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The Patheos Interviews

At a time when religious divisions run deep and strong in the world, there are those faithful who have taken a leap across the divide in the name of love. As we explore different religious perspectives on Interfaith Marriage this week in the Patheos Public Square, we decided to reach out to some interfaith couples to hear their personal stories. Each responded generously, sharing intimate details of their relationship, including the unexpected joys and inevitable challenges of being married to a person of a different faith.

Click on the links below to read the interviews.

Leanna Creel and Rinat Greenberg

A Christian-Jewish couple with a son, living in L.A.

"Even though she was Jewish and I'm a Christian, I could tell she had the light of G-d in her spirit, and that was attractive to me."

Sylvia Cabus and Mohamed Ahammam

A Mormon-Muslim couple living in Washington, D.C.

"Although once in a while I think about the eternal implications of not having a temple marriage, I am also confident that there will be special dispensation for couples like us."

Carol Hovis and Chris Highland

A Christian and a Humanist living in the Bay Area

"I have come to think that it is who we are as people and how we live our lives, rather than a religious perspective or creed system, that holds humans together and makes a marriage healthier."

Tanila and Jacques Price

A Witch and a Christian living outside Atlanta, GA

"My husband has become very open to my belief that we can find the Creator in the world around us. He has helped me build a Medicine Wheel in our yard, and he helps me hang ribbons on a tree at Beltane. I, in turn, attend services at any church of his choosing when he wishes. We try to respect each other and the way that we reach to the Creator of life."

Onko and Peter

A Buddhist-Catholic couple, stationed in Jacksonville, FL

"Our wedding was a logistical nightmare. We did a n

Preface

We are pleased to present this special issue of Transnational Dispute Management. In this issue, over two dozen practitioners and academics across the globe examine the changing practices in resolving international business disputes by Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Asia, a region that has experienced phenomenal growth in the use of ADR - and international arbitration in particular - to resolve international business disputes in recent years.

The ascendance of ADR in Asia is largely a product of the tremendous growth of Asian countries' economies and their increased participation in global commerce. The rise of China, India, and other Asian states as major investment destinations and the expansion of Asian multinational corporations overseas have increased business opportunities, and thus business disputes, in the region.

The high demand for ADR services, in turn, has driven many Asian governments to cultivate a pro-arbitration environment through new arbitration legislation and other mechanisms. Prominent seats of international arbitration - including Hong Kong (June ), Malaysia (July ), and Singapore (January ), as well as emerging seats such as Vietnam (January ) - have effected national legislative changes in the spirit of encouraging international commercial arbitration. Many of these states have based their amendments on the UNCITRAL Model Law

The business community's demand for ADR services in Asia has also led to the proliferation and revitalization of international arbitral centers throughout Asia. Some Asian arbitral institutions - including the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) - are among the busiest and most prominent around the globe. Other Asian institutions - such as the London Court of Internationa