US EditionJD Vance expressed hope his Hindu wife will become a Christian. That’s ruffled feathers in India
JD Vance's remarks on his wife's Hindu upbringing and hope for her Christian conversion sparked debate on religious freedom amid India's colonial history and rising nationalism.
- On October 30 at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi, Vice President JD Vance said he hopes his wife will be moved by the Christian gospel.
- Raised agnostic, Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019 and the couple decided to raise their children Christian, with their son Vivek, 8, having his first communion.
- The remarks provoked a backlash in India and the Indian diaspora, with critics calling them denigrating, as debate swelled online and Vance defended himself in a since-deleted X post.
- Political allies and critics weighed in as Vance's national profile grew, with Meghan McCain defending Usha Vance as an asset while Rep. Ro Khanna criticized him ahead of the 2028 election.
- Commentators warned the episode reinforces concerns that the U.S. can privilege Christianity and complicates religious freedom debates for immigrant communities amid India's Bharatiya Janata Party laws.
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Usha Vance has no plans to convert to Christianity; she grew up in a Hindu family, and her grandmother also practices her religion.
When J.D. Vance told thousands of people in a stadium that he hoped his wife would one day be moved “by the Christian gospel” just as he did, he inadvertently went into a controversial dialogue in India and between the diaspora on religious freedom and, for some, evoked memories of the country’s complicated past with Christian proselytism. During an event held last month with Turning Point USA at the University of Mississippi, a member of the pu…
When J.D. Vance told thousands of people in a stadium that he hoped his wife would one day be moved “by the Christian gospel” just as he did, he inadvertently went into a controversial dialogue in India and between the diaspora on religious freedom and, for some, evoked memories of the country’s complicated past with Christian proselytism. During an event held last month with Turning Point USA at the University of Mississippi, a member of the pu…
When J.D. Vance told thousands of people at a stadium that he hoped his wife would one day be moved “by the Christian gospel” in the same way he did, he inadvertently went into a controversial dialogue in India and...
J.D. Vance expresó su esperanza de que su esposa hindú se convierta al cristianismo. Eso ha causado revuelo en India
Por Karina Tsui y Mateo Rehbein, CNN Cuando J.D. Vance dijo ante miles de personas en un estadio que esperaba que su esposa algún día se conmoviera “por el evangelio cristiano” de la misma manera que él, inadvertidamente se adentró en un diálogo polémico en India y entre la diáspora sobre la libertad religiosa y, para algunos, evocó recuerdos del complicado pasado del país con el proselitismo cristiano. Durante un evento celebrado el mes pasado …
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