Before kids start to ask questions about faith and religion, an interfaith couple should make sure that they' ve provided their children with positive religious experiences in both of their faiths. Listen to their children, share their concerns, stereotypes, doubts, possible prejudices and questions. As adults, their children will choose their own religious identity and path. It is best for both to be role models of their own faiths and to help their kids discover their own faith journey and not to insist or demand their participation in either of their faiths or beliefs or non-beliefs.
So yes to your question. Every marriage will have some stumbling blocks, but interfaith marriages just have a few extra challenges.
Originally posted by Samurai Guy
Should you marry somebody of a different race? Ethnic backround?It should not matter.
Though the role of partner in an interracial relationship isn't always easy/far from easy and they often find themselves on the defense.
personally i don't think you should raise your child into any particular religion.
You can have yours, and your wife can have hers....let the kid grow up and decide for themselves what religion they want to be in. That's how it should be done anyways.
I bet 95% of Christians are only Christian because they were raised that way by their parents...
I have nothing at all against marrying someone of another religion, or someone with no religion, but if/and when I get married, I would prefer that we share the same religion. This would just simplify things I think, like religious holidays and such.
But like mentioned if you love and respect one another it should not matter either way.
Originally posted by ragesRemorse
If your religoun and beliefs are are major factor in your life. You really shouldnt marry someone who's beliefs and religoun contrdicts your's. these are two totally different perspectives on life trying to co exist with each other. It is like a nazi marrying a jew.
I dunno. this guy i used to see and i had completely different views of religion. He ws a diehard roman catholic and i have no religious belief. We ahd many talks about it, but it never caused any problems betwwen us, maybe a heated debate, but neither of us ended up pissed at each other. I respected his religious, and all tho he definately did not agree with how i believed in no god and such, we had a semi-functional relationship.
Originally posted by lil bitchiness
Marrying into some other religion creates problems. Many many problems. Maybe not for you tow but it will certanly create some when/if the children are born, as each side will want the child to be of their religion.
not true. while my parents are of different religions, they've never created any pressure for me as to what I should choose. Granted, I was baptized (as a protestant, for those who care) when I was young, and I know if I wanted to convert, they wouldn't try to stop me 😬
maybe that's just them...still, speaking personally, it wasn't a big deal