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Two different religions, need help please...

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AtomicDude512

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So this girl I like is a Christian and I am what you could call a Universalist. She dosent yet know and her family seems somewhat open minded. Could a religion expert or Christian tell me if this could work out? Thanks!
 
What do you need a religion expert for? If neither of you see the religious differences as a big deal then there is no problem. If one, or both, of you sees the differences as a big deal then there is a problem.


Lethal
 
Lemme get this straight - you "like" the girl but haven't even really done much else than just oogle at her? Stop thinking so far ahead man! Unless you're a Jew and she's a Muslim, I doubt you are going to be burned at the stake by her parents for just asking her out.

Go for it!
 
If either or both of you are serious about your beliefs then no, it can't. Simple reason is if you really own your own faith you will be so convicted that you will want the other to see things your way. Not because you/she is right and the other is wrong, but rather because you found the answer and they need it.

Think of it this way. Suppose you both had cancer. You try one treatment, she another. Now suppose hers worked. Would she not try and get you to try yours? According to Christianity there is only ONE way to heaven. If she believes that then she'll try to get you to 'the cure'.

In a casual relationship it could get by. But anything more serious is asking for trouble. For her she'll have to deal with people telling her its a bad idea and not biblical (teaches not to be 'unequally yoked' or bassically not to marry a nonchristian). Then what happens when/if there are kids?

Cross religion relationships are not easy. And don't try and pretend either. Then she'll have pleny of reason to break it off, not because you are Universalist but because you are a liar trying to make yourself into someone else to get her. Not the way to establish trust which is fundamental to any relationship.
 
Originally posted by: dparker
What is a Universalist?
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[url]http://www.uua.org/[/url]

It doesn't really say what they believe, what "bible" they use (like bible, koran, scripts) it only says that sometimes they use the bible.😕

I think this group is sooo liberal they don't really know what they think😉 J/K I'm not slamming them - just spouting due to my ignorace of their beliefs.😉

CkG
 
Originally posted by: Nohr
I'm an atheist and my wife is wiccan, so it's possible..
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That's a bit different. Wicca is a "religion" in the loosest sense of the word. I'm not slamming, I'm just saying that it isn't in the same ballpark as Hindu, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, ect.
 
Originally posted by: dparker
Originally posted by: Nohr
I'm an atheist and my wife is wiccan, so it's possible..
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What is wiccan? 😕



Damn I don't know anything about religions. 😱
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Perhaps pagan then? It's a religion that worships the earth and such.
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Originally posted by: Nohr
I'm an atheist and my wife is wiccan, so it's possible..
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That's a bit different. Wicca is a "religion" in the loosest sense of the word. I'm not slamming, I'm just saying that it isn't in the same ballpark as Hindu, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, ect.
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I wouldn't say that, some wiccans take it quite seriously. Regardless, point was that two people with conflicting ideals can coexist without killing eachother. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Nohr
Originally posted by: dparker
Originally posted by: Nohr
I'm an atheist and my wife is wiccan, so it's possible..
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What is wiccan? 😕



Damn I don't know anything about religions. 😱
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Perhaps pagan then? It's a religion that worships the earth and such.
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polytheistic nature religion often confused by main stream religious folks as witchcraft and satanism
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Originally posted by: Nohr
I'm an atheist and my wife is wiccan, so it's possible..
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That's a bit different. Wicca is a "religion" in the loosest sense of the word. I'm not slamming, I'm just saying that it isn't in the same ballpark as Hindu, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, ect.
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She'd probably take that as a Compliment.
 
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Originally posted by: Nohr
I'm an atheist and my wife is wiccan, so it's possible..
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That's a bit different. Wicca is a "religion" in the loosest sense of the word. I'm not slamming, I'm just saying that it isn't in the same ballpark as Hindu, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, ect.
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She'd probably take that as a Compliment.
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Amen.
 
as long as you don't believe that we came from extraterrestrials and that cloning is the path to immortality, it could probably work with a little compromise.
 
Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
Originally posted by: dparker
What is a Universalist?
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<a class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.uua.org/" target=blank><STRONG>http://www.uua.org/</STRONG></A>

It doesn't really say what they believe, what "bible" they use (like bible, koran, scripts) it only says that sometimes they use the bible.😕

I think this group is sooo liberal they don't really know what they think😉 J/K I'm not slamming them - just spouting due to my ignorace of their beliefs.😉

CkG
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No, thats not it. I am not radical.
 
I'm an athiest, my wife is a Catholic. It has worked out for us. About once a year we get into a discussion about it, but that isn't really a big deal. The key is how you live your life. While I'm an athiest, I probably fullfill the 10 commandments better than most staunch Catholics. Thus to my wife, I'm a good person and will go to heaven, so she is ok with it. I also don't fight her, when she wants to go to church I support her and go too. Even though I don't believe what they say, and I'm forbidden from eating the host, I still go to support her. If on the otherhand, everytime she wanted to go I said "That church stuff is meaningless brainwashing", then our relationship would be seriously strained. She gives in a bit too though (successful relationships are all 30/70 aren't they?) She agrees with me that someone won't be banned to hell if they don't kneel down and sign the cross before sitting in a pew (or place any other ritual here). She agrees that God isn't that petty. So she doesn't mind that I don't follow all her rituals. And again I don't ridicule her when she does follow them.

Are you open enough to help her with her religious needs? Is she open enough to realize that other religions find their rituals excessive? Can you both sit down and have a religious discussion including your reasons for believing what you believe in? Or are either of you the type of person that says: I'm right and there is no other answer?
 
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Nohr
Originally posted by: dparker
Originally posted by: Nohr
I'm an atheist and my wife is wiccan, so it's possible..
Click to expand...

What is wiccan? 😕



Damn I don't know anything about religions. 😱
Click to expand...

Perhaps pagan then? It's a religion that worships the earth and such.
Click to expand...

polytheistic nature religion often confused by main stream religious folks as witchcraft and satanism
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Bwa hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!

Burn them, burn them now!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by: Swag1138
It takes a lot for interfaith marriages to work out.
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That depends how devout the people are. I'm a Christian but I'm not huge on the "exclusionist policy" that all religions seem to have, ie if your not one of us your going to burn! My wife is semi-athiest, mostly she likes to wind people up 🙂

Talk about it because it can be a huge deal, some people go into relationships to convert their partner. That can lead to huge trouble. If you get really serious (marriage) discuss issues like your children's faith and what you both expect. The main thing here is to communicate with each other and your families.
 
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