LI interfaith parents tackle thorny issue
Photo credit: Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile | Sarah and Seth Cirker come from Lutheran and Jewish backgrounds. Instead of picking one faith, the Port Washington couple are teaching both to their children — Madeline, 8, Leah, 3, and Gabriel, 6 — and letting them choose their own paths. (May 21, 2011)
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Interfaith families take on thorny issue
She was Jewish. He was Roman Catholic. They met at SUNY Albany, fell in love, and married before a judge in a civil ceremony.
Eventually they faced a daunting question: How would they raise their three children religiously?
For Port Washington residents Pam and Steve Gawley, the answer has been to educate them in Christian and Jewish traditions. They celebrate holidays for both religions,...
