Would you marry someone with different beliefs?

Question

Would you marry outside your religion?
If you don't practice any religion would you consider marrying a believer?
Christians - marry someone of a different denomination, catholic to baptist, etc? Jewish...how do you feel?

If so or if you did ...what will or did you tell your children? Was it hard?

Answer 1

Nope. I've seen to many people divorced due to this.

Sure, they discuss it prior and think all is okay. Then, the real world comes in and problems happen.

They're are people that do this successfully. However, they are usually more passive in their religious commitments. So, the interchange of faiths is a lessor issue.

Answer 2

I am a Christian and already married, but if I were to ever marry again, I would not marry someone who is not a Christian because the Bible says we're not to be unequally yoked with an unbeliever. I think it is okay to marry someone in another Christian denomination, though I think maybe Catholics and Protestants could have problems simply because of the differences in the two. However, those could be overcame.

Answer 3

My husband grew up w/ a very Christian mother, but his father never went to church... so he only really went on holidays or weddings & funerals... He is even less likely to go now unless it is a wedding or funeral, tho he believes in God. I have always been a spiritual person, & church shopped a while, but found that Buddhism was "it" for me.
He is fine with it- as he has no ties to any specific brand of religion, and I don't force my thoughts on him.
We don't have children, but if we did, I'm not sure what I would do. Buddhism gives good moral guidance, I wish there were a Unity Christian church around here, as that is the only one I use to like to go to... I would probably try to send a child there for some other moral & religious teaching as well on occasion, as well as just setting a good example in our home.

Answer 4

People marry people with different beliefs all the time. It most probably isn't the greatest of ideas but it seems to work. Would I marry someone with different beliefs? I married a catholic even though I am agonostic.

Answer 5

I grew up in a five point Calvinistic church and married a Pentecostal. For those that don't know, that's about as opposite as you can get denominationally. Before we married I did some serious study and "converted" so to speak to a Pentecostal persuasion. He also researched my church's doctrine. We came to consensus together.
We were both Christians however. I would not have considered someone for me who was not.

Answer 6

1) No for 3 reasons:
a. It would break my heart if they keep not believing
b. The kids would have to choose sides
c. It would cause arguement
Not catholic unless they are a true Christian and Mormons and Jehovah's witnesses aren't even Christians so no. But if they are a true Christian yes

Answer 7

I am Jewish and my late husband was Catholic. We were married for 30 years. Don't know if it was any harder than other marriages but I think because we knew the potential for problems was there, we worked harded to make the marriage work.

Answer 8

Yes i would marry outside my religion... my fiance is a non-believer & i'm a Hindu but he respects my religious decisions and i don't pressure him into practicing my religion. When we do have children, I would allow them to choose which religion they feel is right for them.

Answer 9

I did unfortunately. I had fallen away from my faith in Christianity and married a Buddhist (Nichiren Dashoni brand). I never practiced it, but married over the objection of my mother and God's command in the Bible.

When we had our daughter, we agreed to let her choose what she wanted to follow. I am so glad my mother took her to church so that she could honestly understand both. My daughter chose to be a Christian by her 8-9th birthday or earlier and had to end up convincing me to start taking her to Church.

I praise God constantly that I had such a godly mother and persistent daughter that reminded me where the truth was.

As far as problems, they abound and we still have many arguments and neither of us are satisfied in our practice as we would like to do more, but can't due to each other.

Answer 10

I have had relationships with those who were not the same religion as I, but I ended up marrying someone with the same beliefs as I, because we both let those beliefs shape our worldview and values, and my values and other values from other belief systems of the other guys were incompatible.