does religion interferes in your relationships?

@leechamp (186)
Philippines
July 21, 2007 5:29am CST
religious differences often times is the last thing that makes you decide to forgo a relationship, how about your comments about this?
4 responses
• Malaysia
21 Jul 07
love - nothing rules love and love rules all things
if you really love each other, then religion, or any other matters, shouldnt be an issue. i think it's really sad if a couple has to break up due to religion. religion is supposed to bring people together, not tear them apart. i guess if two people of different religions are in a relationship, someone must give in, unless they don't mind having separate religions. some parents might opposed, and this might be the hardest part..choosing between family and love? i've never experience this before so i don't know, but i admire those that are in inter-religion relationship.
@Jessem (372)
• Mauritius
21 Jul 07
I posted once on this topic where a friend of mine lost his gf due to religion koz though they loved each other very much they had to separate as the girl's parents opposed their union.
@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
21 Jul 07
Actually, I feel the religious differences that my husband and I have make our relatioship stronger. Since we came into the relationship knowing there would be a lot we had to work out becuase of having different religions, it's helped us learn to communicate with each other when we disagree on other issues. I feel we're better at "agreeing to disagree" than a lot of couples that I know. Not to mention that, since I'm Pagan and he's Christian, we have lots of holidays we can celebrate! It's like we're celebrating something all year long! =P On a serious note, what we've found that works for us is attending a creedless religious community (a Unitarian Universalist one in our case) so that we can be part of the same community even though we don't have the same beliefs. Our son will be raised with knowledge of many different religions, and will feel free to make his own choices about his beliefs. And so far my husband and I have been together for eight years, and what we've discovered is that even though we follow very different deities, many of our morals are the same. =)
@slavezero (833)
• Philippines
21 Jul 07
not at all. Because we are in the same religion, but just in case of course there would have to be someone that will give in.If both parties decide not to go for it, then so be it. There are things that you have to sacrifice.