Ep138: Faith & Spirituality series - Marriage across faith backgrounds, what to tell your kids about God, the afterlife and moral living

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The episode discusses the complexities of marriage across different faith backgrounds and how to address children's questions about God, the afterlife, and morality.

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People in this episode

Hosts: Kate Wang, Susan Lieu, Jeanette Park

Topics covered

• faith
• spirituality
• marriage
• parenting
• interfaith relationships
• children's questions
• moral living

Keywords

• faith
• spirituality
• marriage
• children
• morality
• interfaith
• questions about God

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Organizations: Substack

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