I did. I only got singed a little.
I thought that Paul was rather against the idea of marriage in general... consider 1 Cor 7 - marriage is portrayed as a last resort, not as an ideal.
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Is It OK To Marry Someone Who Is Not Of Your Religion?
- Thread starter Sunstone
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I have personally had very bad experience with this. A long time ago I was married to a Mennonite, I went through all the motions with her but it was meaningless to me, eventually she couldn't stand the fact that I would be going to "hell" and she would be "glorifying god for eternity" so that ended in divorce. I had a girlfriend form Colombia (very strict Catholic) the entire notion struck me as funny, she had to constantly go to church and eventually someone convinced her I was under the influence of the devil.... and that was that. I managed to get into one last serious relationship this time with pagan (I thought she was more opened minded) well turned out she was bi-polar, delusional, borderline personality disorder and bouts of mania, well she really thought she was doing magic and was intolerant of my lack of "powers". I have had many relationships these are just what I call "the Big 3" and the religions have always clashed. I am now married to a Ch'an Buddhist and we see everything in a similar way. We don't fight or argue and we accept things the way they are not to mention we generally have the same solution to a problem when it arises and we enjoy the same topics of conversation.
Don Penguinoini
Modi.
Im not tryna be an idiot here, i probably would not marry outside of hinduism.
GabrielWithoutWings
Well-Known Member
I wouldn't get married at all.
It's just like having a girlfriend, only expensive during a break-up.
It's just like having a girlfriend, only expensive during a break-up.
kai
ragamuffin
wow frubals for you my man !you need cheering up after all that and you made me smile with the big 3 remark, live long and prosper
Muffled
Jesus in me
I thought I had it covered. I was an unsaved Christian and my wife was also. Two years later I received Jesus as my Lord and Savior and it put us into an adversarial relationship. There was one time that she did a dance on my Bible (The stomp). Even with the conflicts we managed to get through them somehow. Then my wife received Jesus as Lord and Savior but still religion was not a big thing for her. I think this type of relationship comes under the verse "iron sharpeneth iron." At any rate we have been married for 38 years. I wanted the church wedding, she wanted to get married in her church. We both compromised.
I think what was more difficult was working with our understanding of marriage as exemplified by our parents. My parents were in a master/servant relationship, her parents were in an adversarial relationship.
Mr Intrepid
New Member
This question has as much relevance as should a republican marry a democrate or the equivalent, and does not warrant a serious answer.
Yerda
Veteran Member
Calling people bigots probably isn't helping. I do try to be productive in conversation, I slip up sometimes. I hope you are not offended.
Rolling_Stone
Well-Known Member
Gee, I hope so. I've been married to my Catholic wife going on 38 years.
Logical
Not a fan of fables.
The only issues that may arise for me:
-She wants to raise our kid religiously.
-Getting married by a priest/whatever.
-Her trying to impose her religion on me.
-Her being an extremist in relation to religion.
If I was Jewish or whatever, I could not possibly see an issue with marrying a Christian/etc.
-She wants to raise our kid religiously.
-Getting married by a priest/whatever.
-Her trying to impose her religion on me.
-Her being an extremist in relation to religion.
If I was Jewish or whatever, I could not possibly see an issue with marrying a Christian/etc.
McBell
Unbound
I've been married to my Christian wife for seven going on eight, years.
BruceDLimber
Well-Known Member
Greetings!
>Is it OK to marry someone who is not of your religion?
Certainly!
Baha'is do it all the time!
(This question might be considered to fall under our major principle of Elimination of Prejudice.)
Best,
Bruce
>Is it OK to marry someone who is not of your religion?
Certainly!
Baha'is do it all the time!
(This question might be considered to fall under our major principle of Elimination of Prejudice.)
Best,
Bruce
JamBar85
Master Designer
Don Penguinoini
Modi.
I think its perfectly fine. But i'd rather my kids (a good sevenish years before i can engage in the process) married someone of the own religion. For me, id like an indian hindu. I would not marry a christian, black or white.
Don Penguinoini
Modi.
Yerp. Every person is different.
I think (and I have considered) marrying a Hindu would be ok for me there is no opposition or anything I would have a problem with or that a Hindu would have with me. I have many friends from India that have tried to marry me off in the past to a relative but I knew that they had the family in mind and they would want to live in the USA permanently and that didn't work for me.
Don Penguinoini
Modi.
Well, i never thought about it, a sikh jain or buddhist, in essence are hindu's to me, so i wouldn't mind it.
Ephramsdaughter
Kiwi Latter-day Saint
I say that it is OK. It does not matter whether a spouse belongs to a non-Christian faith, or is a Christian of a different denomination where their a differences in worship and practice [Catholic to a Baptist for example], the apostle Paul had this to say:
The Apostle Paul said this:
..If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
"And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband:... (1Corinthians 7:12-14 KJV).
Sometimes, contrary to what a couple expect, differences in religion may be insurmountable and the couple decide to divorce. But there may come a time when one spouse will embrace his/her partner's beliefs, so divorce should really be a last resort.
The Apostle Paul said this:
..If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
"And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband:... (1Corinthians 7:12-14 KJV).
Sometimes, contrary to what a couple expect, differences in religion may be insurmountable and the couple decide to divorce. But there may come a time when one spouse will embrace his/her partner's beliefs, so divorce should really be a last resort.
Anti-World
Member
That's a setup for a failure, but if the underlying values are the same, there shouldn't be a problem.
If you're going to be married for the rest of your life (As is generally the tradition) you want to avoid potential fights in the future. Those things that weren't such a big deal when you were dating might become something big when your older.
(General "you")