JD Vance Defends Hope That His Wife Will Come to ‘Believe in the Christian Gospel’

[Michie]

Catholic vice president pushes back against those who are framing his desire as disrespectful.

JD Vance hopes that his wife Usha one day becomes a Christian — and is pushing back against those who are framing his desire as disrespectful.

The vice president, who is a convert to Catholicism, took to social media on Oct. 31 to defend his wish, shared publicly at a speaking event two days earlier, that his Hindu-raised wife would one day come to “believe in the Christian Gospel.”

“My Christian faith tells me the Gospel is true and is good for human beings,” Vance said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “[Usha] is not a Christian and has no plans to convert, but like many people in an interfaith marriage — or any interfaith relationship — I hope she may one day see things as I do.”

“Regardless, I’ll continue to love and support her and talk to her about faith and life and everything else, because she’s my wife,” wrote Vance. The vice president, who met his wife at Yale Law School when they both identified as agnostics, added that Usha is “the most amazing blessing” in his life, adding that she encouraged him to reengage with his own faith “many years ago.”

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JD Vance Defends Hope That His Wife Will Come to ‘Believe in the Christian Gospel’

Catholic vice president pushes back against those who are framing his desire as disrespectful.

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[RileyG]

 

[prodromos]

Hopefully her experience with Christianity will be unlike that of Ghandhi, who said:
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians, they are so unlike your Christ."

 

[Michie]

Ghandhi did not say that.

 

[RileyG]

Ghandhi did not say that.

I've heard that so-called "quote" from Ghandi many, many times. Is it a myth? Wonder why it's been repeated over and over again? Hatred against Christians? I think so.

 

[prodromos]

Ghandhi did not say that.

Gandhi's message to Christians | Africa needs Gandhi

Complete book online about the relevance of Gandhi's doctrine of non-violence

www.mkgandhi.org

Seeing Gandhi live, the Christian missionary E. Stanley Jones asked him: "Mr Gandhi, though you quote the words of Christ often, why is it that you appear to so adamantly reject becoming his follower (Christian)"? The latter's reply was clear: "Oh, I don't reject your Christ. I love your Christ. It is just that so many of you Christians are so unlike your Christ".​

 

[JimR-OCDS]

Hopefully her experience with Christianity will be unlike that of Ghandhi, who said:
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians, they are so unlike your Christ."

Yeah, but Ghandhi had some issues that are rarely mentioned. One was that he slept naked with naked
young girls to test his strength against temptations. He was criticized for this and other acts by Christian
leaders.

 

[Michie]

AI Overview:

No, Gandhi did not say "I like your Christ." While this quote is widely misattributed to him, he did admire Jesus and his teachings, but criticized Christians for not living up to them. The quote is sometimes attributed to him, but its earliest known source is from an Indian philosopher named Bara Dada, who reportedly said, "Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians, you are not like him".

• • Gandhi's view on Jesus:
    Gandhi was deeply inspired by Jesus's teachings on love and sacrifice, finding the Sermon on the Mountto be the essence of Christianity.
  • Gandhi's criticism of Christians:
    He was disappointed by the actions of many Christians he encountered, who he felt did not live up to the ideals of their faith.
  • The misattributed quote:
    The popular version, "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians," is a summary of this sentiment and is often mistakenly attributed to Gandhi.

 

[Michie]

Sorry for the messy post. I can’t seem to fix it.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

The biggest problem Ghandhi faced was getting rid of the Caste system which is rooted in Hinduism.

In the book, "The Book that Made Your World: How the Binle Created the Soul of Western Civilization,"
the author, Vishal Mangalwadi, born and raised in India and in a Hindu home, shows how the
Caste System in India is still strong and keeps the society from moving ahead.
He also doesn't go into it much, but he was not a fan of Ghandhi.

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[Michie]

The biggest problem Ghandhi faced was getting rid of the Cass system which is rooted in Hinduism.

In the book, "The Book that Made Your World: How the Binle Created the Soul of Western Civilization,"
the author, Vishal Mangalwadi, born and raised in India and in a Hindu home, shows how the
Cass System in India is still strong and keeps the society from moving ahead.
He also doesn't go into it much but he was not a fan of Ghandhi.

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You mean the caste system? It’s pure evil.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

You mean the caste system? It’s pure evil.

Yeah, caste system. I googled Cass System and it agreed. My error.

 

[Tom D]

Yeah, but Ghandhi had some issues that are rarely mentioned. One was that he slept naked with naked
young girls to test his strength against temptations. He was criticized for this and other acts by Christian
leaders.

That's the worst way to train oneself morally.

I was taught to act like a chicken when facing any temptation---not to look at it, not to argue with it, run and pray.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

That's the worst way to train oneself morally.

I was taught to act like a chicken when facing any temptation---not to look at it, not to argue with it, run and pray.

BTW, Ghandhi never told anyone if his test of himself was successful or not.

Sin is in the will, not in the physical choice between good and evil.

 

[Cosmic Charlie]

Yeah, but Ghandhi had some issues that are rarely mentioned. One was that he slept naked with naked
young girls to test his strength against temptations. He was criticized for this and other acts by Christian
leaders.

Ok, maybe.

But it doens't change the fact that Gandhi said about Christianity.

(I am soooo sick of dodges, defections, dips and dodges in discourse)

 

[Cosmic Charlie]

The biggest problem Ghandhi faced was getting rid of the Cass system which is rooted in Hinduism.

Mama Cass system?

(Getting smacked in the head during an acid trip and gaining a half octave in voice range? Sorry that's a REALLY obscure reference)

 

[Michie]

 

[JimR-OCDS]

Mama Cass system?

(Getting smacked in the head during an acid trip and gaining a half octave in voice range? Sorry that's a REALLY obscure reference)

So, you didn't accept my correction it seems.

To forgive is a virtue, but not part of Cosmic Charlies modus operandi.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

Yeah, but Ghandhi had some issues that are rarely mentioned. One was that he slept naked with naked
young girls to test his strength against temptations. He was criticized for this and other acts by Christian
leaders.

BTW I believe this was in the book written by William Shirer, who was an American journalist who followed
Ghandhi throughout most of his career in India.

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