led to controversy. Zoroastrianism Some traditional Zoroastrians in India disapprove of and discourage interfaith marriages, and female adherents who marry outside the faith are often considered to be excommunicated. When a female adherent marries a partner from another religion, they go through the risk of not being able to enter the Agyaris and Atash Behrams. In the past, their partner and children were forbidden from entering Zoroastrian religious buildings; this is often still observed. A loophole was found to avoid such expulsion: the offspring (especially born out of wedlock) of a Parsi man and a non-Parsi woman were often "adopted" by the Parsi father and tacitly accepted into the religion. Alternatively in a few cases such as that of Suzanne RD Tata, the non-Zoroastrian spouse has been allowed to convert Zoroastrianism by undergoing the navjote ritual Interfaith marriages may skew Zoroastrian demographics, since the number of adherents is low. According to Indian law (where most Parsis live), only the father of the child must be a Zoroastrian for the child (or children) to be accepted into the faith. This has been debated, since the religion promotes gender equality (which the law violates). Zoroastrians in North America and Europe defy the rule, and children of a non-Zoroastrian father are accepted as Zoroastrians. Sacred music In modern times various composers have written sacred music for use during interfaith marriage ceremonies including: John Serry Sr. See also Auto-segregation Ecumenism Endogamy Flirty Fishing Interracial marriage Love jihad Bahu Lao, Beti Bachao interdenominational marriage References Further reading Interfaith Marriage: Share and Respect with Equality, Dr. Dilip Amin, Mount Meru publishing This is My Friend, This is My Beloved: A Pastoral Letter on Human Sexuality (Jewish) Elliot N. Dorff, The Rabbinical Assembly It All Begins with a Date: Jewish Concerns about Intermarriage: Jewish Concerns about Intermarriage, Alan Silverstein, Jason Aronson, 1995, Leadership Council of Conservative Judaism, Statement on Intermarriage. Adopted on March 7, 1995 'Why Marry Jewish: Surprising Reasons for Jews to Marry Jews', Doron Kornbluth, [Targum/Feldheim], 2003, 'Dear Rabbi, Why Can't I Marry Her?', Eliezer Shemtov, [Targum/Feldheim], 2006, Strange Wives: Intermarriage in the biblical world, Stanley Ned Rosenbaum and Allen Secher, 2014, ISBN 0986322601 Intimate Diversity: an Anglican Practical Theology of Interreligious Marriage, Paul Aidan Smith, [Brill], 2021, ISSN 2452-2953, ISBN 979-90-04-46031-7 Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family, Susan Katz Miller, 2013, ISBN 9780807013199 External links Catholic Encyclopedia: Mixed Marriage Jewish Encyclopedia: