From different religions, and one should change his/her religion for the sake of the other so that they could live together.
PS: Pls forget that im married to a different religion guy, i just want your thoughts, and NO im not having second thoughts for some people i know will ask that..
2007-03-28 02:25:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Lebanon
if two people really love (and respect) each other, all that would be "some details" that can be resolved.
2007-03-28 21:24:21 · answer #1 · answered by Kalooka 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they are open minded, then perhaps. Their families also play a role in the success or failure of their marriage.
Sometimes it is possible to inter-marry without conversions depending on the religion / sect of the couple.
I have a Maronite friend who was faced by many problems when she wanted to marry her Greek orthodox partner. The Greek orthodox church asked for a permission from the Maronite Church so that they let her marry the Greek Orthodox Guy.
That is why I am an advocate of the civil marriage law which was proposed sometime around 2000 - 2002 as I remember. It allows people to inter-marry without problems. I think it was fair since it gave the people more choice than being obliged to go for the religious marriage. What I can't understand though is why would people who are advocates of the religious marriage want to FORCE people to go for religious marriage? What a hypocrisy from clergy men in Lebanon (both Muslims & Christians)!!
This dualism in authority in Lebanon (religious authority vs state) has to be put to an end as soon as possible hence showing those clergy what their real value is! They are enjoying this control over unwanting people.
2007-03-28 11:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by Smutty 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Changing religion because of a relationship is not how it's supposed to be . You either BELIEVE or you don't ! However , where 2 people have firm faith but in different religions can be a cause of problems in a family when children come along....
2007-03-28 15:08:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
will they can but i don't think that such a thing will work because it's about how big did sacrfised for you to change a religion it's huge and in order to make such a thing they must forget about this Point totaly .
PS : it's only for me i wouldn't trust some one who changed here religion to get married i feel that such a person is with a very low principle but it's my personal opinion
2007-03-28 10:14:06 · answer #4 · answered by Reasonable 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know for many Jewish people, they feel that it's necessary to marry another Jewish person, not because of the religion but more because of cultural/identity preservation. For a Jewish person, their Jewishness is their identity, just as being from Lebanon is your identity or being from Italy is an Italian's identity. Since I am a Jewish guy, and according to Judaism, the religion is passed on from mother to daughter, I've got to find myself a Jewish woman.
2007-03-28 10:19:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course I would accept it, if you were sincerely happy!"
Personally I couldnt imagine doing it. I'm not strong enough to deal with the family conflict and I cannot change my religion.
Having said that if I believed the guy was Really worthy enough and absolutely heaven sent, I'd go to hell with him and back and couldnt care less who thought what as long as it didnt matter to him either I wouldn't care.
Toushka
2007-03-28 09:34:56 · answer #6 · answered by .... 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
That is a cultural matter..
In my country that is not a problem, any of us can marry any person from another religion, without change the own one.
Personally.....I dont care which religion my sons could be, since they be religious .
I shouldnt change my religion for any man.......since that man wouldnt change it for me. He has to accept me as I'm, as I should accept him as he is also. I could live with a man from another religion without troubles.....but since I'm christian, that only leave few options to me .But..........if I should take the choice about my love or my family.. I shouldnt doubt about it.
it's my life....and if I mistake it would be by myself..I should decide for my love. Thank to God...we havent that troubles here. family always will support our self choices.
Even....in my country wives dont take husband's family names..and i find it perfect. I have my own family name, which i'm very proud of.......so.........why to leave it only because of living with a man, that may be wont respect it....or simply wont treat you as you deserve?
2007-03-28 10:41:30 · answer #7 · answered by حلاَمبرا hallambra 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when the heart speaks nothing can tell it it is wrong, no matter what is the situation. i am Italian and catholic my husband is Indian and Hindu. our religion and back grounds are very different, but we except each other the way we are even if people around us did not like it we are the ones who have to live with each other. the way we make our marriage work is we compromise with situations i go to his temple when he wants to go and my husband comes to church with me when i need to go. we respect each other 50/ 50 we do things together 50/50. if my husband asked me to change my religion to suit him then we were not meant to be with each other and if i asked him to change to my religion it would have been so wrong to deprive him of something he has known all his life. when we have children they will learn both my culture and my husband and then when they are old enough to understand they can choose to follow one religion or follow both.
2007-03-28 09:49:07 · answer #8 · answered by joey 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You dont have to change ur religion,u can stick to it,and u can follow his religion if u choose to,but i believe when the man gets married he holds the name of everything,so i suppose u have his family name and his religion and so will ur future children!
Just my opinion!!
2007-03-28 09:39:54 · answer #9 · answered by Pinky 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
This is a BIG thing to be decided before the wedding, also what about religion and the kids. There is no right answer, but an agreement has to be made before marriage or it is going to be a big problem.
2007-03-28 09:36:53 · answer #10 · answered by tenbadthings 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
When two people love each other, nothing matters even religion...now it depends on how much they are religious for that to affect their lives and them bringing up their children...Personally religion doesn't matter to me.
2007-03-28 11:37:40 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋