This
is an opportunity to join other couples in a workshop format to gain
an understanding of your partner’s faith and cultural differences,
and to build skills for dealing with the effects of religious, ethnic,
identity and emotional differences on a couple’s life. We will
help you examine your interaction with your partner’s family and
community, issues surrounding child-raising and celebrating holidays,
and strengthen communication in your relationship so you are prepared
as challenges surface.
This workshop will cover:
Interfaith Exploration
- Clarification one’s own religious/spiritual
beliefs and practices
- Understanding your partner’s religious/spiritual
beliefs and practices
- Celebrating areas of convergence and respecting
areas of divergence
- Negotiating religious/spiritual expectations
and boundaries

Common Challenges
- Reconciling ideological differences.
- Dealing with parents, in-laws, extended families, and communities
- Deciding about religious conversion
- Planning a wedding
- Negotiating and celebrating the holidays
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