

I just see a lot of heartache and frustration here if you are more than culturally Christian.[/quote]

+1.  I'm Jewish. Husband was raised Catholic, but was not practicing when we met.  Interfaith couples find many paths that work, but in all the that I have seen succeed:

* only one parent is actually practicing and believing.  The other may have a strong cultural attachment to traditions rooted in faith, but is not actually faithful.  (FYI, I put the christmas tree under culture here, even though it gets a lot of airplay).

* they belong to one congregation, and it is welcoming of couples like them.

I would not have been able to raise anything but Jewish kids. I like Judaism. It makes sense to me. if we both weren't on board, and fully on board, we would have broken up.
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Agree with this. My aunt and uncle did it successfully but my aunt was a very lapsed Catholic, hadn't stepped foot in church for years, and didn't care in the slightest about the cultural traditions. She didn't convert to Judaism but they raised the kids Reform. On the other hand my uncle, who'd been pretty religious in his youth -- even spent a few years in Israel and served in the Israeli army -- had lost a lot of interest in the religious aspects by the time they got married. So the kids went to Hebrew school and had bar mitzvahs and that was about it. They had a seder for Passover but they didn't actually keep Passover. Identified culturally with Judaism but not really the religious aspects, but also didn't do any Christian cultural stuff. Anyway, it worked for them. One cousin married a Christian and I highly doubt they will raise their kids Jewish; the other is dating a Jewish girl and may.[/quote]

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