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		<title>Navigating the twists and turns of interfaith marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If dating someone of a different faith is tricky, then marrying someone of a different faith can be downright difficult and problematic.  Whether a couple about to enter into matrimony is Catholic and Jewish, or Muslim and Mormon, or Buddhist and Protestant, uniting the traditions, cultures and beliefs of two people, and two families, is [...]


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		<title>&#8216;Shanghai Girls&#8217; explores immigration, marriage, family</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love, family, war.  Sisters, jealousy, secrets.  Lisa See’s newest novel, Shanghai Girls (released May 26) is a compelling read. 
See, the New York Times best-selling author well known for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, tells the story of two sisters, Pearl and May, against the chaotic backdrop of WWII.  Born and brought up in Shanghai, [...]


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		<title>Dating &amp; Marriage: Tradition meets tension in Indian‑American homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dating and marriage, a universal source of parent-child friction, can be especially shaky in the homes of Indian-Americans, as U.S.-raised children of  immigrant parents carefully tread between assimilating into American culture, and remaining true to their parents’ old-country beliefs and customs.
When parents have spent their critical teenage years in a different country, generational and cultural [...]


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		<title>The death of a marriage</title>
		<link>http://northwestern.news21.com/2009/2009/08/10/the-death-of-a-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://northwestern.news21.com/2009/2009/08/10/the-death-of-a-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attending the PreCana class Sunday afternoon at Old St. Patrick’s Church in Chicago was not what I expected.  It was not boring or preachy or dogmatic in any way. 
If anything, it was hopeful.  Sitting in the basement of the church, alongside about 15 engaged couples and five married ones, I found the atmosphere to be [...]


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		<title>Coming soon: Advice on interfaith marriage</title>
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		<comments>http://northwestern.news21.com/2009/2009/08/05/coming-soon-advice-on-interfaith-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well known and oft-used, “falling in love” is a phrase that’s causing a lot of problems today, says Jack Berkemeyer, a marriage counselor and director of marriage ministry at Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chicago. The word “falling,” he says, implies passivity, something that happens to you.
But to have a successful marriage, partners need [...]


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		<title>More couples say &#8216;I do&#8217; in courthouse</title>
		<link>http://northwestern.news21.com/2009/2009/08/05/more-couples-say-i-do-in-courthouse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cook County Marriage Court feels more like a doctor’s office waiting room than a setting to exchange sacred vows. Nearly hidden in the basement of a downtown Chicago courthouse, the lobby is dark and drab, accented only with a few fake plants in shiny gold pots. Four small heart decals are peeling off of [...]


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		<title>Hindi lyrics + Western jazz = A love song</title>
		<link>http://northwestern.news21.com/2009/2009/07/31/hindi-lyrics-western-jazz-a-love-song/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Gaurav Venkateswar has been writing music since he was 13 years old.  He began playing the keyboard at 6.  In the third grade he started piano lessons, and in the fourth he started singing.  “I really didn’t want to learn to sing,” Gaurav, now 27, said. “I was very shy.  I was kind of pushed [...]


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		<title>A temple tour</title>
		<link>http://northwestern.news21.com/2009/2009/07/29/a-temple-tour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, I visited the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago in south suburban Lemont, primarily to see the actual setting where many traditional wedding ceremonies take place. Already this year the temple has hosted about 65 weddings.

The official temple tour began in the morning, but after about 45 minutes I was able to explore [...]


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		<title>HIV travel ban to be lifted</title>
		<link>http://northwestern.news21.com/2009/2009/07/24/hiv-travel-ban-to-be-lifted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the next few weeks, Congress could – finally, some would say – abolish a 1987 law banning immigrants who are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, from coming to the United States. Under the rule, called the Helms Amendment, HIV is the only disease that necessarily excludes an immigrant from entrance into [...]


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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Matchmaker, matchmaker</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["It's easy to get lazy" about dating, said Flora Brahmbhatt, a matchmaking "scout."  As a scout for Intersections Matchmaking, she hunts for people with specific qualities and refers them to matchmaker, Jasbina Ahluwalia, for a potential set up.


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