US Vice President JD Vance has said that he hopes that one day his wife Usha Vance, who is a Hindu, will convert to Christianity like him. However, he also made it clear that their interfaith marriage is based on mutual respect and understanding. Interestingly, it was his wife Usha who helped Vance, who initially did not believe in God, to convert to Christianity.
JD Vance said this during a program at Mississippi University on Wednesday night. The event was organized in memory of political activist Charlie Kirk (who was murdered in September). Vance talked about his religious journey and the impact it had on his family life.
Vance met Usha in law school
Vance and Usha met at Yale Law School. At that time Vance considered himself an agnostic (atheist i.e. one who does not clearly believe in the existence of God). After marriage, both of them decided that their three children would be brought up in Christianity. During the event, Vance said that he hoped that one day Usha would also convert to Christianity.
He said, ‘She goes to church with me most Sundays. As I’ve always said, and I’m still saying today, do I want them one day to have the same feeling I had in church? Yes, I want this.
He further said, ‘I believe in Christianity and want my wife to understand it too. But even if this does not happen, there is no problem, because God has given every person the freedom to choose his wish.
He gave this answer to the question of an Indian origin woman, who mentioned his Hindu wife and ‘intercultural family’. Vance also said that both of his children attend Christian schools and the elder son took his ‘First Communion’ last year.
How a Hindu wife helped Vance convert to Christianity?
Vance grew up in a Protestant Christian family since childhood, but he stayed away from his religion for a long time. In 2016 he began considering becoming Catholic and was baptized in 2019. In 2024, Vance had told that his wife Usha supported him a lot in this journey.
In an interview with Fox News, Usha told that ‘I grew up in a religious family. My parents are Hindu. I have felt the power of religion in my life. I knew JD was looking for something and this felt right for him. He also said that both the husband and wife have similar thoughts regarding family and raising children.
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