If your child got married to another person from a different faith would you condemn his/her?

Answer 1

No.

Answer 2

I would not condemn them but I would be concerned. I think if you would marry someone from another faith, your own faith is pretty weak. Or else you're setting yourself up for heartbreak. There are some things, like faith, whether or not to have children, etc. that I believe a married couple should agree on in order to have a successful marriage.

Answer 3

Condemning someone faith is acting from fear and hate instead of love. Religion is meant to propagate love and anybody that sits in judgement of his or her neighbour is not only condemning his or herself but is creating a problem for his or herself. No, I won't ever condemn my child if they marry somebody from different faith. Live and lets live is a law

Answer 4

No

- but I would give them warning that differences in faith can seem less significant than they really are when starting a relationship, and that these differences are magnified when children are born into the household.

I would advise them to take some time to each independently assess and define their beliefs, and list what in their beliefs is most important. I would also ask them to discuss how the children will be introduced to the faiths of each parent.

Answer 5

I would NEVER do it because I know how it feels to be codemned for marrying someone other than your religion. I lost hundreds of "friends" who stopped speaking to me and associating w/me. I didn't stop attending my place of worship or practice anything that was against my religion; but people felt the need to let me know how they felt. It ruined a very special relationship I had w/my father -- that is still on the mend 19 years later!! But the most hurtful thing of all is that when this "person" I was married to became abusive and didn't like to keep a job, help take care of the kids, pay bills, etc. I was told, "Well that was your choice!" Like i had no right but to stay and be abused!! This person pretended to be someone else to get me and then revealed his true self shortly after we married because he wanted a good wife. But it was almost like "Nah Nah Nah Nah Na -- we told u so -- now suffer!!" Because divorce was not an option unless someone committed adultery or died!! So I took the abuse and stupidity for many years thinking I'm doing it for the greater good -- and it left me depressed, weighing close to 300 lbs. and miserable. Finally after a punch to the ear (which almost left me deaf) he's out of my life, I'm 120 lbs lighter, financially stable, met the LOVE OF MY LIFE and am happier than ever!!

As long as my kids pray everyday, live a clean, happy, spiritual (get to know God personally) life -- then I too am happy!

Answer 6

not at all. I would just make sure that my child was aware of the cultural differences that might arise to pose a problem in their relationship.
In religion there are a lot of things that become the "culture" and if both parties don't understand each other & do not have proper communication it can get in the way of a Happy Marriage.

Answer 7

No I would not! My parents marriage was made very difficult because my Grandmother ( I loved her) was Catholic and never accepted my Mother who was Nazarene. Mom and Dad agreed that the children ( My brothers & myself) did not have to be raised Chatholic. Grandma would say it was my Mothers fault that her Grandchildren were not legal in the eyes of the church. There were many tears shead on my Mother side. Maybe my Grandma as well. But my Parents were married in a Church.

Answer 8

That relies upon on each and each persons ideals. If there is too dramatic a distinction interior the ideals -you may have hassle. We could 'assume' which you that each and each man or woman is "religious" of their ideals. If that be the case-then a Christian (of any denomination) shouldn't marry man or woman who isn't a Christian. A Buddhist shouldn't marry a Hindu etc. there is only too lots distinction. interior of Christianity- a Lutheran might desire to truthfully marry and get alongside with a Catholic or an Anglican, yet no longer a Baptists. i be attentive to countless Baptists/Catholic couples...that get alongside properly, yet none of them are religious irregardless of what they say. "normally talking"- you have 3 trouble-free communities in Christianity: a million. Conservative Bible believing church homes-which would be like Amish, Baptists, Mennonite, Presbyterian, Bible Church, Church of Christ (no longer 'united'), some Pentecostals and a few independents. those could get alongside properly jointly (different than the Amish are extra isolationist-yet genuine reliable individuals). 2. Liberals- that would or will possibly no longer take the Bible heavily: like United Methodists, some Pentecostals, and Charismatics, Christian church homes, Disciples of Christ. 3. Catholic and so on, which may be Catholic of direction and Episcopals, Anglicans, Lutherans and this manner. there are various different different communities too distinctive to call that fall into certainly one of those 3 communities--and could be waiting to get alongside properly jointly. another group is the pseudo-Christian cults: like Jehovah's Witness, Mormon (LDS,RLDS,FLDS ect.) Unitarians, branch Davidians, Fred Phelps types etc who're unique to a minimum of one yet another in ordinary terms. lower back...oftentimes we see a pair of mixed religious ideals, yet one or the different of them is only passive.

Answer 9

My parents are doing that to me. I'm Lutheran and my parents always told me that the person I marry had to be Lutheran or willing to convert. My Fiance doesn't like religion and won't convert. My parents are on my case and are always whining for him to go church with us, which he does sometimes even though he thinks it's dumb. They don't know that he doesn't plan on converting and taking the class and all that. I'm afraid that when I tell them that they won't come to the wedding. When I imagine my wedding I assume I'll be walking myself down the isle and my family won't be there, if they do come I will be pleasantly surprised. It kinda makes me not want a wedding and just elope. Sigh, I think that if you hurt other people and judge that it's not a very christian thing to do. I think they talk the talk but don't walk the walk, which is sad. I'm not going to give up my relationship because of my family and our religion, my Fiance is very moral and treats everyone great, and he believes in God, he just doesn't believe in Jesus and thinks religion is pointless. He'll even go to church with me, he just won't convert. So, I wouldn't do it to my kid, but my parents are doing it to me.

Answer 10

No. I'm a Pagan, my daughter is Catholic and going out with a very Catholic boy. I don't have a problem with that.

The way I see it is that all spiritual paths lead us through this life toward something more. That my daughter is a spiritual being and recognizes this is a blessing. The only thing I've mentioned to her is this: "Please believe with all that you are. I only request that you don't allow yourself to come to the point where while you believe that you are right, that all who don't believe the same way as you, are necessarily wrong."

People who believe that they are exclusively right are those who condemn. That, I have a problem with.

Answer 11

If your child is happy then that should be the main outcome that you would want. Religion is a belief that most people have - doesn't make people compatible and necessary suited to each other because they are of the same religion