Can you have a successful relationship with someone of different religous beliefs?

Question

Jehovah's witnes for example

Answer 1

nope...unequally yolked!

Answer 2

You can have a successful relationship, as long as you have a true understanding and a true respect of who you are dealing with. If you believe in Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter and birthdays and you celebrate those things. Don't get angry or disappointed when the person you are in a relationship with does not want to participate. Look forward to a lot of explaining to others who won't understand why you got in a relationship with a person who doesn't share and participate in family functions, and that doesn't celebrate your beliefs. Plus if you plan on having children that may be a difficult discussion. If your child ends up, God forbid, in an accident or for any reason may ever need a blood transfusion to save it's life. That is going to be a serious debate issue, if you are for transfusion. But if you are against transfusions, then you will have no issues. So think very seriously about if this is something you are ready for, if you are then their religious practices shouldn't matter. As long as you have the same belief in the same God.

Answer 3

My husband is a catholic and I'm a christian orthodox... but that might not be a good example, because the religion is basically the same and I don't mind going to a catholic church and he doesn't mind going to an orthodox one...

look, if you're talking about muslim and christian it might be a little more complicated, because the second one will have to convert and might have to change his/her lifestyle. We know a couple like this--the woman converted to a muslim and they seem very happy together. Their kids of course accepted the religion of their father. if you really, really love the person, it could work out!

I'm sorry I know nothing about Jehovah's witnes...

Answer 4

I would say in some cases, yes you can. However neither person is really allowed the room to be devoutly religious. In the case of Jehovah's Witness, I would say definitely not, unless he/she is not practicing, because from what I have seen, that religious sect is somewhat fanatical. How can you have a healthy relationship when one or both people think their partner is going to hell when they die? It's not easy, and it's not for the very religious. But if one person is a lackadaisical Protestant and the other a lazy Jehovah's Witness, then it probably won't be much of an issue.

Answer 5

My fiance and I don't exactly have the same views when it comes to religion; therefore, we tend to have some arguments over it, but sometime different religious views dont effect the relationship. The only thing that I think is important is when it comes to deciding which religious view to teach the children in the future.

Answer 6

I can only have a successful relationship with someone who, like me, is absolutely secular.

Answer 7

yea but you guys have to choose what religion ur baby would be...my sister got married with a guy that was christian, we're catholic, eventhough there not very different still...but he had no problem with the baby being catholic :)

Answer 8

Love is universal if its true love there's hope

Answer 9

yes and you can with any religion preference as long as yous don't push religion on each other and except what each other believes in :) :) :)

Answer 10

of course. once you both understand each others beliefs and needs.

Answer 11

Not when their a JW. they are way too strict.