Immanuel
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I don't think Jews promise "until death do us part" so in reality the only vow broken was his to raise the child as a Jew.They decided to raise the child jewish, the child was going to a jewish daycare, the father knew the mother didn't want the child being raised catholic. He then had the child baptized, I don't think the mother is playing games at all. She is protecting her child from an idiot, who is putting himself before the child. Notice how the mom was not interviewed?
My children went to a Jewish Daycare as well but I didn't raise them Jewish.
Dad agreed to raise the child(ren) Jewish... true. Mom vowed "until death do they part". It doesn't seem that either one of them fulfilled their vows.
I agree, Dad's doing this to hurt mom. Not a good thing and I am very glad I never had to go through such an ordeal with my wife.
She might be, but how do you get that idea from this story? The mother is raising the child according to her religious customs, the customs the father agreed to when he converted to Judiasm.
Mom would not speak to the reporters. Most likely because it is evident in what she says and how she says it. Come on, why else would she attempt to stop him from just taking her to church? She's doing it to hurt him... maybe with good reason, maybe not.
My brother (raised Lutheran) married a Catholic as well. He agreed to raise their children as Catholics although his wife was not devout and they never attended church regularly.
Personally, I see no problem with mom raising the little girl under her religious faith. She has that right. I do see a problem though with not allowing him to at least expose her to his faith. It breeds intolerance.
However, dad is going about this wrong. He does not appear to be doing it because of his faith. He appears to be doing it to rub her nose in it.
Immie
Good point.
It's disturbing to see you and a few others projecting your own prejudices onto this woman. We have no idea what she thinks aside from the fact that she is trying to raise her child in her religion.
True the only thing we have is human nature.
Immie