Would you date or marry someone of a different religion than you?

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I thought of this question because a friend of mine recently got a girl pregnant and he's only 19. I was talking with him and my BF about what he was going to about it and found out my BF is Catholic. Well, I knew he was raised Catholic, but didn't know he practiced. Anyway, we got in a disagreement about whether the girl should have an abortion or not (I know it's ultimately the girl's decision, but we were just talking hypotheticals) and it got me thinking how having different religions can sometimes cause conflict within a relationship. I imagine even more once people get married.
So I was wondering: Would you ever end up with someone from a different religion?
Which religion would you want your kids learning?
Just for fun, can you think of some horrible or just plain funny religion combinations for couples?
 
Entering into a relationship with someone from a different Christian denomination should create minimal conflicts unless the denomination is pseudo-Christian such as the Mormon church which is deceit-based.The Bible does give extremely strong warnings about establishing even friendships with non-Christians :mad:because of the adverse and usually dangerous moral influence they generate.
 
I couldn't be with anyone who believed in a god, that's not being stupid & pathetic that is just because I would find that we'd have such different views about the world & life. Of coarse I am good friends with people of a religion & people of different religions but I couldn't share my life with someone that thought & felt so differently than me.
 
I did I am a Catholic married to a Presbyterian for 16 years and counting. Luckily for us we have learnt to compromise and discuss everything in our lives from our children and what going on to our latest oops another child 13 years after the last one. our beliefs is that our children are bought up in my faith as my husband believes its the mothers duty to instill the basic faith. I teach my children about my own faith and about other faiths so that they understand clearly the difference and should they decide to change their religious convictions they will do so with an open mind. they are exposed to protestant, jewish, islam as well as atheism. And when it come time to choose if they will be confirmed in the faith they can decide which they will do.I will not force them to if they are not ready. It was the way I was bought up with an open mind. Catholic by birth, confirmed Catholic by choice at 21 when I was a 100 percent sure of my personal convictions.
 
I would... but I don't think that I would be able to marry a devout Christian because of my upbringing. I'm a Buddhist, so either another Buddhist or an agnostic/atheist.

Liberal Democrat and NRA conservative Republican...
A Hindu and a JW
Mormon and a Cola addict
 
Yes , just make sure it 's pure love though.But I won 't change my religion especially to Muslim -,-
 
I would have no problem marrying somebody who was of a different religious background than me. Religion is something that should never ever stop two people who are in love from being together.

I personally would not force religion on my children, I would rather educate them about it and let them make the decision whether or not it's something that they wish to participate in.
 
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