I know this one is kind of personal. I'm just wondering if religion got in the way of anyone's relationship or marriage.
2007-06-11 15:31:54 · 10 answers · asked by KS 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Oh yeah. My last one especially was a nightmare. Though I have been in relationships where differing religious beliefs wasn't an issue.
I think the problem comes when one party honestly looks at the other and believes "You are inferior and/or in danger by being a part of that." If that's the attitude, there's no point in trying to make it work.
2007-06-11 15:35:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No we will have no difficulties as long as we respect or do not interfere each other belief..In islamic religion we can make a good friendship relation with other religion followers such as with christians,jews,mormons and any other religion followers.We can not discuss our friend's religion as long as he/she did not ask about our religion.Your religion is yours and my religion is mine.We will not pray to the God of our frie
nd if there is a difference.But if we make a relationship in a marriage with other religion follower,I think it will be a problem maybe their family will not be a harmonious one.It is better if a marriage made among the same belief although I see many families have different religion and they respect each other belief so they feel happy.
2007-06-11 23:10:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was married to someone for about two years when I became a born again Christian. The marriage lasted another eight years. We actually got along pretty well, but he finally divorced me because he thought I would "get over it". Fortunately, there were no kids involved. Just for the record, when the Lord Jesus Christ comes into a person's life, they don't "get over it". He was a non-practicing Catholic and probably still is. I felt bad about it for a while but later realized that God was actually doing it for my own good. I'm better off and the Lord has always been faithful.
2007-06-11 22:55:13 · answer #3 · answered by Cee T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had one like that. It hurts so much to know that they aren't willing to settle for you being another religion. He broke up with me because of it. We kept fighting. I'm Catholic and he is Christian. He wasn't willing to work things out and kept trying to convert me! It was terrible. It was like he couldn't accept my faith or me as a person. Personally, I don't think religion should be a factor coming into a relationship. I think there are a lot of strong relationships that succeeded even though they were different religions. I guess it's just a matter of whether a couple is willing to give up those differences to make it work.
2007-06-11 22:37:55 · answer #4 · answered by Minor Bunny Engine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This did happen to me once...
I was in a relationship with someone who turned out to be very closed-minded and also happened to be Christian (Pentecostal to be exact). At first, we seemed to have many of basic beliefs about man kind that were alike and things were going well.
He then decided to take me to church where he had the Pastor explain to me why I was damned to Hell as I am Pagan and worship 'false idols'.
Needless to say, things didn't work out well from this point forward.
Good luck to you. I know many others who have had more luck in this situation than I and I hope it turns out similarly for you! Stay true to yourself, be open minded and will to listen, and remember that honesty, not ignorance, is the key.
2007-06-11 22:41:35 · answer #5 · answered by Essence of Naivete 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I caused some difficulties when I was a teenager because I had been brainwashed by religion.
2007-06-11 22:35:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was a lucky one. My husband was an atheist and when we got married I was a Mormon. He was very tolerant of me and just asked that I not preach to him. We weren't married very long before I was out of the Mormon church, but he never interfered in my religion or lack of it. I came to atheism on my own, because he never discussed it.
2007-06-11 22:35:35 · answer #7 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not mine, but I have a friend who was Christian and the spouse was Jewish. They were married for five years and wanted children but couldn't agree on what religion to raise them so they got divorced.
2007-06-11 22:36:07 · answer #8 · answered by April First 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been best friends with a Mormon and I am Catholic since I was 6..you can make it work, just dont let ignorance cause an argument.
2007-06-11 22:34:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep...that would be one of the big reasons why I'm not married anymore...
2007-06-11 23:41:57 · answer #10 · answered by Mikey ~ The Defender of Myrth 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋