Do relationships between people of different religious faiths ever really work? (39)
sirLarryIIIClump, Kildare Ireland72 Threads 9 Polls 2,016 Posts
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My late hubby was Christian and I was Catholic and we had been married 27 yrs so I would say yes they do.
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Ccincy: My late hubby was Christian and I was Catholic and we had been married 27 yrs so I would say yes they do.
So you were both two different forms of the same faith,Christianity
only teasing Ccincy
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sirLarryIII: So you were both two different forms of the same faith,Christianity
only teasing Ccincy really meant Christian to Muslim or Jew to Hindu,that sort of thing,two different outlooks
only teasing Ccincy really meant Christian to Muslim or Jew to Hindu,that sort of thing,two different outlooks
Sorry
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Hi SirLarry, it would not be for me I would be afraid to go against God's will and compromise myself.
I think it could work, but if you are both very serious about your faith you have to find a way that each parties can live their faith without stopping the other doing the same. That takes a lot of love as some things will contradict
I think it could work, but if you are both very serious about your faith you have to find a way that each parties can live their faith without stopping the other doing the same. That takes a lot of love as some things will contradict
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If both partners are able to accept the differences that it brings then I would say yes.
My guess is the problem often lays with the parents and relatives and the pressures they might apply.
My guess is the problem often lays with the parents and relatives and the pressures they might apply.
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Almera, I cannot see that being a big problem, maybe for some religions in certain cases but generally we do not live in middle ages anymore. I think most people that have a faith really believe as there is no pressure from society to have a certain faith these days, more pressure not to believe
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Hi SirL,
I think it depends on a few issues.
If both persons are part of a religion in name only, then it wouldn't be a problem.
we'll take it that both are devoutly religious.
If one or both thinks that their religion is the one 'true' religion, then there will be serious problems.
Tolerance, and acceptance, of other religions would be crucial to the relationship.
Even if that is there, looking towards the future, they would have to discuss the religion of their potential children. Even for many 'moderates', this can be a huge stumbling block.
I think it depends on a few issues.
If both persons are part of a religion in name only, then it wouldn't be a problem.
we'll take it that both are devoutly religious.
If one or both thinks that their religion is the one 'true' religion, then there will be serious problems.
Tolerance, and acceptance, of other religions would be crucial to the relationship.
Even if that is there, looking towards the future, they would have to discuss the religion of their potential children. Even for many 'moderates', this can be a huge stumbling block.
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mollybaby: Hi SirL,
I think it depends on a few issues.
If both persons are part of a religion in name only, then it wouldn't be a problem.
we'll take it that both are devoutly religious.
If one or both thinks that their religion is the one 'true' religion, then there will be serious problems.
Tolerance, and acceptance, of other religions would be crucial to the relationship.
Even if that is there, looking towards the future, they would have to discuss the religion of their potential children. Even for many 'moderates', this can be a huge stumbling block.
I think it depends on a few issues.
If both persons are part of a religion in name only, then it wouldn't be a problem.
we'll take it that both are devoutly religious.
If one or both thinks that their religion is the one 'true' religion, then there will be serious problems.
Tolerance, and acceptance, of other religions would be crucial to the relationship.
Even if that is there, looking towards the future, they would have to discuss the religion of their potential children. Even for many 'moderates', this can be a huge stumbling block.
Best answer so far
But do you know of any couple who have completely different religious outlooks and have a good relationship?
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sirLarryIII: Best answer so far
But do you know of any couple who have completely different religious outlooks and have a good relationship?
But do you know of any couple who have completely different religious outlooks and have a good relationship?
i know of Protestants and Catholics who have made it work very successfully.
But not any of different faiths.
But that is mainly because i don't know that many religious couples to begin with.
And also because Ireland is quite new to multiculturalism, so there aren't that many mixed marriages yet.
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I'm Christian and she was athiest... It was no problem as far as religion, she just watched what she said and I did the same..
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smalldutchgirl: Almera, I cannot see that being a big problem, maybe for some religions in certain cases but generally we do not live in middle ages anymore. I think most people that have a faith really believe as there is no pressure from society to have a certain faith these days, more pressure not to believe
We may not, others may not have caught up. Parents and grandparents who have old values with faith and culture could see things much different to the "we". Add that with Uncles, Aunts, that could grow into a sizable figure. If that has happened on both sides of the couple then that's a whole lot of people being anti to the relationship. I mentioned culture as faith and culture are sometimes unbreakably linked.
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Not with children involved
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Yes. My aunt was a Christian and married a Muslim (she converted living in Turkey). My former next door neighbor is a devout Christian and married a Jew. My ex-husband is a Christian and I'm not religious and it worked. He didn't go to church or anything. One of my best friends was Roman Catholic and converted to Judaism because her first husband is a Jew. So yes, these relationships work. If they fail, it's probably not over religion.
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Nid.
They worked because 1 of the parties wasn't particularly religious. I doubt it would work if they believed strongly in their particular faiths.
They worked because 1 of the parties wasn't particularly religious. I doubt it would work if they believed strongly in their particular faiths.
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Culture matters much more. An Oxford Christian and a Christian Arab are chalk and cheese, a Jew and an Atheist raised in north London, more or less the same thing.
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Ccincy: My late hubby was Christian and I was Catholic and we had been married 27 yrs so I would say yes they do.
arent catholics christians too?
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Obstinance_Works: Culture matters much more. An Oxford Christian and a Christian Arab are chalk and cheese, a Jew and an Atheist raised in north London, more or less the same thing.
right
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I can't see why not. I know a lot of people who are in relationships and marriages where their focus is on loving each other regardless of faith or lack thereof. It's supposed to be lover after all, right? I suppose anyone who is strongly adverse to anything that matters to them would have discussed it prior to entering into a relationship to begin with. 
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