Vance Defends Remarks on Second Lady’s Religion

JD Vance Hopes Wife Usha, a Hindu, Someday Believes in Jesus

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance doubled down on comments about his marriage, saying he hopes his wife, Usha Vance, converts to Christianity.

Why 'I hope she converts' is bad for Usha Vance, for love and for America

(RNS) — The skills that sustain interfaith marriages require the same virtues that sustain a pluralistic society.

I am Hindu. There's a message in how MAGA keeps biting Usha Vance, Patel, Ramaswamy

The repressive Christian nationalist climate is intensifying. Usha Vance, the wife of Vice-President J.D. Vance, has not been safe from it.

JD Vance says he wants his wife to convert to Christianity

Vice-President JD Vance’s remarks about hoping his Hindu wife converts to Catholicism have sparked concern among Indian Americans.

JD Vance exposes the moral tension of interfaith marriages

Interfaith marriages are rarely simple. The fuss over JD and Usha Vance’s relationship shows why. Speaking at the University of Mississippi earlier this week, the Vice President reaffirmed his Catholic faith and said he hopes his Hindu wife will one day embrace Christianity — though he added that it’s ultimately her choice. Unsurprisingly, Vance’s remarks provoked a strong reaction. Activists and social media commentators accused him of throwing…

Vance's desire for Usha's conversion sparks religious debate

At a recent public event, Vice President JD Vance addressed his interfaith marriage, admitting he still “honestly … do wish” his wife, Usha Vance, would one day see Christianity as he does. Usha, an agnostic ethnic Hindu from an Indian-immigrant family, attends church services with him, and their children are being raised as Catholic Christians. [NOTE: The conversation about conversion begins about 11:30 and ends about 13:45, in the middle of a …