Religion and relationships

I don’t get to go to the movies much. I have two small children, a husband who hates theaters, and a short attention span. But last night, after an eleven month hiatus from the cinema, I saw Sex and the City. It was worth the nine dollar ticket, the cost of a babysitter, and two and a half hours of sitting still.
So what does Sex in the City have to do with religion? Well, nothing. But seeing this much anticipated movie brought me back to my days as a single girl. It brought back memories (good, bad and ugly) of the dating scene. And by “dating scene” I’m referring to the process of conducting interviews for a potential spouse.
In this blog about religion, we’ve touched on same sex marriage and plural marriage but not interfaith marriage. I am the product of an interfaith marriage. My mom is Jewish and my dad…

