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So the title pretty much sums up the topic. I am wondering what the general opinion of this forum would be on interfaith marriage. Does anyone think that it is biblically permissible.
FYI, I'm not looking for a debate, I really am just genuinely curious. Thanks for your thoughts! |
24th September 2009, 10:22 PM
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Reps: 30,067,699,875,953,608 (power: 30,067,699,875,963) | | Originally Posted by Unconventional  So the title pretty much sums up the topic. I am wondering what the general opinion of this forum would be on interfaith marriage. Does anyone think that it is biblically permissible.
FYI, I'm not looking for a debate, I really am just genuinely curious. Thanks for your thoughts!
If you mean by "interfaith", a Protestant marrying someone Catholic or Orthodox, I don't have any problem with that, though there would be some practical issues to deal with. But if you mean a Christian marrying an atheist or someone from a completely different faith tradition, no, I don't think that's biblically permissible.
But I'm not going to tell anybody else what they should do. For me personally, at this stage in my life, I'd have trouble marrying anyone but another Christian, and I'd be a little particular about what kind of Christian. Denomination doesn't matter much to me, short of weird cults, but attitude matters a lot, and somebody who was all legalistic, say, wouldn't be a good match for me, nor would an extreme fundamentalist or an extreme liberal. Most others, we could probably work it out.
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25th September 2009, 03:18 AM
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Reps: 343,789,121,616,877,504 (power: 343,789,121,616,884) | | | While I would think it difficult for Protestants, Catholics and Orthodox to intermarry (as demonstrated by Christian's tendency to eat each alive) I would think it much harder for totally different religions to intermarry. That being said, if you can make it work all the more power to you. I'm not against it.
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Thanks for asking the question.
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16th October 2009, 05:11 PM
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If you don't share the same foundation for your individual lives, how can you build on the same foundation in your marriage? Also, you're going to hit a major obstacle when it comes to deciding how you will raise your children.
IMO, ethnic and/or racial differences would be much easier to overcome in marriage than differences in faith, unless you don't take your faith very seriously to begin with.
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20th October 2009, 12:07 AM
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20th October 2009, 01:19 AM
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it has created some problems but nothing they have not been able to work out
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28th November 2009, 01:34 AM
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Reps: 5,862,206,238 (power: 5,862,212) | | | I won't say I'm against it, but I will say it adds extra problems. Even dating outside of your faith, or even denomination, is complicated. It depends on a person's personal beliefs.
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Reps: 544,513,100,561,297 (power: 544,513,100,564) | | | My Mom married someone who doesn't believe in God and she had a lot of strife over it. I got a lot of strife from my Dad because of my beliefs too (he's gotten better though and I think God is softening his heart).
My boyfriend was Non-denom when we started dating and we were perfectly fine with things. He's now "converting" to Catholicism (and I'm Catholic too) and I see it as a good way for us to strengthen our marriage. I don't think it's necessary, but I think it'll be helpful. | | |
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