Christians dating out of faith

Originally posted by Tex
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.

You go girl!!!

Those were your opinions guys... 🙂

You know....something tells me that if Jesus really wanted his teachings complied into a collection of "holy" books...he would've written them down himself.

I dont really know if God himself dictated the ten commandments or if Moses just pulled a big scam....but those commandments are all you need to follow to be a good person.

Those ten rules dont discriminate against anyone!
Which leads me to believe that those may have come from god's mouth himself.

Where as the bible, not containing one exact quote or diction of Jesus is filled with hate, discrimination and prejudice. Why? Because it was written by people, not Jesus.

As a christian, it's very important to me that the men i date are christians. Since dating is the process through which we find our future partner, and since a marriage is much more likely to fail if you don't believe the same thing, i think its very important

I dont really know if God himself dictated the ten commandments or

Actually I couldnt have lived with a christian, I would feel guilty seeing her fool herself everytime she open the bible 🙂

Originally posted by §nakehead
Suck as Islam

LOL!! Hey, you wrote it.

Some Christians tend to be too judgemental. Some people that don't believe in the Bible tend to be too judgemental as well. I guess is pretty much balance. Pity....both sides are too proudful to listen to each other.

Humanity........you gotta love it! We just can't stand each other.

hmm... **** religion... it is a man made institution dedicated to earning peoples money... god is in each one of us, u just have to look hard enough... love should dictate dating not religion, money or god knows what else..

Im a christian, I pray, i go to church, and I wouldnt really care to marry someone from other religion BUT she must agree that our son/daughter, grows up with christian religion

Why's that? If I married a Christian, I'd rather the kid grow up being introduced to both Christianity and Buddhism, and they could choose for themselves which they felt better represented reality...

That's sort of what happened in my family, my mom was a (kind of) Christian, my dad wasn't religious. We went to a methodist church till I was around 13... Then we decided to stop going to church since it didn't seem to be sinking into any of us... 😕

Originally posted by Tex
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.

Hallelujah. You're my savior man, my own personal Jesus Christ. 🥷

Originally posted by Darth Revan
Why's that? If I married a Christian, I'd rather the kid grow up being introduced to both Christianity and Buddhism, and they could choose for themselves which they felt better represented reality...

That's sort of what happened in my family, my mom was a (kind of) Christian, my dad wasn't religious. We went to a methodist church till I was around 13... Then we decided to stop going to church since it didn't seem to be sinking into any of us... 😕

well, buddhism is something else, coz buddha didnt say "Im god" so someone christian can still practise buddhism.

and well i just think it's inportant to b a christian, (my beliefs) nd I wouldnt obligate any1 2 b one, but my own child

But you have to remember that the kid is also your wife's, and it's only fair to give her some say in how he/she is raised, religion-wise.

well, then she wouldnt marry me 😉

Originally posted by Lianslo
first off, i've gotta ask the same question as Moo Cow...where are you finding these statistics? i'd really like to know. ... on a side note, i would also really appreciate it if you didn't bash the Bible or my beliefs

The (US) National Centre for Health Statistics & The Census Bureau both provide divorce stats if you are interested. The incidence of divorce is on the rise - set at around 43% in 2001. If you extrapolate the trend then it's thought that the current rate of divorce stands at around 50%.

According to the last survey done (by Banna strategic research) Christians do tend to have a higher incidence of divorce. It breaks down as (approximately) divorces within the total of marriages in their group: Born-again Christian 27%, Evangelical Christian 25%, Christian, but not born again, 24%, Mormon 24%, Atheist/agnostic 21%.

I may strongly disagree with you and your choices, but I hope I didn’t sound disrespectful of your beliefs - hell look at the rest of this thread to see what that kind of butthole behavior looks like.

^lol, your right (w/ the whole butthole behavior comment), my entire belief system has been beaten to a pulp and then flushed down the toilet by most here...but i'm trying to stay optimistic none the less. 🙂 And I do appreciate you giving my those statistics...and the question i would have to ask is, how do you define a christian? Because for me there is a difference between saying you're a christian, and really having a deep rooted belief in God.

And I too will want my children raised in a christian enviroment. Perhaps thats another reason this is important to me. I want to send my kids to a christian school, have them come to church w/ me, and I will pray every day that they accept Jesus as their Savior. But I think i've said all I can. I've made my point, and though most ppl don't agree in the slightest, its still the kind of principals by which I try to live my life.

I agree with you and HD people should marry people for things that realy matter like what you believe in. Finding someone who is compatible to your beliefs is a smart choice because over time the person you have chosen to be your wife/husband doesnt beleive in your principals it causes friction and frustration. Remeber Marrige goes deeper than shear emotion.

If you put you life up to God he will lead you in the right path to finding yourt rue love. i have seen it happen with my brother and many others. It really works, being faithfull and giving your life to christ works, regaurdless of what others say. It isnt the bibles word for word that we the catholics or christains hold on to so dear, it is the essence of the Bible, and the out line it gives for us to be a righteous person. You dont have to be perfect, but when you surrender your will to God Great things hapen. some are to afriad to make the changes, some lack the faith, but good lies within us all, so find your love whereever it may lie, as long as it makes you happy and true

Originally posted by Tex
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.

being not much religious myself, I'd have to say that religion itself shouldn't play a big role in the choice of your partner 🙂
Would be nice though if the couple shared the same beliefs as well

Originally posted by ragesRemorse
If you put you life up to God he will lead you in the right path to finding yourt rue love. i have seen it happen with my brother and many others. It really works, being faithfull and giving your life to christ works, regaurdless of what others say.

you can do kind works and be a nice person without doing them whilst believing in a certain religion

u never said you couldnt