Speculation Surrounds Mixed-Faith Wedding Ceremony for Chelsea Clinton

AP last week reported on the questions surrounding arrangements for the upcoming wedding of Chelsea Clinton, daughter of the former President Bill Clinton and of the current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In particular, papers are speculating on whether her wedding will be performed by a rabbi since her fiance, Marc Mezvinsky, is Jewish. Chelsea grew up attending a Methodist church with her mother. Many rabbis will not officiate at a mixed-faith ceremony, but some will. The United Methodist Church leaves the question of mixed-faith ceremonies to local pastors and allows ministers to adapt the wedding ceremony to some extent in such cases.