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Originally Posted by Taualumna
A little off topic here, but aren't Indian Christians usually Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox? How is that "more strict" than Baptist? I have both Baptist and Roman Catholic family members and the RC ones are usually LESS conservative.
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It's more stict because the Indian part. These families still follow very strict guidelines that American Baptist and Catholics mellowed on a long time ago. I know quite a few Indian Christians who are very progressive, but their parents are not so progressive. One of my friends even got pushed into a disasterous arranged marriage that almost ruined his career. If you ever spoke to him, you'd leave amazed that he ever agreed to having an arranged marriage. It's amazing the kind of pressure parents can put on these first generation Americans. Redraidergirl, I think you need to consider the consequences of your actions should your parents find out. If you are willing to deal with their disapproval and work to prove them wrong, then go for it. If their finding out would ruin your entire life, because their disapproval would destroy you emotionally, think twice about going behind their backs.