[Shannon]

Marriage between two people of different religions - if they chose the religions for themselves and don't just belong to the religions because their families do - will always cause conflict, no matter what the two religions are. Why? Because for those who are strong in their faith, religion is the basis for the way you look at the world. If two people have different beliefs about the meaning of life and the way to please God, it would be hard to agree on how to live on a day-to-day basis. And living together on a day-to-day basis is what marriage is all about.

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Name : Shannon, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 25, City : York, State : PA Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Shannon]

Your hostile response seems to me to be completely out of line in an open forum like this. Attacking me because of things my ancestors did to your ancestors is unfair. As far as I know, I have never discriminated against someone or treated someone badly because of their race or ethnic background, and I don't think it's fair of you to assume I'm racist because I'm white and because I asked a question about something I really don't understand. If I did wrong someone, I am sorry for that. However, I can't take responsibility for what my ancestors did (and as far back as I know, my ancestors were poor coal miners, not plantation owners), so you shouldn't be angry at me because of their sins. Just as a side note: blacks were not the only ethnic groups mistreated in this country. Take the Irish and Italians, for example. Yet I've never heard an Irish person or Italian person who continually reminds others about the way their people were treated in the past. (I am not Irish or Italian, by the way.)

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[Shannon]

I'm a born-again Christian, and I would love to attend a Jewish wedding! Because the Christian faith has its roots in Judaism, I have a great respect for Judaism and its traditions, what little I know about them. I would consider your wedding a learning experience. I will say, however, that I was offended by a 'Christian' wedding I attended last year where the bride and groom made a big show about including God in the ceremony when I knew they didn't include Him in their lives. (They even hid the fact that they were living together from the minister so that they could get married in his church.) I felt like they were making a mockery of beliefs I hold sacred (literally), and I would have felt far more comfortable if they had had a secular wedding in a hotel. If you and your husband are indeed non-religious, you may have a similar response from any devout Jews you invite to your wedding.

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