I know that might sound stupid, but I heard a lame excuse lately and I am now interested in other peoples views on this.
2006-07-04 08:07:50 · 59 answers · asked by cc 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Of course I would. I couldn't give a toss what religion someone is, as long as they're intelligent and funny.
2006-07-05 00:41:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
It would depend. I am a pagan and so i don't hink i could date an hard core christian, there would be far too many clashes!!! I think it would seriously depend on how zealous they were about their religion. Anyone who thinks very strongly about a religion would be problematic to me and i think if you and the guy have totally different religious ideas then you are going to have very different ideas about the way to live life and it just wouldn't work.
Some of the big issues, in my opinion, would be: sex before marriage (or lack of to be precise), making a woman cover up, not celebrating Christmas or birthdays but that is just to name very, very few.
2006-07-04 08:18:48 · answer #2 · answered by willowbee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strangely I kinda wanna do that rightnow..just to see if that sorta relationship could work…cause there so many people I really like who don’t share my religion yet I have so much in common with them…and I’m interested to see what I could learn from them about there religion and creed and all that stuff…why limit yourself and miss out some really great people while your doing that…hmmm but would I marry someone like that? I don’t know…cause that might cause problems…as then the family would be involved, who are kids would take after and if he would want me to change….but you know a great man could change my mind…:)
2006-07-04 08:51:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes i definately would. If i loved who they were as a person and how they treated me then i don't see why Religion has to stand in the way of two people dating. To not date a person because of their Religion is like not dating a person due to their race or their country of origin - it is racism and is discrimination. Love or attraction is all you need!
2006-07-04 08:13:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would and I do. I am Catholic-Christian and while my boyfriend was raised Catholic, he is pretty much agnostic. It does make things... interesting... sometimes, but we are both in agreement when it comes to ethics, morality, and spirituality. I choose to live out my beliefs in the context of a religion; he does not. It does take a lot of discussion and openness and respect on both sides, but it can be done.
2006-07-04 08:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion and faith is two different things. In the bible is written to not be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what agreement is there. Being yoked is being close friends. As Christians, Yoked with Christ. In dating, both should be yoked with Christ.
Two people of different or same religion with faith in the same God is the answer. Of course, the bible God is a different God than other doctrines that add or take away from His Word. So a Christion yoke with Christ could not have an agreement with those yoke with God of Koran, Mormanism, apocraphal, etc.... There would be too much discord between them.
I know from personal experience. I didn't question my spouse on what He really believed in before we married. He went to church with me, but I didn't want to offend Him. After marriage we moved from home town and I didn't go to church for 10 years. I recommitted to God then. We have serious discord at times because He doesn't have faith in Jesus Christ and He doesn't believe me about Christ in my life. Since I love Him, when He persecutes me for my faith, it wounds me. He grew up Lutheran. I grew up penticostal. He didn't believe in Christ. I did believe in Christ. I wish I had questioned Him on His faith when we were going out.
2nd Corinthians 6:14.
Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessnes, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? (False doctrine = idol)
1 Corinthians 7:14, 15.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace.
Remember that the God of the old testament (Israel is firstborn) is the same God of the New Testament (Jesus is firstborn from the dead).
2006-07-04 08:44:43 · answer #6 · answered by t a m i l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess a date is harmless, but before things get serious, I would want to make sure the person I'm dating has similar spiritual beliefs, for the sake of any potential children.
Just think of how confusing it would be for a child to hear something like...
Dad: Jesus sacrificed his own life to show us how much God would do for us.
Mom: There is no God. Don't listen to Dad. He's brainwashed.
2006-07-04 08:19:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-04 08:23:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I would and I have. Over the years I have dated christians, pagans, muslims, buddhists and atheists (not a religion but a different belief system to mine). I myself am a Wiccan and I married a christian.
2006-07-04 08:34:19 · answer #9 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If by religion you mean faith, Christianity vs. Muslim, then the answer is no because should I fall in love and want to marry him we would be unequally yoked. I believe that Jesus Christ is our LORD and Savior. That He died on the cross for our sins. And to gain entrance to heaven and eternity with Him we must confess our belief in Him. Believing that He died to pay the price for our sins. Muslims believe Christ was just a prophet. Thus, we would be unequally yoked.
2006-07-04 08:13:51 · answer #10 · answered by celticwoman777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would not, since the person i am dating from other religion might be totally obliviuos to me believes and he might end up saying soemthing obscene which might create a quarrel. so it best to date someone of teh same religion, in my case of the same nationality as well.
2006-07-04 08:12:53 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋