ReporterLauren
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Reged: 01/21/09
Posts: 8
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Hello everyone,
As my handle might imply, my name's Lauren and I'm an intern/reporter for the Free Lance Star newspaper.
I'm writing a story on inter-faith marriages in the Burg/Spotsy area. I was inspired because my parents, my cousin, and a close friend are all in inter-faith marriages spanning Judaism, Catholicism, and Hinduism.
Are you in an inter-faith marriage or planning to have one? Would you like to be quoted in the paper? If yes, email me ASAP at Lauren.Rae.Orsini@gmail.com.
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debberleeme
FUGmaster Flash
Reged: 02/09/04
Posts: 20279
Loc: The Burg
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Welllllll, we did have an inter-faith marriage but my husband has now become a member of my faith so I guess we do not count.
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mfloyd
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Posts: 19992
Loc: Underground in the Empire...
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Welllllll, we did have an inter-faith marriage but my husband has now become a member of my faith so I guess we do not count.
Coverted by the sword??
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Rumblefrog
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Reged: 01/30/03
Posts: 7495
Loc: Oregon
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M! Where ya been man! Great to see you back!
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Agglomerate your feces, linearize your waterfowl, and then we'll talk
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debberleeme
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Reged: 02/09/04
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Loc: The Burg
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Welllllll, we did have an inter-faith marriage but my husband has now become a member of my faith so I guess we do not count.
Coverted by the sword??
Like I told another fugger when she said,"How did you get BT to join the Mormon church." I told her that if she really knew my husband then she would know you do NOT talk him into anything. He made that choice all on his own. He makes a wonderful Latter Day Saint!
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ReporterLauren
FUG Freshman
Reged: 01/21/09
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I'm glad you two are happy, debberleeme. That's what happened to a friend of mine's parents. His mom was Jewish and his dad was Catholic, but dad converted to Judaism for mom's 50th birthday.
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AbsentTheme
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Reged: 07/18/08
Posts: 1079
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Converting for love? That's nonsense. Ignoring the fact that I would never fall in love with someone who believes that the earth is flat, even if I did, I couldn't possibly just decide to change my belief.
Her: I love you pumpkin.
Me: I love you, too, honeybunny.
Her: Even though I think the earth is flat and that you can fall off the edge if you get too close?
Me: Yup, and when we get married on Thursday, I'm going to start believing that, too! Despite the fact that I've been to a beach.
It's ridiculous.
Now, that's not to say that I couldn't pretend to be a flat-earther, and go through the motions (throw away my globe, never go on a cruise, etc.). I'm sure plenty of people do that. But to truly change a belief takes more than that. It takes discussion, and thought, and reason in the face of enough evidence for that individual to change their mind. And it doesn't happen when you want it to, it doesn't happen because the big day is coming up.
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JFC.
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liveandlearn
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But to truly change a belief takes more than that. It takes discussion, and thought, and reason in the face of enough evidence for that individual to change their mind. And it doesn't happen when you want it to, it doesn't happen because the big day is coming up.
Yeah, but I'm figuring if they've been married for maybe 25 yrs, probably all that has happened - it's like you decide when to propose, or when to get married - there's a "big day" on the calendar, but that doesn't mean there's no past.
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debberleeme
FUGmaster Flash
Reged: 02/09/04
Posts: 20279
Loc: The Burg
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Each person is different and each marriage is different. You cannot cubby hole ANY one or any marriage. What is right for one may not be right for the next person or couple.You have to do what is right for you or for the situation.
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AbsentTheme
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Posts: 1079
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But to truly change a belief takes more than that. It takes discussion, and thought, and reason in the face of enough evidence for that individual to change their mind. And it doesn't happen when you want it to, it doesn't happen because the big day is coming up.
Yeah, but I'm figuring if they've been married for maybe 25 yrs, probably all that has happened - it's like you decide when to propose, or when to get married - there's a "big day" on the calendar, but that doesn't mean there's no past.
If you believe, like most religions would have you, that not participating in that particular religion condemns you to "hell", why would you wait to begin practicing that religion? Say the 50th anniversary was in the coming June, but the "changing of the mind" happened in January. You'd risk your "eternal soul" and pretend to be a religion that you're not, just to be able to announce the change on a certain day?
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JFC.
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