Growing up with mixed faith parents
July 12, 2008
July 12, 2008
Journalist Eve Ahmed talks about her experience of growing up with mixed faith parents in this article on the BBC site. She says:
My mum and dad’s different ethnic backgrounds were what had attracted them to each other in the first place. But the complicated reality of living in a mixed race, mixed faith family eventually destroyed their marriage.
That’s why, making a film for ‘Sunday Life’ on the issue, I was so pleased to meet mixed couples making a success of their marriages today. Their secret? According to Catholic/Jewish couple Grazyna and Mel, it’s compromise. For example, at the birth of their daughter they first had a Jewish naming ceremony, followed by a Christian baptism.
Read the full article here.





