"Being yoked to an unbeliever" - Page 2

[Kyyrah]

Originally Posted by Bluegoat

I bet you would get a lot of responses!

I guess what I meant is, do you think that God gave the Torah to the Jews, that he asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, that he chose him to be his people in a special way? I suppose a good question that might follow that is, ow does a person know of she is being called to convert to Judaism and join God's special people. That might be something some of the Jewish members might have some thoughts on.

And the same kind of thing with regards to Islam - did God really give a revelation to Muhammad, and if so, is that what is contained in Muslim scriptures and writings?

OK, yeah, I get what you're saying now. And in a way that's pretty helpful because, I have been concentrating on the why's/how's behind being a certain religion, and not necessarily on what they're saying about God's... actions? More as in, do I feel in my heart that xyz's take on living life is proper, that it's what the way God would really LIKE people to live their lives. But ever since I was a kid being raised in a Catholic household, I've never really taken any religious writings literally... Hmm. That's going to be a tough one to get past. I know many (if not most?) religious people take their religions' teachings pretty literally, and I usually tend to look for the symbolism... OK that just started another train of thought in my head... Off to contemplate.

[AngelBee]

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[smeisnotapirate]

AngelBee, you're awfully lurky today.

I converted after marriage. DH is no religion, and I converted to Judaism. It wasn't easy, and we get into so many more fights, but it was something I needed to do before I raised my children. I knew I wanted my children to be Jewish and I wanted a Jewish family. Unfortunately, I didn't find that out until I was married to a non-Jew (whom I love sooooo much).

I wanted to be Orthodox, but there was no way. Orthodox rabbis (and Conservative rabbis as well) as a rule don't convert one non-Jewish spouse without converting the other. Judaism is a family religion, and while I didn't like the rule that they wouldn't perform a conversion without both of us - after living it for 3 years, I understand the wisdom in it. I hope DH chooses to convert, but I refuse to pressure him.

I was converted by a Reform rabbi. While I'm thrilled and consider myself Jewish in every way, it was not a "kosher" conversion, and isn't recognized by many people. However, it rarely would come up, so except for my horrifying interview with an El-Al security guard, it hasn't given me trouble yet.

Someday I want to have a kosher conversion and join an orthodox synagogue. I'm just not there yet in my journey (or, rather, DH isn't there yet).

Does that help at all?