Should parents interfere with their children when they want to marry someone outside their belief?

Answer 1

No. Let them make their own mistakes.

Answer 2

Engagements are normally thought about in depth beforehand. The couple has probably already talked about the subject, and have come to a conclusion on how to handle the matter. If the parent tries to interfere, the relationship between that parent and his/her child will be damaged. The parent won't change the child's mind. The couple would distance themselves from the parent.
Think about it-if your parent in law didn't want to be your parent in law, you won't exactly be best buds.

Answer 3

No, the situation will come out to where the parents and the child won't talk or associate with each other for years and everybody just gets hurt. The parents just need to be happy with their childs decision because it is most likely that the child won't carry on their parents beliefs. So the child will probably marry that person, parents permission or not. The parents just won't get along with their child and nobody will be comfortable being around each other and eventually they won't see each other anymore and they will miss out on their grandchildren.

Answer 4

If mine had've, I wouldn't have listened to them anyways.
If the question was, should children listen to their parents' advise when questioning them about whether they should, I would say yes. Parents are wrong sometimes, but unexperienced children are 'wrong' more often.

I say 'wrong' because they really cause themselves and their future children a lot of grief when they cross unquestioned 'lines.'

It may seem at first to not be an issue, but as we grow older, it becomes as much of an issue as, say, do we want children? Who should work? Where should we live? What type of entertainment? How many nights a week are you going to spend with your buddies? What goals are we to set for our lives?

All are very good things to discussed.
On religion, how are we going to raise our children?
Bang.
Agreement is invaluable.

Answer 5

Do you mean interfere as in dragging them out of the wedding or something like that? If so, then no.

Speaking as a Christian, I would shed many tears being concerned that my son/daughter was not firmly rooted in his/her faith to even consider marrying someone that was not a Christian. I would speak to my son/daughter calmly and explain my concerns and then pray, pray and pray.

Grown children are adults and have free will. If the marriage happened, I would welcome the new in-law, enjoy the grand kids and continue praying for all of them to be saved.

Answer 6

Parents should always be involved in their children's lives. But as a child turns into a adult their are certain boundaries that the parent needs to respect. And those should be discussed to maintain a relationship with each other based and continued on respect.

Answer 7

Parent's should never interfere between two people who love each other.

Unless, of course, the person with whom your child wants to marry is a mass murderer, or spouse abuser, known child molester. Then parent's can intervene, and in some cases hopefully the law will intervene.

Answer 8

No I dont think parents should interfere. The only way parents should if there is any kind of abuse. Whether it be physical to verbal. No parent should watch or hear of their child being treated in that way.

Answer 9

What happened to Live and Let Live in this society? Why do people feel the need to control others and decide their life for them? If your child came to you and told you they were a different religion than you, would you love them any less? God, I hope not! So who are you to judge and/or condemn anybody else for choices they make in their life? Let your children be who they are. The world will tell them they are wrong enough, it doesn't need to come from you too.

Answer 10

Thats a rhetoric question .... ie. you know the answer to it.

Parents usually want the best for their kids and they know much more than us, but sometimes their intolerance to a belief system can be so tremendous that it can make their judgement clouded regarding the happiness of their kids, and they end up interering. Kids have to deal very carefully in this situation, they have to do what they think is best for themselves and what their heart says, without making their parents displeased.
In brief .... do what you want but do not rebel from your parents in doing so.... rather, convince them

Answer 11

No, parents should never interfere with something like that. Once the child is an adult....all you can do is offer your advice.