What is the main difficulty arise when the couple of two different religion get married?

Answer 1

It depends on the religions involved and how much or how little the religions respect each other. Two strong-minded individuals who have seriously opposing religious views would seem doomed from the start to have an unhappy marriage.

Even when the wife and husband get along, children represent a new problem -- especially where the in-laws come into the picture. No matter how much you try to work it out before the problems arise, in that case I think the marriage could have serious problems ahead.

Answer 2

If the couple respects each other's beliefs and aren't trying to constantly convert one another, it shouldn't be a problem.

Before they get married, though, they also need to discuss whether or not they have children, and then mutually agree on what faith the children will be raised as. Doing this BEFORE the situation arises will be a lot easier than going "Now what?" when the kid is on the way.

Answer 3

I would think the main difficulty would be that the aftermath would be that both would lose touch with their own spirituality trying to decide which way to go. Having children would also make a decision to be made as to which religion would the children be, or as in what I said above, they just let that go by the way side too because dealing with it is something they dont' want to do.

Answer 4

To me, it's insane that people of different religions, if they really believe in their respective religions, would get married. How can you share your life with somebody who doesn't see the world in the same framework that you do? You've got "irreconcilable differences" built right in from the very start!

Answer 5

Lack of compromise.
When firmness in ones belief increases, the ability to compromise decreases. This is not just a problem for differences in religions, but on any belief system. (political, financial, even home and family management).

Answer 6

When one or both of the spouses becomes selfish, deceitful, and unfaithful.

I am Catholic and married a Baptist. I told her that we had to get the bishop's permission to get married - she consented. I told her that we had to go through pre-canna (Catholic marriage preparation class) - she attended with me. I told her that I had to raise our children Catholic - she consented.

After "I do", everything changed. We got pregnant (intentionally) as soon as possible - she refused to let me baptize our child or take him to Mass. She started spewing the normal anti-catholic lies that you hear at many Baptist services. After the baby was born, she started taking the pill, knowing that I did not believe in it. Even then she refused to have sex unless I wore a condom (which I refused to do). Finally, I discovered that she was cheating on me, as I had long suspected. When I forgave her and wanted to fix our marriage, she left.

In hindsight, I was partially responsible for not choosing my spouse more carefully. Catholics should marry Catholics. I can't speak for anybody else.

Answer 7

They're almost sure to move in next door to a creepy little fifteen year old atheist with coke bottle glasses who will immediately use their religious differences to put a wedge between them, so he can sit back and laugh at them when they begin to fight about their faith.

Answer 8

The main difficulty is when either partner takes their church doctrine over their relationship.

Answer 9

If the couple really loves each other, there should be no problems.

However, many times the families are the ones who cannot accept it.

Answer 10

The in-laws and raising the children