This is considering the relationship as a seriouis, long-term endeavour, eventually leading to marriage and a family.
2007-12-29 07:29:37 · 25 answers · asked by Belle 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm atheist. My gf is a believer. 1.5 years may not be that long, but it's long enough to have discussed religion a number of times.
2007-12-29 07:32:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very difficult to manage. Especially when it comes to childrearing. Which is why Christianity (and Islam, if I'm not mistaken) either strongly discourage or outright forbid marrying outside the faith. Not to put a burdensome stricture on the adherents, but to protect them from the inevitable and potentially marriage-ending conflicts that are sure to arise down the line.
Read 2 Corinthians 6:14, Deuteronomy 22:10 and Leviticus 19:19. Also note I Corinthians 5:10) or friendships. When one’s Christian faith is in jeopardy, or his Christian conduct and influence is endangered, then such connections should be severed.
2007-12-29 12:56:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on how different they are. Marriage between a muslim man and a christian woman does not generally work (muslim women are FORBIDDEN from marrying any non-muslim).
My proof is the book Not without my daughter, and also with a friend of mine here in Canada, who married a man from Libya. He did not like the fact that his western wife was working, as well as raising the kids, so they got divorced and he went back to libya. he preferred a more submissive wife.
OTOH I was raised baptist, I am now a deist. my husband is a lapsed (non-beleiving) catholic, so we both pretty much have the same view on religion - that any religion is a huge lie. But our son is at a catholic school - purely because the education is much better and the classes are smaller - than at public school.
2007-12-29 09:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends how advanced you are in your individual spiritual walks. If you are both advanced, religion is not an issue, if you are not as advanced, it will cause division. I am not saying this to be like, "you should be advanced" because that comes with time, I am just saying, how big of an issue does it seem to you right now. How do yuor beliefs compare, talk it over with him/her. If things about religion always seem to end up in an arguement, then I would say, dont go there, if you seem to be able to agree on the different issues, I would say you have as much of a chance as anyone else.
2007-12-29 07:45:35 · answer #4 · answered by Mo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can, of course. We all now people from different faiths who have had successful marriages.
OTOH, there will be compromises to be made, some major. Some solutions are to practice neither faith. Sometimes, one partner converts to the faith of the other. Sometimes, the partners continue in their own faith and raise the kids in one or the other or a mix of the two.
Speaking from personal experience, I think it's awfully hard to be faithful to a religion if both partners are not of the same faith. Partners need to support each other in faith. Going it alone, especially for something as intimate and important as religion, is already starting on the wrong foot.
2007-12-29 07:37:00 · answer #5 · answered by Jeanster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Luck! How are you going to raise the children of this union? Talk with your friends that are products of these marriages. I have several friends that are and they are, for the most part, really messed up individuals.
Personally, I don't care what "religion" you bring into your family, but it has to be the same one. Preferably, one that answers your questions about "self" in Truth.
2007-12-29 07:36:32 · answer #6 · answered by craig b 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes. That depends on what religions they are and how seriously the participants take them, as well as the couple's communication and agreement skills. People have needs, not just emotional or sexual. People also have spiritual needs. If a person's spouse can't fulfill them because of his/her religion, than the relationship is bound to fail, or at least be turbulant....
2007-12-29 07:37:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can work but will be hard sometimes probably. Just make sure that you talk about all of this before you get married...You want to know what the other one expects about raising your children. That way no suprises in the future...Just be open and honest.
2007-12-29 07:34:31 · answer #8 · answered by Cherry B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might lead to marriage and a family but usually ends up in separation and divorce.
2007-12-29 07:40:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is the key here. You both already love GOD. Consideration and compassion come second. With these elements, all it can do is succeed. What shall we then say to these things? If GOD be for us, WHO can be against us? - Romans 8:31. The Lord daily loadeth us with BENEFITS, even the GOD of our salvation. Selah. - Psalm 68:19 - Peace, Love and God Bless.
May you and your loved ones have a most prosperous, healthy, God-endowed, Happy New Year.
2007-12-29 07:35:27 · answer #10 · answered by In God We Trust 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋