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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you practicing Christian OP?

Is your boyfriend willling to share your cultural, non religious holidays with your kids (Santa, Christmas tree, Rudolph, etc)?[/quote]

[b]1. Yes, I am practicing. [/b]
2. Yes, I am not being asked to convert or give up my religion.  We will still observe Christian holidays with my family, but the children will be jewish and will have bat mizvahs.

I think that I can say yes to this now, but I was wondering what it like from women that have done this.

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I couldn't do this.  While you are not being asked to convert you are being asked to consider giving up a core part of who you are.  This goes beyond bar/bat mitzvah.  The baby will be welcomed into the Jewish community through a bris or a baby naming.  Your child will attend religious school and learn about  beliefs that you may not agree with or do not understand.  The ideas that you were raised with and believe in will not be taught to your children.

Kvelling at your child mitzvah will happen because they are your child and you will learn how much time, effort, and learning go into this.  You will be proud because that's your kid.  I won't worry about how you feel on that day.  I would worry about you're going to feel at home, on the hokidays, when they want to go to camp, or when their upset because their community is being targeted by bomb threats.

I applaud you for giving this careful consideration.  What you're being asked to consider doing is huge.  Your partner doesn't really understand what he asking if you.  It seems so simple right now.  If you are a practicing Christian, this will be very hard for you to do.  I would urge you and your partner to talk jointly to your respective clergy.[/quote]

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