For those who have married someone from a different religion.?

Question

I'm Christian and going to marry a Muslim.
Has anyone united in marriage like this.
If so what have been the pros & cons.
Or is life together no problem at all.

Answer 1

I'm Pagan and my wife is Christian.

If you are planning on changing the other person. Don't!

If you can respect and honor the other person's beliefs and you want to encourage them to grow in their own faith... And vise-versa. There should be few problems.

The only big challenge that comes to mind is figuring out how to raise your children. It takes a fair amount of discussion and thoughtfulness. But, it can be done. Just be open to what your partner has to say and he should be open to you too.

Answer 2

Depends on if you are marrying inside the USA.

You know that being a Christian, about the unequally yoked thing.

Yea, I had heard it to, and married a Catholic. Now if I have studied Muslim correctly, you cannot get married without first stating to them that you have rejected Christianity and come "home" to your Muslim roots.

My experience with the Catholic church was much the same. We were banned from getting married in my husbands Church because I wouldnt convert.

The biggest con I can think of on your side of this union, is that if you ever consent to go to a Muslim country to "visit" relatives with your husband and children, he can simply divorce you by stating it out loud and walk away with your children. You will still be free to come back to the US, but will not be able to take your children. I see huge, legal battles, and not much sunshine.

Ohhh, and life together, even if you marry another Christian will never be "no Probem at all"

Answer 3

Well, my brother(Christian)is married to a Hindu & they are very happy together.

My nextdoor neighbours are Buddhist & Muslim, & they too, are very happy.

And my cousin in Australia(again, Christian)has been married to a Muslim for many years, & have strong marriage with 4 grown up children.

What are the pros & cons to interfaith marriage: which religion are the couple going to get married in & which religion are the children going to be raised in.

Answer 4

I am married to someone that is in different believe, I don't like the word religion, cause I don't have a religion.

Well, God tell us not to merry an unequal joke. Why because no matter how much love there is there is still inconvenience. OK, my husband and I are very happy and love each other, we barely fight, but he is so much into his religion, that he does everything he want, but when it come for me to ministry in our church he opposed to it and get upset with me. I'm a singer of Christ and I just finish my album, my husband don't believe in Christian music, and he is opposing for me to go in concerts. See the consequence. I know my husband loves me, but it is a love of selfish, that they believe that I'm am attached to him like a thorn on a tree. Which this is not true. I do what the Lord tell me in the word, to honor him which I do, and serve him as a wife and respect him, all this I do, but when my husband want me to do everything he want even to follow his believes, no way, I follow Christ.

So be very careful, cause even if you guys love each other, there will be consequences in the future, specially if you guys are going to have kids, that will be a big trauma for the child.

Ask directions to the Lord, he is the only one that can answer all your question. But don't put a step without consulting with him. You might drown your self in the misery of a man's hand.

You sister in Christ.

Answer 5

I haven't married yet, but I am dating a girl with a different religion (actually, WITH a religion, since I'm not a believer and she's a Catholic). The key is to never discuss religion, and to be respectful of each other.

I don't think there won't be any problems. She'd like to baptise any children we ever had, and I'm not convinced yet, but love will do the trick.

Answer 6

My mother was Catholic and my father is Muslim. Life was great growing up in my household. I went to Islamic studies on Saturdays and during our trips to visit my mother's family I attended Sunday school. I learned many different things, but both religions have one thing that is preached throughout both holy books. That is to always have respect for others and their religions and always do what is right. My mother never converted, neither did my dad. They had a mutual respect for each other that was beautiful. If you and your fiance truly love each other and are serious about your lives together, you shouldn't have any problems.

Answer 7

My first question to you is this - have you studied the Muslim religion?

I'm no expert on the Muslim religion - but they believe it is their right/duty to rid all that are not Muslim. I would find out more about this before I married into something that may end up ending your life.

Your life has not started together yet - you are still apart until marriage.

I cannot express the concern for this knowledge - learn all there is to know about the Muslim religion - it will scare you.

Answer 8

i have a friend who has been married to a mulsim for 20 years. they have two wonderful children. The husband is devout and practicing, a very wonderful man.

in the beginning, he really did think he should control her and he has had to unlearn that to keep her. however, let's be real - lots of christian women are horrifically abused, even murdered, by christian men.

Muslims are believers, obvioulsy, and they believe in the god christians believe in.

you better be very clear before you have any children how they should be raised. i know another christian woman married to a muslim man and her daughters had to stop swimming, even at their cousins' pool!, when they reached 9 years of age.

Answer 9

Expect a life of grief. The Bible says "do not yoke yourself together with unbelievers." It doesn't say that for God's sake, it tells you that for your sake.

I have Christian friend. She married a Muslim. After several years and rough divorce, he took all of their children away to Syria to be raised as Mulsims and refuses to let her see them. She does not know what has become of her children.

Good luck, you'll need it.

Answer 10

Cons you believe Jesus is God and know one comes to father but through the son. You believe he is the Salvation of the world. And he believes your religion is corrupt and that a man can reach the kingdom of God on his own righteousness. His religion throws around the names of the prophets and claims that there teachings are corrupted thereby proclaiming and denouncing them in the same breath. I can't see how this works unless one of you changes there faith completely. heard the Quran teaches you Can beat your disobedient wife not positive about ths one but its worth asking. Pros? your kidding right? to be of different faiths is one thing to worship differnt Gods Is a totaly different issue. and that is this case.