2007-06-08 10:39:46 · 25 answers · asked by 17*mezzo*17 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It does not have any bearing in my choice of a partner.
2007-06-08 10:42:05 · answer #1 · answered by Epona Willow 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
it's important when children come into the picture. If you are different religions you must speak and agree upon what religion your children will raised in, and then at what age will you allow them to decide between religions. It does strengthen the family unit if all attend the same church, but if things are handled with respect and understanding, i think it can be ok. and it also helps to strengthen your marriage when you agree on something so important as your beliefs, but wont totally tear you apart if you disagree (in most cases, some diffrences in religion might cause a huge strain) but love and respect and communication is what makes a marriage strong, so as long as each person is okay with the diffrences of their beliefs, than i think the marriage will be just fine, and it shouldn't matter too much.
2007-06-11 09:29:14 · answer #2 · answered by pono7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somewhat, but not very. I don't hold to a specific organized religion, but rather consider my religious beliefs to be a very personal thing and have never found a church that holds to everything I believe. Closest I can come is Evangelical. I'd marry for love and nothing else. What church someone goes to, as long as they believe in the same God and have the same general beliefs, doesn't really matter to me. My girlfriend is AG or COG, so there you go.
2007-06-08 10:44:28 · answer #3 · answered by Steve 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm marrying a Muslim, and I'm an atheist. I've met her mom when she came over from Tehran, and she seems to like me. So, I think it will be OK.
Actually, she is fairly liberal for a Muslim, obviously. She doesn't take the Quran as literally as most, in much the same way some Christians are fairly liberal about their interpretation of the Bible.
I still think all religions are just superstition, so it would be sad to ruin a relationship just because one person believes in a different fictional god than the other person. But I also understand how emotionally locked into the religious superstions some people are. They have a hard time with reality, because they worry too much about what some ancient zealots wrote.
2007-06-08 10:42:06 · answer #4 · answered by nondescript 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
If you marry outside your religion and your family turns against you and you create havoc for your children then you have brought it upon yourself. But religion is becoming so universal that this doesn't happen as much as it did before. The only religion in the world which is exclusive, meaning that it preaches that you have to believe its teaching in order to receive eternal life is Christianity. As a Christian it is essential to marry a believer because God commands us to and because as a believer we are not to have communion with darkness.
2007-06-08 10:47:36 · answer #5 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I used to be LDS, it was very important to me..but now that I think about it, I don't care. If you love someone you take them as they are. I'm not gonna try to convert anyone, because well for one I'm not religious..and I wouldn't want to force anyone to do something they don't want to. I would expect my partner to be the same way with me.
My mother though, says if I don't marry someone from the religion that she won't go to my wedding. It's sad when people appreciate more their beliefs then their children. :(
2007-06-08 10:44:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
One less thing to argue about. You won't have to argue about what religion to teach your children. Your values and goals for your lives are more likely to be similar. You can see by what happens on Yahoo Answers that people get quite upset about differences in religious beliefs.
2007-06-08 12:26:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering I have no religion it's not. I don't care what the other person's religion is so long as they respect my rights to disbelieve and give my opinions, I respect theirs. Love is about more than what belief you are.
2007-06-08 10:43:33 · answer #8 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't imagine not being able to talk about what matters to me most with a husband. It'd be like as though he'd be missing the deepest parts of me.
2007-06-08 10:49:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE EQUALLY YOKED.
This refers to two oxen pulling a cart. if they are not equal they can not go in the right direction.
Two religions are fine if they are compatible
2007-06-08 10:46:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on who you ask. Opinions in Iraq probably differ from opinions in New Zealand.
2007-06-08 10:42:03 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋