do christians, muslims, jews only want their children to marry within their own religous group?

Question

just wondering about whether or not it is permissable for a christian to marry a buddhist or an atheist or whatever...

Answer 1

its legal (in most countries) and there's nothing morally wrong in my opinion, but there are often severe family objections, usually up to the point of demanding that they drop the family name so as to not shame it and cutting them off entirely.
most Christians do not object so severely to marrying Jews, but most Christian parents will probably state they'd never allow a marriage with their children and a Muslim. as for atheists there are objections on the fear that their children will grow up "godless" or that their beloved child will leave the path to salvation.
all in all parents usually object severely to children marrying someone not of their own religion unless they are willing to accept them, which is not the majority.

Answer 2

There are two ways of looking at this:

1.people are afraid that marrying another from another religion can tarnish or shake your own beliefs.

2. people think that marrying someone else from another religion can help foster an environment where you get them to come over to your religion ^^

its a dirty subject to be discussing about

and a subject many religious bodies have gotten out of by leaving the matter to the couples to decide on.

whatever the case is, the world is surely getting smaller, and people arent confined to their religions or cultures nowadays.

they want to go elsewhere and explore new avenues.

I think a lot of other things are involved in marriage than just religion. Its the two people, with their entire personality and characteristics that count.

What does God think about this? We have a vague idea. But ideas can be presumptious too.

Goodluck.

Answer 3

it's a pretty big diversity within each of these religious groups and depends on how religious that individual is. I come from a roman catholic background (very liberal at that so I can only speak from my perspective) I've never had anyone come out and say you must marry a catholic. the stipulations come in when you want to be married in the church or raising your children within the faith. other than that I don't think you can control who you fall int love with.

Answer 4

Muslim men are allowed chaste women of the People of the Scriptures (Jews and Christians)

Women are supposed to marry Muslims only, so if the person they like is non-muslim they would have to convert for it to be accepted as a proper Muslim marriage.

Answer 5

For Christians it is ill advised. God warns His people not to be unequally yoked. For what fellowship does light have with darkness?

2 Corinthians 6:14
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

It just isn't a great idea for one who is devout in their faith to marry one who is not, or is of a different faith. I know that some make it work, but I believe that a person's beliefs play too vital a role in life decisions.

Answer 6

Well, as a Christian myself i can say that no, Christians are not supposed to marry outside of the Christian faith. This is not to say that it does not happen. But as a wise friend of mine once told me, religion is one of those very basic, fundamental things that you really must agree on before even dating if you expect a relationship to work. He was Jewish. We didn't date. He is a smart man. Best wishes!

Answer 7

The tendency to look flighty. to alter without following by using. i discover this no longer only interior myself each and every so often, yet in addition interior many people I meet in the community. each and every faith has sturdy and undesirable components. i think of Christians probable carry on with one theory too long, to the element the place in case you discover that to be demonstrably incorrect, you maintain doing it besides out of a feeling of loyalty. (look at Bush, or the entire loose-commerce theory) We pagans have a tendency to be the choice, and fly in direction of the subsequent theory with the wind. The Goddess cult survived ecu Christiandom... ok... It did no longer that's a revival.... ok... no longer something survived in any respect, and this is all only inspired by skill of Thelema, Spiritualism, and Theosophy... ok... There are some components that survived as Mesopaganism, inspite of the incontrovertible fact that it grew to become into distinctive than paleopaganism, and the hot neopaganism... ok...

Answer 8

The only way to find out is to ask one. In Islam there are interreligiousl marriages. It is always best; however, to marry within your own religion, as it unifies things so much more .

Answer 9

I don't know about others but as a parent, I of course would want my children to marry someone of the same faith as to avoid complicated issues.

Answer 10

Yea my parents want me to marry another Muslim.. But not only that I want to marry a Muslim so faith and beliefs arent an issue.