Original Article on Brooklyn Paper

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Stephanie Thompsonfor The Brooklyn PaperWhen the Big G and I decided to get married, we went to a rabbi we knew and asked if he might marry us. Instead of an enthusiastic yes, we got a videotape to watch on the dangers of interfaith marriage, high among them the assured result of bearing children who are confused and disoriented. After the video, we met with the rabbi and said that we still felt confident in our desire to get married. Unlike most of the couples featured, Jesus didnt come between us. We were never going to argue as one couple did over whether to baptize or circumcise. G was raised with little religion, and we agreed that the children would be raised with many of my Jewish traditions (in...(read more)