Interfaith Marriages

Thoughts?
Opinions?
Stories?

1 thought: If you love them, it'll work.

1 opinion: I love him, and I know we'll make it work.

1 story: I'm Hindu, he's Christian. From monothesiem to polythesiem, that's as different as you can get. But we love each other, and we're willing to make it worth.

** Good Luck **

~~Rikki, aka SSS~~

Faith should have nothing to do with it. One of our close family friends married a Catholic and she's Lutheran. Bit of a difference... And their marriage is working, well has worked for the last 20 years anyway.

^ Could you explain a bit more please? Sorry it just made me confused, lol

Ohh ok, I think I understand now :)
Thanks.

For me it is put into me to have certain qualities many for religion alone. I could go on and on.

Like what?

I think as long as you respect one anothers beliefs, religion should not matter. My best friend is Catholic and her husband is Muslim. Though they do not see eye to eye on all aspects of their separate religions, they respect and love one another. They have been married now for 9 years and they are still going strong.

It's funny how something like religion/faith would tangle a relationship.

My opinion is that religion should not even be put in the table when you are in a relationship with someone you like/love.

That is my opinion...

"My opinion is that religion should not even be put in the table when you are in a relationship with someone you like/love."

^ Noir, I respect that this is your opinion and I understand where you're coming from, but I have to disagree. Religion isn't something that should be ignored when two people are facing a relationship, especially one that could last a life time and, since it could both be a part of each others' lives, it will determine the way they live their life together, like what holidays to celebrate, how things are done, how they will raise their children, etc. Unless you're athiest or agnostic it's pretty much taken care of already, but if you're really religious it has a great impact on your life and should be discussed with your partner, because chances are it will affect them, too.

^ Noir, I respect that this is your opinion and I understand where you're coming from, but I have to disagree. Religion isn't something that should be ignored when two people are facing a relationship, especially one that could last a life time and, since it could both be a part of each others' lives, it will determine the way they live their life together, like what holidays to celebrate, how things are done, how they will raise their children, etc. Unless you're athiest or agnostic it's pretty much taken care of already, but if you're really religious it has a great impact on your life and should be discussed with your partner, because chances are it will affect them, too."

Lovely Bones...

My opinion is not based on experiance but on fact. Basically your opinion on Interfaith marriage is not on the preliminary course of the relationship.

I made my opinion stressing that two people who practice their religion should leave religion out of the table if they are not open-minded.

That was all...

Atheism is also along the boundries of religion seeing as they believe in the disbelief of an omnipotent being. So they also have their own holidays to celebrate, so saying that they don't count because they do not believe in a God...Well it really shows how ignorant you are....I am sorry if I offended you by the way.

I never meant to be ignorant by it, and I'm sorry you took it that way, but I just meant that athiests don't have to worry about which church, synagogue, or mosque, etc, to attend, and things like that, whereas others might have to if they marry someone of a different religion or even denomination. I did not say that they don't count and I don't feel that way at all, because they do count. Sorry if I misread your post, I didn't mean to offend you or anybody else, but I think if two people are committed to a religion and want to be in a long-term, serious relationship then they should at least discuss the issue.

I understand what you meant Lovely Bones, and I take back the word "Ignorant"

Those to which you describe are communal houses of worship, although the rituals seem to be more complicated and more symbolic than it use to, the current theme is that it is a place where all get to worship the same God...

Athetist have houses to worship in a way...But they use Science instead of God. So I am guessing they meet up and share in similar intrests.

Yeah I guess you're right about the whole Science thing. Do you think it would be hard for an athiest and a Christian or another who believed in God to be married and live happily? I mean it would in some circumstances, but when it comes to raising children (who it's probubly the most stressful for, deciding which side to take - mommy or daddy's), and all of those other things where religion can come into play.

I think the adults eventually reach a consensus about how to 'do' things, but it is the children who often grow up confused, I think.

Like I said before Lovely Bones...

You can only discuss or bring religion to the table if they both have an open mind about it...I would think in my opinion that the two who do get married, would let their children choose the religion they prefer...

Well, I think eventually, whether you're brought up in a religious family or not, question what you believe and what you've been taught and often, if you believe it 100%, will convert no matter what anybody says, anyways. All children go through it and it's not up to the parents what their children believe, they can only teach and guide to the best of their ability.