Is your experience that the differences cause a great disagreement between you and your spouse?Or do you find that it's something that brings you together rather than separate you?
And if you were married to someone of a different faith but later divorced;was the difference in faith the reason or one of the primary reasons for the divorce?
2007-12-07 12:55:32 · 9 answers · asked by Maurice H 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not yet married to someone of a different faith, but am about to get engaged to her. We've been together for many years. It's not a problem for us. We treat each other with respect. Neither of us demands that the other convert to their religion, or adopt each other's viewpoints. If we have differing opinions, it's not only not the end of the world, but a great opportunity for discussion. We discuss religion frequently, and have a great time doing so.
2007-12-07 13:04:36 · answer #1 · answered by solarius 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think most of the time it depends on how much you practice your faith and whether you want company to services or are you willing to go alone. The only other issues have to do with kids, typically they'll want them brought up in the faith of the mother (traditionally), I don't know how far you can go with bringing up in both faiths (I guess it makes a difference if you're say catholic/jewish - then you'd have very different services for each and I don't know if you can have say a baptism and a bar mitzvah) but I would discuss all the issues before you marry, its one less thing to argue about after. by the way mine is a mixed religious marriage and we've always been ok with different faiths, never had kids to worry about that part but my husband felt that they'd be brought up in my religion unless I chose otherwise, we discussed that before even getting engaged. And we're married 15 yrs. Good Luck
2007-12-07 13:08:51 · answer #2 · answered by Chele 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, it's not a problem at all. We respect each others' beliefs, even though we don't share them. So we're not trying to convince the other that they're "wrong", and we're not obsessed that "they don't believe the same way I do, oh no!!"
It neither brings us together nor separates us, it's just a part of our relationship as a whole.
2007-12-07 13:00:51 · answer #3 · answered by Nandina (Bunny Slipper Goddess) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm an atheist and my husband is a christian - Church of England. We rarely discuss religion unless we see something in the news that pertains to it and then we can each have our say without the other getting bent out of shape because we respect each other very much. So in that sense I guess it would bring us together.
2007-12-07 13:00:43 · answer #4 · answered by genaddt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes my husband and I have diffrent views of religion. He is a Christian and I am a Wiccan. He and I fight alot, he wants to have a Bible study and I don't. It really kind of separates us.One of the primary reasons we would divorce.
2007-12-11 07:35:27 · answer #5 · answered by darkgothic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is blind.
I would love my husband unconditionally regardless of what religion he was.
Now, I just need a husband.
Anyone with a job and a car up for the challange?! =D
2007-12-07 13:00:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a pagan and my husband is agnostic/lapsed Catholic type.
We disagreed at first, since I converted post nuptials. I laid it out. I am a person who is growing and changing and you can support me or not. He decided to and has become much more accepting now that he knows more about it.
2007-12-07 13:07:15 · answer #7 · answered by MiaOMya 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'd be suprised at how rarely the topic of religion ever comes up in conversation.
2007-12-07 12:58:47 · answer #8 · answered by Alex H 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
never mind we should respect our both faith .power of faith will be.FAITH2.
2007-12-07 13:02:53 · answer #9 · answered by your,s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋