When you marry another person of different religion would you rather convert, stay the same, or keep each own?

Question

Say if you marry a person of different religious background than yours, would you:

A) Convert to their religion

B) Stay with you religion and have him / her convert to yours

C) Keep your own religions idependently (i.e. he gets his religon whilst you retain yours)

Answer 1

For me personally, I would prefer to each keep their own, as long as it doesnt conflict in how the kids are raised. I am catholic, but FAR FAR FAR from extreme, and my spouse is protestan, and far far far from extreme as well. So I dont even think it would matter if he was jewish or muslim, as long as he wasnt extreme. I think its good for kids to learn about different religions, and celebrating more holidays is more fun anyway!

And then each person is their own person. You just cant have fights about which is better, or whose god does or doesnt exist. It has to be mutual and respect eachother.

Answer 2

I did marry a person of different religious background and since he was not very religious in the first place we decided to follow my religion and bring our children up that way. However he has not officially converted and I really don't find it necessary either. His support is good enough and I can practice my religion without pressure from his beliefs.

Answer 3

It really depends on how deeply religious a couple actually is.

Personally, I would choose option C because it's the only one that seems remotely fair.

Let's say I was planning to marry a Jewish man and he desperately wanted me to convert to Judaism, then I would probably agree out of love, devotion and respect for him because I'm not particularly religious myself, more of an atheist really.

But if I was seriously committed to a certain faith, I probably wouldn't be involved with a person from a different religion to begin with, let alone contemplating marriage!



Hope this answers your question satisfactorily.

Answer 4

When we got married we had different religions.

He did his thing and I did mine....we didn't have a problem

For the past 10 years I've changed again....I'm now an atheist....and we still don't have a problem

It really depends on the people who are married and how much they want to be together and make the marriage work.

Answer 5

I would never give up my religion for another person....say a jewish person marrys a catholic. Why should either one be forced to turn their back on their faith? Why is one person more important than the other? There are also ways to raise the children with both faiths.....

Answer 6

Well, if you're marrying a Jewish man I beleive you have to convert over. I would choose C. out of the list of choices you have provided here, out of respect for each other's beliefs.

Answer 7

I think you should marry for love unless your a holy roller then things will get complicated. But if your not then let him/her be the person you fell in love with. What is religion anyway it is faith. Do you have faith in the person your going to marry? If you do then mystery solved.

Answer 8

it really depend of the religion as a mouslim man can marry any woman but a mouslim woman can't marry exept mouslim man so if u r going to marry a mouslim woman so u will have to convert to her religion but if she is not mouslim it is for u both to decide

Answer 9

I wouldn't convert mine because I feel too strongly for mine, but I wouldn't care if he kept his too, for each his own. But in our case my husband converted to my religion because he wanted to, not because I asked him or even wanted him to.

Answer 10

B-sorry but he has to convert it'll be for his own good.