Should two people of different religious belief wed?

Answer 1

Lifemates should be equally yoked. If religion is not the driving force that keeps you together as a family, what will be? How will you raise your children to have strength in their faith if they have to guess which one is right? You cannot teach them both and expect them to understand the glaring differences from one to another.

Answer 2

If the differences a small enough that they can get along to stick out the marriage and agree on the morals and beliefs they intend to pass on to the child they (would) have.
The other factors you have to consider are to what degree you take your religion/devotion- are just a sometimes Muslim? ( I can't imagine myself praying FIVE TIMES a DAY, but I Love Allah, Blessed be His Name) Are you a Pagan only on Holidays (Thank the god of the spring once a year?)? Then it's a tolerance issue- is it Christians (Do you believe that Catholics worship idols?) and Catholics ( Do you believe that Christians just don't have the full story?) , where the similarities are not as obvious as big as the ones between the Muslims (Kill anything that doesn't worship Allah and Christians(Extreme Muslims are nuts...) Or is it an accepting Buddhist, that is mellow and all? Like The Gypsies are- What ever the religion of the country is you worship as they do?

Answer 3

I am Gnostic and have great faith in a divine. Both my husband and my ex husband are agnostic. My first husband and I had problems about my daughters religious education, i felt she should be allowed to choose what she wanted and my ex felt that she should be able to choose whatever religion as long as it was not Christian. So we were constantly arguing over that, but my second husband believes that no belief or lack of belief should be forced on a child. So it really depends on the couple.

Answer 4

No.
First of all, it will be a source of debate between the two for the duration of the marriage: Which church should we go to this Sunday?
Not to mention that different beliefs teach different ways of living. What if you are used to a certain daily routine that is condemned by your spouse ? (e.g. coffee and smoking is against the teaching of the Mormons, or using condoms during sex is against the teaching of the Catholic Church, etc)
Second, it will be awful for the children. They will grow up confused.
Some people believe that children growing up in a household of two different beliefs will enlighten their intellects and open their hearts to choose what they feel is a good religion.
Wrong.
The child must be taught how to worship and what to worship by their parents. Period. Just as the parents teach their children how to tie their shoes or how to brush their teeth, teaching your child the proper way to worship must be taught by both parents.

Answer 5

Hi, there.. :)
Off course they should!
Religions (or should I say religious institutions) are all forms of propaganda!! And we're all slaves..
Don't get me wrong - I'm not an atheist - There is not such thing as atheist! If someone claims to be one - just ask him what the heck is LIFE??!!! But I don't believe in religious dogmas and brainwashing!!!!
We have to respect each other.

Answer 6

Yes, but they must be prepared to face more hardships than same religion couples. Specially regarding future children education.

Answer 7

Why not?? I am getting married into a religious family and I am an atheists.

Answer 8

If both parties are militant about their respective religion, then it's probably not a good idea. If they're just _____ because they were raised that way, it probably won't be a big deal.

Answer 9

If they both respect the other and don't try to convert each other, I don't see why not....problems start when one tries to change the other. If you can't love each other "as is" then walk away.
Best wishes!

Answer 10

If they love each other and their differences in religion doesn't bother them then why should anyone else care?