im catholic and he is baptist. we both want 2 get married but neither 1 of us wants the other 2 change religions.
2007-02-19 11:51:09 · 17 answers · asked by nonono 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
yes you can do that. but you have to understand that your beliefs are different and you are going to have to respect one anothers beliefs.
2007-02-19 11:55:56 · answer #1 · answered by Dawnita 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really shouldn't be that much of a problem. You will very likely get asked the question of when you have children, what will you do? Will you bring them to Baptist church or Catholic? What about things that the Baptists and Catholics don't agree on? You don't need to answer these to me, I'm just saying be prepared for them.
My friend is Catholic, her husband is Lutheran, they got married in the Lutheran church. It depends on what sect of Catholic you are as to what they'll do.Talk to your priest and see what he says. My friend said that her marriage isn't supposed to be "officially" recognized in the Catholic church unless they have a ceremony there but it's really never caused any real problems. They had a child and the boy was 'baptized' in the Catholic church without a problem.
It shouldn't be that hard as you aren't different religions, you're different denominations. The churches would have a harder time if you were say going to marry someone of a totally different faith- Muslim, Jewish perhaps...
2007-02-19 20:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by Trouble's Mama 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both you and your fiance are of the same religion/faith. Christianity encompasses both persons of Catholic and Protestant faiths. There are several denominations within the Protestant faith, including Baptist. Since you are both Christian,you don't need to change religions. You should be fine as long as both you and your finance have come to an agreement on and are comfortable with how you plan to resolve your different denominations (e.g., are you okay with attending different churches or do you want to belong to one church together, if you have children how will you decide which church they should attend, etc.). But if you have reservations, you should get that out in the open now. I highly recommend all couples have pre-marital counseling. If you haven't planned on doing this, you might want to consider it. They really are helpful when both people are honest and opened about the issues that are discussed.
2007-02-19 20:32:34 · answer #3 · answered by Veronica W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can definitely get married. One of my husband's and my good friends are different religions (Catholic and Jewish) and they are very happy together. They just respect each other's different beliefs. You might find a Catholic priest to marry you, but you would probably having an easier time finding a minister to perform the ceremony.
2007-02-19 20:33:01 · answer #4 · answered by jane123456 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
his baptist minister can marry you without changing religion, . i think they kinda do that if you marry in there church, but a baptist minister will marry in a park or hall also.there is also a web sight where a friend of yours can-legally marry anyone, you get licensed to do it, that way you could get married anywhere, except a church-but you could get married in hall,then have reception,you could save money in decorations,and people wouldn't get lost between church and reception, it would be easier for pictures, whatever you choose, it will be beautiful, good luck and congratulations
2007-02-19 20:06:42 · answer #5 · answered by debbie d 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my husband and i just got married 2 weeks ago, and we had the ceremony at the banquet hall. we had a judge come and marry us. everyone took their seats at their assigned tables, we did it this way since everyone was coming to the ceremony anyways, and the judge stood in the middle of the dance floor. the men walked in with the judge, then the girls followed one by one to the music from the dj. then i walked in. the ceremony was 5-10 minutes, they do have an extended version with the candles and whatnot. there was nothing about one kind of religion, but instead about GOD, our family and friends.... and most importantly eachother. after that was our reception. the nicest part was not having to travel from ceremony to reception, especially in this cold weather! well, i wish you two all the hapiness in the world and good luck! hope i helped.
2007-02-19 21:37:53 · answer #6 · answered by Madi's Mum 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
People have been doing this for years.
Have you two discussed children? As in, have you discussed how you are going to talk to them about religion?
I've noticed on another forum that people with different religions are just fine being married... until they have children. THEN the arguments start on how they will be raised.
So please discuss this at length before you say "i do".
2007-02-20 09:11:46 · answer #7 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure you can. I'm Pentecostal, my husband was raised Methodist. We got married in a Lutheran church by a non denominational children's pastor (who is a family friend). We've been married for 6 years.
2007-02-20 04:06:57 · answer #8 · answered by Just Jess 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can get a marriage celebrant. They will marry you with both of your belief systems combined. Not only that you can choose your prayers/poems etc to suit you. I have been to heaps of these weddings and they are really special and intimate.
2007-02-21 05:53:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problem. A priest probably won't marry you, but many Protestant (and Baptist) ministers will, or you can have a civil ceremony.
2007-02-19 19:58:32 · answer #10 · answered by Larry 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes u can
in my family
this guy(hindu) married a muslim
no religion change but its ok just respect both beliefs and teach both of em to ur children
2007-02-20 02:04:59 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋