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Can you marry a religious person?

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Zeze

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I don't mean casual religious, but not an extremist cuckoo either.

Someone who...

...Attends church every sunday
...Gives tithe of all her earnings and encourages you so
...Interprets the world and life events as from god
...etc etc.

I'm not a hardcore atheist, but I certainly don't believe in Christianity. My GF is kind of middle of the road. She believes in Christian god but is jaded from church. She doesn't mind not going or going.

I don't think I can date a religious person. My GF probably can.
 
I won't marry, I find the notion about "ownership" of another person to be a joke.
But would I get involved with a religious person romantically?

Hell no, I don't date people with a mental disorder...
 
nope, have no interest in those types of beliefs.

..beside the fact that I can't even get married in the freest country in the world anyway even if I wanted to. trolololo
 
Nope. Could never marry a woman like the one you've described. Maybe something more along the lines of your GF, as long as she doesn't go to church and/or expect me to join
 
I generally don't deal in absolutes when it comes to this sort of thing, but tithing would be an absolute, 100% show stopper.
 
Nope. There are many aspects to what makes couple a good match. I'd have to like a girls looks, her personality, her sense of humor and I'd need to respect her intelligence. I can't respect the intelligence of people who believe in unicorns, leprechauns and invisible men in the sky.
 
Perhaps the better question to ask is could you raise children with a partner who held widely different religious beliefs.

My answer is no.

Katie Holmes's answer is (now) no.

😛
 
Nope. Not Christian anyway. Something like Buddhism I could deal with, but that isn't really a magical thinking kind of religion.
 
GagHalfrunt said:
Nope. There are many aspects to what makes couple a good match. I'd have to like a girls looks, her personality, her sense of humor and I'd need to respect her intelligence. I can't respect the intelligence of people who believe in unicorns, leprechauns and invisible men in the sky.
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I would make an exception on leprechauns and unicorns, personally.

Theres a lot of evidence to support a "bigfoot" or 'yeti' type creature. As long as she can provide something along those lines for leprechauns, I'll read the material at least.

The difference is, that with men in the sky - there is no evidence.

Unless we're talking about UFO's of course
 
lxskllr said:
Nope. Not Christian anyway. Something like Buddhism I could deal with, but that isn't really a magical thinking kind of religion.
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I think you should take a closer look again..."karma"..."reincarnation"...it's just as whacked as all the other religions...
 
Yeah, I would.
I, rather shamefully, admit that I don't take my faith very seriously, but I wouldn't mind going out/marrying someone who does.
 
No. My rule for dating anyone religious would be that they have to respect my lack of belief as I would respect their right to believe. I would also outright refuse to indoctrinate any children, which would probably never sit right with them. Last thing they would want is their little one potentially going to the Lake of Fire™.
 
Furthermore, I don't think that doing religious deeds is necessarily a good thing.

Isaiah 64:6 "We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind."

Trying to please God in your own power is futile.
 
Lonbjerg said:
I think you should take a closer look again..."karma"..."reincarnation"...it's just as whacked as all the other religions...
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I suppose I was thinking more of Zen Buddhism which isn't as preoccupied with the ritualized aspects. I'm ok with the concepts of karma and reincarnation. I don't buy it myself, but I don't see how they can negatively affect the reality we live in. Of course I'm an outsider. I don't see the day to day reality of a Buddhist culture. Maybe Christianity doesn't look as ridiculous to people that don't really know Christians.
 
Aikouka said:
No. My rule for dating anyone religious would be that they have to respect my lack of belief as I would respect their right to believe. I would also outright refuse to indoctrinate any children, which would probably never sit right with them. Last thing they would want is their little one potentially going to the Lake of Fire™.
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It's the old question:
"Which religion did your parents choose for you?" 😉

LEt people choose themselfes...when they are old enough to vote, drive and are legally responsible....the other way is just sad mental abuse and brainwash...
 
GagHalfrunt said:
Nope. There are many aspects to what makes couple a good match. I'd have to like a girls looks, her personality, her sense of humor and I'd need to respect her intelligence. I can't respect the intelligence of people who believe in unicorns, leprechauns and invisible men in the sky.
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