Why are people who claim who be religious so damn ignorant?
2006-07-01 13:47:36 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Religion is a spectacular failure:
- It fails to bring people "closer to god" (however you define that)
- It fails to bring people together, instead driving them ever further apart.
It's an Us-versus-Them thing: Parents don't want their kids going over to the other tribe.
2006-07-01 13:57:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People assume that you can marry someone for love and ignore all other important differences. I ask you, if someone is a devout christian, what business do they have with a Buddhist. If that person was a true Christian, they won't want to be unequally yoked with an unbeliever. They would want a completely Christian household and be able to raise Christian children.
Some people are naive and ignorant, to the enormous issues that arises in marriage. If the two that wish to marry are willing to follow the same beliefs that's fine. If it happens to be a different belief that the parent, while that many cause problems, it can still work. The two would just have to realize that they will have extended family issues when they marry.
Parents just want what is best for their children and naturally, they will think that their religion is what is best.
2006-07-01 20:56:23 · answer #2 · answered by truly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not being ignorant. People who are the same religion don't argue about how they are going to raise their children. When in times at trouble religious people turn to God for help and the other person who doesn't may resent that. It's a tough question but ultimately in the end you have less problems.
But on the flip side I would have no problem to marry someone not my religion as long as they could accept that me and our children would be going to church every week and I would be teaching my children about Jesus. If they were OK with that I would marry them still.
2006-07-01 21:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by doc_is 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on why they are upset. Marriage is hard enough for people who don't have to deal with having a different religion. Parents who have been married for a while know that, and they just want their kids to be happy. You have to understand that religion is very important to some people, don't confuse passion and/or committment with ignorance.
2006-07-01 20:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by MacDeac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most times parents are upset because they want the best for their children and when they see things that may give them sorrow down the road they are upset.
Not saying what you are doing will bring you sorrow, but statistics and society have plenty of examples of marriages that fail because the religious differences were too hard to overcome.
Good luck to you.
2006-07-01 20:50:56 · answer #5 · answered by keb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do that because they believe their religion is the only true religion, so to them anyone outside their own religion are misguided and when judgement comes they will go to hell and if you have children they will not be raised 100% their religion.
Where people fall short in their understanding is not in the religion itself but within the heart of each person. I do not see God judging you by which building your sitting in but by what is in your heart.
Most people who prejudge man for belonging to another faith is not taking Gods word as it is written - It is not mans job to judge other religions.
Does it not say ----- I am the way, the truth and the light. He who believeth in me will have ever lasting life. How many religions don't believe in him.
Then does it not make sense that what religion you follow does not really matter as long as you have God in your heart.
Grant you I do not go to church as in the ways of walking into a building because I do not want to encourage men to group together, because when they do they seem to always get into their minds that they are better then all others when in fact there is no true religion, because each one takes what they choose and make up the rest, I have seen nearly everyone make changes and or adjustments as to what they believe and to me a true faith is unchanging. God will judge each man no entire faiths - so does it not make sense that the religion is not what is important but what is in your heart.
2006-07-02 00:27:27 · answer #6 · answered by Savage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents of a true religion have the fear of God.
Deuteronomy 7:3-4 NIV
Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,
for they will turn your sons away from following me to serve other gods, and the LORD'S anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy you.
2006-07-01 21:09:14 · answer #7 · answered by ♫believer♪ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a parent , 2 young girls whom may get married after college.
God has said that we are not to be unequealy yoked.
Paul did state: There is One God, One Faith,One Baptism, any other
doctrine is hersy.
2006-07-01 20:52:44 · answer #8 · answered by happysissa2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's one of the hard things, as time goes on, they'll get over it,. My parents are both of a different religion and every turned out fine for them. Both my parents have great relationship with their in-laws. (my grandparents).
2006-07-01 20:51:58 · answer #9 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they know how hard it is to be married when you agree on most things. a house divided against it self can not stand you know-- the divorce rate --1 out of 2 end in it. maybe more than that now days
2006-07-01 20:54:09 · answer #10 · answered by Joseph P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋