Should your husband/wife be the same religion/race as you?

Question

whats your thoughts based on todays society and your beliefs and stuff.

Answer 1

Mixed race marriages are more likely to end up in a divorce. Contrary to what some people say, opposites do NOT ATTRACT. It's natural to stay with your own kind. That works best for most people. Too much differences is a ticket to trouble.

Answer 2

I think this answer depends on the people. My husband and I are the same race, but we have different religion backgrounds, and have different political beliefs. I think if you are both open people and realize that just because you have differences and respect each other for them it will all work out. If you were blind you wouldn't be able to tell you were different races, so why does knowing it make a difference? So many people are caught up by boundaries and what someone else decides is socially acceptable that they forget to live. If more people could be open to acceptance of others for who they are, maybe our kids could grow up in a world where there wasn't as much hate.

Answer 3

Yes i feel that they should be the same religious beliefs and faiths but mixing of the races or skin colors does not bother me... The Bible says not to be unequally yolked but that is with unbelievers and unsaved people if you are a Christian and a believer and also it causes division and strife in a marriage and relationship if you both believe differntly in religion and faith ... This also affects the children too as it is confusing to them and they would not know which way to believe or what was correct or the right way to live. Just my opinion and why I believe the way I do. Great question by the way!

Answer 4

When it comes to race, it should not matter what there race is, as long as you love that person that is all that matters. I am spanish, my parents told me if I ever married a black man they would disown me. I got pregnant before I got married, my parents never meet my husband, so I told them that I married a black man. I sent them a picture with me and a black man and sent it to them. They had a fit. I don't understand the point, but they do. It makes a relationship easier if a husband/wife have the same religious beliefs, but again if you love the person, you will be able to get through it.

Answer 5

Religion - need to be somewhat close. Personally i dont think a strict muslim believer is going to marry someone who is catholic or orthodox. Of course there are exceptions to everything but rarely with religion, unless there is a small difference between two of religions like baptist and catholic or protestant and orthodox, etc.
Race - no husband and wife dont have to be from same race. I mean really we all know ugly is withing any race just like beautiful. Religion is what we believe in and it affects our thinking and views on life. I know hundreds and thousands of people that are different race and think the same. Their minds are not being affected because of their color of a skin. Of course as usual there are exceptions to everything, so ugly behavior, ignorance and racism is always there.

Answer 6

If religion is important to you, then you should marry within your religion. If you will have problems with a different race then don't marry a different race. This question has too many if factors to give a proper answer.

One must also consider how the particular society would handle this and if he/she can handle societies bigotries or not.

Answer 7

I was raised to be color blind. My first husband was black, and my current husband is hispanic. I'm white. So, we call our family a rainbow b/c I have one child by my first husband and two more from my current husband. We have a mix in our family.
Of course when we go out in public we can always tell who the racist people are by their looks. One woman saw me with my first son (mixed with black) and had the nerve to ask me if he was adopted. Others say he looks just like me.
To answer your question, no I don't think your mate SHOULD be the same race as you, it depends on what you want or who you fall in love with. God made us all equal, yet different.

Answer 8

You can't help who you fall in love with. Most people aren't the same religion, and sometimes not the same race. I think that it would make things easier if they were both the same, however, maybe you can take turns going to each others church if you're different religions.

Answer 9

I don't really believe that they must be of the same race... there are some challenges if they aren't. However, I believe strongly that two people who are going to marry should be of a close religious thought. I wouldn't worry to much about a catholic and baptist marrying.... but a Christian and an atheist is a no-no.

Answer 10

I feel it depends on the two people who are involved. When I was raised, it was taboo to mix race, With my parents it was race and religion.Society now days mostly say it is ok, but there are some still who don't agree with that. Like I said you need to both decide on this and look into all possibilities.