Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!mit-eddie!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: pcjg7045@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Peter Chuzhen Jin) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: arranged Marriages Message-ID: Date: 14 Dec 90 08:58:27 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 18 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Dear anonymous friend, I read about your predicament recently. I also am from an Indian Christian family also. Being in sort of the a similar situation, I had many talks with my parents about the subject. After having talked to them and others and having looked at the scriptures, I don't think this is a Biblical issue at all. Rather I think in the Indian (and other) context the question is more of a social or cultural question, as the Bible has instances of both kinds or marriages. If you would like to talk about my personal experiences either e-mail me or give me a call. Best Wishes, Pramod John Gaseous Electronics Laboratory University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign e-mail: Pramod@uiuc.edu Phone: (217) 352-7268 Office: (217) 333-2483