why/why not?
2007-10-02 03:31:50 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think it's possible, Muslims will try to convert people into their religion. They don't like images, portraits, statues of saints so it's gonna be very difficult. There isn't any love if they can't get along......!
2007-10-02 03:38:09 · answer #1 · answered by MagnifizentOne 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Of course. There are many households who teach and practice two religions. When the children get old enough they can choose which they believe in more. I would say a catholic woman and muslim man have as good a chance at the happily ever after as any one else.
2007-10-02 03:35:47 · answer #2 · answered by canam 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes. As long as both people are open minded enough to except the other religious beliefs. This can be very difficult.
I actually think it would be great for the kids because they can see different types of religion and form their own opinions from that. I believe there is nothing worse than force feeding kids one point of view without teaching them others.
2007-10-02 03:40:27 · answer #3 · answered by Stuey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. Or, maybe not. It depends on the Catholic woman and the Muslim man. Of course, I doubt whether either religion would officially sanction the union unless one or the other converted.
There are plenty of reasons why the relationship isn't likely to work in theory; but I've always been amazed at how people's petty little prejudices cease to matter on a person-to-person level, especially in matters of love.
I think it goes without saying that "God says we aren't to be unequally yoked" is nothing but the snarl of a bigot.
2007-10-02 03:34:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Contrary to some of the idiot's answers here, I say yes. Islam allows marriage to Christians, but I'm not sure if Catholism can allow this. I am a Muslim who firmly believes in what I believe married a Christian who is also firm in her faith. We struggled for on this for 10 years before we got married. We both agreed not to have kids because being without eachother would hurt much more, but also the difference in opinion from bringing them to Church or Mosque, naming them, what culture to choose, what our grand parent will teach them, etc would tear apart our love for each other. We both stand firm in our religion, but we both love each other very much and have been together for almost 18 years. It all depends on how a much you view your belief and how much you are being pressured by your community or family how you will handle this. If you truly believe in Love, then it will work out, but be practical in regards to children. If you can agree to raise them one faith over another, then it can work, but don't try to raise them both faiths. It's unfair to your kids. Yes, people say they will choose, but maybe they won't or won't care for religion at all. You don't want that. If you make a committment not to have kids and get married, then never look back. We don't, and we are very happy. We were married by a non-denominational man of God because we found it difficult to find one on either side to marry us and also to be fair with eachother.
2007-10-02 03:57:08 · answer #5 · answered by Ijaz O 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel said that interfaith marriages work if the couple is either very devout to their religions or very indifferent. It will not work if one is and one is not. I think that is right, because if you do not understand each others faith then you can abide the devotion or the indifference.
The difficulty may lie in the fact that Rabbi Heschel was speaking about Jews and Christians marring each other. The part that I do not understand to well is that in the Muslim faith salvation depends on what we do in this life where as in Catholic faith salvation is a gift.
I wish you well and here is more info on Heschel:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Joshua_Heschel
2007-10-02 03:40:12 · answer #6 · answered by Mh 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it is possible and advisable. the muslim man will show his good nature being a muslim and he might be able to invite and convert his wife to Islam, God willing. As i had experienced it. After three years being a muslim, my wife, after seeing and learning Islam through me, she got converted and now happily and dutifully doing her obligation being a muslima. Our kids are also muslims.. our youngest son aged 6, being born after my conversion is a ,muslim, and knows how to pray. Our eldest, aged 13, though been born before my conversion, never got baptized in any religion, so he is effect, a muslim too.
2007-10-02 03:43:04 · answer #7 · answered by abdulrahman 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is possible. Some questions to consider before making that commitment might be: How devoted is each to his/her faith? How will you raise children, Catholic / Muslim?
I would recommend talking to people you know who are married, find out about the problems that they encounter in their marriage, then imagine adding another level of complexity.
Of course, pray about it.
Hope this helps.
2007-10-02 03:39:43 · answer #8 · answered by io_questions 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a muslim man is not allowed to marry a catholic woman. If he does, do not be surprised if someday the catholic woman finds that the muslim husband has up and gone with the children to another country. It's happened.
2007-10-02 03:34:38 · answer #9 · answered by yowhatsup2day 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It's been done before.
Muslims often marry Christians. Mohammed the Prophet himself was married to an Orthodox Christian woman, among his various wives.
2007-10-02 03:34:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋