Clinton Wedding Raises Questions of Interfaith Marriage

Townhall.com ^ | July 28, 2010 | Janice Shaw Crouse

[MEGoody]

Social barriers have disappeared. But God still says we shouldn’t be unequally yoked.

[Huebolt]

“discussing” organized religion = shoveling SMOKE!

[Kaslin]

I bet their wedding didn’t over $3million and I predict that that Chelsie and her groom will head for the divorce court within 5 years at the most

[nascarnation]

Saudi Huma married Jewish Cong Weiner.

Billy J Clinton hisself performed the ceremony.

Their homeland visits will be interesting.

[LibLieSlayer]

I give it no more than three.

LLS

[Kaslin]

That should have been didn’t cost over $3 million

[Kaslin]

I agree, but notice I said at the most

[bvw]

This isn’t interfaith. The dads are both famous felons, their religion is “The Grift”.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Christians and Jews share the same scriptures except for the extremely large detail that Jews believe the Messiah has not yet come but will rule God’s kingdom while Christians know that Jesus came to save us all and rules in the heavenly kingdom.

Wow. Too bad Jews don't read the "new testament." Then they'd "know" it too, right?

After all, G-d would never allow the Protestant bible to be adulterated by false "scriptures." If He did, Protestantism would be untenable and the whole world would make no sense!

[AnotherUnixGeek]

The Christian faith — indeed, virtually all religious faith, if taken seriously — is inherently exclusive

Extending Christian (or Muslim) exclusivity to other religious faiths isn't accurate. Many of the other religions of the world acknowledge the validity of other belief systems. I think "inter-cultural" might be more the source of incompatibility than "inter-faith".

[huldah1776]

Since religion is not really an issue here, it must be a political thing. Did Soros arrange this marriage?

[Vigilanteman]

Very true. Couples can take turns going to each other's church or synagogue, but when children come along, they generally need to pick one faith or the other so the children enjoy consistency.

We made it a point to expose our children to a number of different faiths. But all too often, parents take the easy route out and stop going at all.

Then the vacuum left in the value system which would have been filled by meaningful religious experience gets filled by secular humanist clap-trap.

[proud American in Canada]

It should not be such a huge problem unless they have children. That’s where the problem starts.

Exactly.

[ZULU]

“Observers have noted that both Clinton and Mezvinsky were raised in homes where religious faith was central to family life ...”

HUH??????

Chelsea was raised in a home where religious faith was central????

TO WHO - her serial philandering father??? Her cynical brass bottom mother???

Who wrote this piece of idiocy???

The fact is religions don’t marry - people do. The success or failure of a marriage is due to the commitment and maturity of the individuals involved and their abilities to accomodate their differing faiths.

I know of lots of Christian/Jewish marriages which are VERY successful. And marriages between different Christian religions are so commonplace as to not even be worthy of note anymore.

As for the FAILURES of marriages - that is endemic to our society at present and occurs irrespective of the religion or lack of same and can be attributed to the loss of self-control, self-respect and need for immediate gratification of the current generations of Americans.

[Apple Blossom]

Now we know why the President wasn’t invited. No way would a Muslim want to attend the wedding of a Jew.

[Marty62]

HUMMMM no ribs for Bubba?

[ZULU]

“Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responded, “Over the years, so many of the barriers that prevented people from getting married, crossing lines of faith or color or ethnicity have just disappeared.”

EXPLANATION:

Did I give the correct response to advance my personal political career? Will it help me in 2012 to unseat that idiot I report to??

[stuartcr]

I can’t understand why this is even an issue.

[stuartcr]

You mean those 3 things were never barriers to marriage?

[stuartcr]

Why? Do you know them personally?