Should A Marriage Partner Convert to the Other Partner's Faith/Religion? · General Discussion Forum

Shakyamunison Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Originally posted by Bardock42
When did you beco<e a Buddhits? ...Did you ever read Siddhartha by Herman Hesse......it's such a great book...kind of aboot Buddhism....then again only half-way.....

Siddhartha is on my reading list, but it's a long list. 😄

Bardock42 Junior Member

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Siddhartha is on my reading list, but it's a long list. 😄

Might be one of the best Books I ever read....really, really good stuff......

Shakyamunison Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Originally posted by Bardock42
Might be one of the best Books I ever read....really, really good stuff......

I have a friend who is a Zen Buddhist, and he recommended the book to me also. He says it puts a human face on Buddha.

Spelljammer Restricted

Though I believe it helps to have a simaler faith, for political arguments.. it isn't nesscarey for a stable, loving, relationship. All religons bassicaly preach the same thing, they just do it differantly. Who cares in the end? The fact is you're inlove, and your purpose in this life is be happy and with God, whatever you call God doesn't make a damn bit of differance. It's not how you believe that matters, it's that you believe. I could care less what doctrine of faith my girlfriend was as long as it wasn't a pompus athiest, a quiter agonostic, or a wannabe Satanist.. they are the atagonists of religoun and spirituality and I can assure you they are ALL annoying..

If anything, the differance would intreague me. It would allow me an oppurtunity to learn more about another religon, find information and likeness, and things would start to make more sense as connections are made. It's no quincidence differant religons share the same characters just give them differant roles..

olchik Senior Member

I don't think so. Each person should keep his own religion and faith views and not change it because of marriage. It's stupid. The only reason why a person can do that is his own wish to do that.

lil bitchiness -

Actually conversion is for many not as big of a problem as children.

You can have partners still believe in different things, but when kids come, thats when the REAL problem start.

With which religion should a child be brought up?

Ya Krunk'd Floo Moving with the swell.

I say "Fuuck all religion and go sit under a tree." If anyone has to convert to copulate then consider this conundrum:

Black-Black-Yellow-White-Brown-Stinky-Hole-?

Answers on a postcard to the usual address.

sailormoon The newest sailor scout

No, if they can't find a way to work out their religions then more than likely it wasn't met to be.

AdventChild The Oringinal AdventChild

no it's not nessecary...

Spelljammer Restricted

Originally posted by lil bitchiness
With which religion should a child be brought up?

My mother never raised me as anything in particular. She was Wiccan, my family was mostly Christian, and I was exposed to everything and anything. She never said a word when I read a Bible, or a book on Buddhism, or even Satanism. She saw that my mind thirsted for knowledge and was thankful for that. I think if anything, they should teach thier child both aspects of each religon, and allow that child to make his or her own descision, perhaps even look elsewhere. A religon should be a personal thing, something you feel comfertable with and are proud to consider yourself a partof. No amount of family upbringing is going to change what's inside you.

Havn't you noticed alot of die-hard Christians are BORN AGAIN Christians? They weren't Christians from the start, but they turned into it cause of something dramatic happening. Alebit they take it a little far with preaching the gospel, but there is something to that. If you look for God, you will find Him. In whatever form He takes.