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[quote=Anonymous][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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+1, we are another Jewish/Catholic family.  We both are non-practicing at this point but our children identify Jewish by birthright/culture.  I would not be ok raising my children Christian or Catholic.  My husband was fine with it as he was religious when he was younger but not anymore.  If anything he was disappointed I was not practicing.  I've tried to do Christmas for my husband and its very uncomfortable as having a tree is not part of anything I have known.  He also was surprised when our child identified more with the menorah vs. a tree (a bit disappointed he was not into both) but I think the child liked 8 presents over 8 days and lighting the candle vs. one day with a few presents.

For me, religion goes by the mother.  I don't think you should raise your child in a religion you are not comfortable with.  Embrace both and let the child decide later on but kids know how you feel and will probably lean one way at some point.

In some congregations, if mom is not Jewish you will need to covert the child.[/quote]

I am Christian and DH is Jewish.  DH is indifferent to Judaism although he identifies as Jewish culturally.  OTOH, religion is important to me and I am a practicing Christian.

In general I think the task of religious education and practice falls on the mother.  I could not have agreed to raise our children as Jewish unless DH had agreed to do 100% OD the work involved, which would never have happened.  So I have done 100% of the work involved in raising them as Christians.[/quote]

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