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RE: Raising Children in an Interfaith Marriage - My Interview on BBC Asian Network
I agree that love is important. My faith teaches me that God is love so I want to know more about Him and the love that He offers to us and others.
What I find interesting about this article is that you are introducing your kids to two different worldviews (which impacts how they see the natural and spiritual world). Do you find that the classic views of Hinduism and Christianity are compatible? Or do you find the compatibility as you search for shared values?
While growing up I was exposed to Christianity a lot as I went to a Church of England school and have a lot of cousins that are Christians. As a Hindu I was uncomfortable about the fact that some of them thought I would be going to hell unless I converted to Christianity. Hindu's don't have this view as we think there are different ways of worshiping the same God.
Now we go to a Church where the Priest preaches about the bible but makes it clear that this is just one set of rules and one way to get a spiritual connection with God, it's not the only way. I feel comfortable attending that church with my family because those views are compatible with my own. The main things we take away from both Church and the Mandir is knowing there is a higher power than yourself, thinking about others and how you can help people, giving to your community, forgetting your ego and being kind, and that good always overcomes evil....even when times are hard and it seems there is no light at the end of the tunnel, God is there for us.