American Hindus Call Out JD Vance For Wanting Wife To Convert:

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JD Vance Faces Backlash Over Usha Vance Religion Remark: "She is not a Christian and has no plans to convert, but like many people in an interfaith marriage — or ...

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Salon.com

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Nov 02

Vance's desire for Usha's conversion sparks religious debate - Salon.com

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Nov 01

JD Vance repeats comments he wants wife Usha to convert to Christianity: US vice-president announces to 10,000 attenders of Turning Point USA that he prefers ...

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Sounds Like J.D. Vance Really Wants Usha to Convert : While speaking at a Turning Point USA event, J.D. Vance said he hopes his wife, Usha, who was raised Hindu ...

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American Hindus Call Out JD Vance For Wanting Wife To Convert: "If your wife encouraged you to re-engage with your faith, why not reciprocate that and engage ...

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The Financial Express

Grade: C-

Nov 01

‘Why not engage with Hinduism too?’ — JD Vance blasted by Hindu American Foundation over Usha’s ‘conversion’ remark

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Oct 31

JD Vance Slammed After Telling Right-Wing Crowd He Hopes Wife Will Be 'Moved' By His Christian Faith

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BuzzFeed

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Oct 30

JD Vance's Religious Comments About Usha Vance Go Viral: "He's going to be the first Vice President to get divorced while in office."

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Indiatimes

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JD Vance gets shipped with Erika Kirk as Christians blame his Hindu wife Usha for holding him back

Deccan Chronicle

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Oct 31

US VP Vance Confronted Over Faith, Immigration: “Yes, my wife did not grow up Christian. I think it's fair to say that she grew up in a Hindu family ...

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Grade: B

Nov 01

US V-P J.D. Vance says he hopes his wife embraces Christianity, setting off backlash

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The Daily Beast

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Vance Melts Down at ‘Disgusting’ Claim He Threw Usha ‘Under a Bus’: The vice president clapped back after being accused of “Hindu-phobia” over his wife’s ...

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ABC News (United States)

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JD Vance defends saying he wants his wife Usha to convert to Christianity: "I hope she may one day see things as I do," the vice president said.

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The New York Times

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Nov 01

JD Vance Says He Hopes Usha Vance Embraces Christianity, Setting Off Backlash: Critics included some Indian Americans, who said the remarks did not respect the ...

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Der Spiegel (website)

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Nov 01

JD Vance under fire: US Vice President wants his wife to convert: Religion is a private matter, but apparently not for the US Vice President ...

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WION

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Oct 31

‘Usha has no plans to convert…’: JD Vance clarifies after backlash over his remarks on wife’s faith

Firstpost

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Oct 31

Does JD Vance want his Hindu wife Usha to convert? The row over his remark and his journey with Christianity

USA TODAY

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Nov 01

JD Vance says he wants his wife, Usha, who is from a Hindu family, to become Christian

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The Independent

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Oct 30

JD Vance slammed for saying he hopes his Hindu wife Usha will ‘join Christianity’ at Charlie Kirk event

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The Hill (newspaper)

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Oct 31

Vance defends remarks on second lady’s religion: Vice President Vance on Friday defended comments he made two days prior about his wife Usha Vance and their ...

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JD Vance says he hopes his wife Usha, a Hindu, converts to Christianity eventually

The Cincinnati Enquirer

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JD Vance says he wants his wife, Usha, who is from a Hindu family, to become Christian

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The Telegraph

Grade: C-

Oct 31

JD Vance: I hope Usha converts to Christianity: Vice president says his wife was raised in a ‘not particularly religious’ Hindu household

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The Daily Beast

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Oct 30

Vance Thirsts Over Getting Usha to Desert Her Hindu Faith: The vice president’s interfaith marriage has once again come under the spotlight.

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South China Morning Post

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Nov 02

J.D. Vance defends wish for Hindu wife Usha to convert to Christianity: The US vice-president made the remarks on his interfaith marriage during an event ...

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Hindustan Times

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Oct 30

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Deccan Herald

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Oct 31

Faith over family? Internet not impressed as JD Vance hopes wife Usha will embrace Christianity 'eventually'

Newsweek

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Oct 30

JD Vance Says He Hopes His Wife Will Become Christian: Vice President JD Vance has said he hopes his wife will eventually believe in the Christian Gospel in "the ...

The Indian Express

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Oct 31

‘My wife isn’t converting’: JD Vance hits back at critics, calls outrage ‘anti-Christian bigotry’

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Grade: D+

Nov 10

Why JD Vance and Erika Kirk's hug made tongues wag: The vice president’s current wife, Usha, is a growing political liability

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Nov 04

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The Columbus Dispatch

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Nov 01

‘Why not reciprocate and engage with Hinduism too,’ Hindu American Foundation asks JD Vance

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Nov 01

'You too should reconnect with Hinduism': US Hindu organisation appeals to JD Vance, his response...

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The Financial Express

Grade: C-

Oct 31

‘She has no plans to convert,’ JD Vance defends wife Usha’s Hindu faith, blasts ‘Anti-Christian bigotry’

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