Originally posted by Lianslo
As a Christian, it's very important to me that the men i date are Christians . . .since a marriage is much more likely to fail if you don't believe the same thing, i think its very important.
Right. These would be Christian marriages failing that you are speaking about ? Because non-Christian unions are statistically far stronger.
Perhaps if Christians based relationships on something like personality and sexual compatibility (not that you will know about that as a Christian till its waaay too late) rather than normally ill-defined and vague belief in scripture less marriages would be failing?
i don't really care. she can belive whatever she wants to believe, unless she's a satan worshiper. as long as we get along, do what we like to do together, so be it. but she would have to accept that my beliefs and practices as a roman catholic will not be broken because of her, and i'd expect the same from her. if she wants to break up because of this, then she is not somebody i would like to be with till death do us part...
Originally posted by Mr Zero
Right. These would be Christian marriages failing that you are speaking about ? Because non-Christian unions are statistically far stronger.Perhaps if Christians based relationships on something like personality and sexual compatibility (not that you will know about that as a Christian till its waaay too late) rather than normally ill-defined and vague belief in scripture less marriages would be failing?
where do you get your information?
Originally posted by Mr Zero
Right. These would be Christian marriages failing that you are speaking about ? Because non-Christian unions are statistically far stronger.Perhaps if Christians based relationships on something like personality and sexual compatibility (not that you will know about that as a Christian till its waaay too late) rather than normally ill-defined and vague belief in scripture less marriages would be failing?
first off, i've gotta ask the same question as Moo Cow...where are you finding these statistics? i'd really like to know. And secondly, I think what i said makes sense no matter what religion you believe in. (But on a side note, i would also really appreciate it if you didn't bash the Bible or my beliefs.) Marriage is a very important union, and i don't really understand how ppl can expect to make it work unless you have similar beliefs on the big issues in life. One of which, being your religion. Sure maybe dating is a bit different, but for those who take dating seriously, (as i said earlier) it is simply the process by which you find your future husband/wife. Living together, making decisions, and having children and all hard things to accomplish if your not rooted in the same faith. It would inevitably result in unsolved arguments and frustration.
And by all means, i'm not saying you shouldn't find someone who is compatible w/ you. That makes even less sense!
As a Christian... and a faithful to the Bible... it's good for Christians to love and get married with someone of the same faith as him. The Bible tells us Christians figuratively that the relationship between good and evil will end up nothing. For what is the complement of Light and Darkness, of God and Satan, of faithful and unfaithful, of good and evil.
Some people aren't petty enough to allow their religous beliefs to determine their companions in a relationship. I think it's naive to think that religious belief is by default a major attribute that most people look for in another person, it is not. Both of the girls I've dated have had different religious beliefs then me. The first one was a christian, the one I'm dating now is a Budist, and neither of them ever had a problem with my beliefs, and I never had a problem with theirs, it's their business.
I date people who I connect with and who I enjoy being with, I could care less about their personal religious beliefs, as they don't care about mine. And it will be the same thing when/if I get married. There are far more important things to consider rather then religion when trying to determine compatability with a person.
Originally posted by §nakehead
There are some reliegions I choose not to date. Suck as Islam because its forbiddon to see there face and such things.
Dude... Do some research, most Muslim women these days choose not to wear burkas. You see pictures of women with their faces covered, but bear in mind that most of those are in places like Yemen or Afghanistan where you can literally get beheaded for showing your face in public. The Koran doesn't make a big deal out of the whole face covering issue, I think it's considered kind of an extremist belief these days...
Also, their husbands are allowed to see their faces 😉
Forget the bible!
People dedicate their lives to following the teachings of that wretched book!
They act as if god himself wrote it!
It's a collection of stories loosely based on facts!
Manipulated and molested over the centuries. Each author putting his own connotation and spin on the teachings of Jesus.
Stories passed on verbally over the generations.
And we all know what happens to stories....they change each telling.
They didn't even start compiling it until decades after Jesus' death!
It's by no means accurate!
People memorize the entire bible and live by it - word for word.
It's ridiculous.
Dating outside of your religion is fine, it's the bible that's wrong.