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Vice President JD Vance, right, and second lady Usha Vance watch a demonstration by Marines during activities to mark the upcoming Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary, Oct 18, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance walk toward Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
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Vice President JD Vance recently told a packed college arena that he hopes his Hindu wife would someday convert to Christianity, thrusting into the spotlight the deeply sensitive challenges facing interfaith couples.
Experts who have counseled hundreds of couples who don’t share religious beliefs say the key is respect for each other’s faith traditions and having honest discussions about how to raise their children. Most agree that pressuring or even hoping the other would convert could prove damaging to a relationship, and all the more so for a couple in the public arena.
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