Marriage between two religion, Issue for child?

not necessarily. I do believe that someones religion is a personal thing. and when you love someone and their spiritual path is different to your own, it doesn't make your love less. just like if your career paths are different it doesn't make you love each other less your spirituality is a personal thing. when you love someone with a different religion, that doesn't mean either of you should turn your back on something as deeply rooted and personal as your religion. instead you each support the other in their exlploration of their path. they don't have to believe the same as you for it to be important that you support it. because it's about showing the person you love that you care about the core of their being, and the journey they're taking. if these people become a parent, no difference between the relationship the two have where religion is concerned and the relationship they have with their child regarding religion. the child too is on their own spiritual journey. you can offer guidance and knowledge, but you can't tell them which way to go. so really, they're setting out in their own way, with knowledge that different religions needn't come between two people. which is an excellent start in life. to know that wherever their spiritual path takes them, their family will love them, whether that path is the same as the mother, or the father, or a different path altogether.

Gelena - what you are saying is quite possible if the boy fall in love with a girl of different religion or did not like either of the religions his parents followed. Yes, it should work with trust and understanding. palkmae - So it was not a co-operation and understing from both the sides, as a child you did right, there will have no conflict between you father and mother for religion. Thank you for sharing your views.

Im an example of your reply, Galena. My mom is a Protestant and my dad is Roman Catholic. I grew up confused. And while they were raising me up, my mom tried to respect my dad's beliefs but it wasnt the same on my dad's part. Anyway, to make the long story short, I ended up not following either practices. Instead, I became a born-again Christian attending a non-denominational church.

yes I am very grateful to my family who respect each other, though we have different religions.

This is great, they gave you freedom to choose religion as per your belief. This is what should ha[[en in this scenario. So there are 3 different religion in your home and all respecte each others , too good.. Thank You for sharing.

AjaySinghBaghel, Thank you for your appreciation but I am just stating some facts here. Please do not get me wrong that I am not supportive of inter religious relationships / marriages and/or these relationships / marriages do not have a chance. I feel that your friends really need to realize and consider their relationship's future the minute they know of their religious differences especially when either party belongs to a religion that cannot compromise and has strict traditional observances. Couples should realize that they are walking on a fine thin line here where one party will really have to consider a rather big sacrifice which will include giving up one's current faith and undergo a religious conversion to the other. As you can see from here, I do not think anyone could decide and act on their own accord without the knowledge and concern of either party's immediate family. Because, marriage is not only about the linear integration where it involves both peers i.e. your friends but there is also a vertical integration involved as well where it involves the works of their immediate siblings, parents, paternal or maternal grandparents or blood relatives as well to facilitate the structural and symptomatic changes to make the integrals of marriage merge and work. Ignoring such observances will just have its dire consequences and effects. Hence, I always would make it a point that couples consider and seek to start off on the right foot, where a good foundation is vital to a successful and promising future for both parties. I just hope your friends know what they are doing and that they should face the facts and realities here. Take care.

Wish I could arrange a meeting with that couple for you. As of now I do not them being narrow minded about the religion and thats the reason they are together otherwise fight on religion could end their relation long back. I believe that they will have no issue in this regard because its matter of child and nothing about husband or wife. Thank you for being descriptive.

Thank you for sharing.

I agree that child should be given freedom to choose religion. Thank You for sharing.

Correct, It should be child who will decide about religion. thank you for sharing.

Yes, let the child decide what s/he want to follow. Thank you for the response.

They may allow the child to decide in this case but if the religion were the same for both then the child would not be given a choice.

Parents need to be carefull till the time child is mature enough to understand about religion. S/he can decide about religion only if given a chance and not forced. Thank You for sharing.

So it works. Their child gets to choose. Fantastic!

Yes they have both, Once child is old enough to understand religion its his/her choice to follow religion. Thank you for sharing.

yes, I had seen this around me but things are changing now. I have not seen any issue for few public faces in the country already married in different religion and feel that it will not affect the child if Parents can have better understanding. Thank you for sharing.

Good point, after 20 years there will not be much talk about religion and all these scenarios. Thank You for sharing Sir.

It should be child's choice to which religion s/he want to follow. Thank you for sharing.

chanlot I think there will be some common understaing about day to day activities and how often does we care about religion in a day. Its only when there is a festival. There are few stars married to different religion and nothing came out wrong for them. I believe its all about how you grow the kid, let him grow to a level when he is able to understand things before you start forcing your religion to him. adel09 yes its about how you care for your kid, educate correctly and it will never be an issue. Thank you guys for sharing your views.

If you do your part as a good parent, you will educate him/her in a right way. Try to expose him/her but don't criticize other religions.

I think parents will find it difficult to educate their children, because they both have different ways in accordance with their religious beliefs.

Yes, it might be difficult. I think they could find a way to this.

Correction: find a way to do this

I am happy to hear that most of us respect other religions as well. This is such a good thing. Thank You for sharing.

I Appreciate your thoughts, its not easy for everyone to accept this. Thank you for sharing.

Thats bad, I do not like religion forcing. Its upto the child what he believe in, he will choose religion as per his thinking and understanding. Thank you for sharing.

Your thoughts on religion are very clear, it shoul dbe individual who will decide what religion s/he want to follow. Thank You for sharing.

Well said manish, respecting all the religion is humanity and no one should go against it. Thank you for sharing.

Yes, let the child grow up and decide with proper understanding instead of someone forcing any religion. Thank You for sharing.