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WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON INTERFAITH MARRIAGES Today, I have posted this blog on " INTERFAITH MARRIAGES", such marriages are occurring in most countries between two people of different faith. Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is the legally or formally, socially or ritually recognized union between a man and a woman. Marriage is a legal contract and a sort of bond, binding a couple with or without consent, either as a must or as a will, though in different culture and religion, it isn't the same. THE INTERFAITH MARRIAGE Interfaith marriage typically connotes a marriage in which both partners remain adherents to their distinct religion and as such, it is distinct from concepts of religious conversion, religious assimilation, cultural assimilation, religious disaffiliation, and apostasy. Nevertheless, despite the distinction, these issues typically are associated with many aspects of interfaith marriage. Some religious doctrines prohibit interfaith marriage. Others traditionally oppose interfaith marriage but may allow it in limited circumstances. Several major religions have left the matter relatively unspecified and still others allow it entirely but with some requirements for ceremony and custom. It is clear that building a successful, long-lasting union is not easy when partners come from two different faiths, the challenges can be even more daunting, disappointing and disheartening. It is the decision of both partners to sort it out before involving in such wedlock. But with love, respect and a healthy dose of compromise and tolerance however, interfaith marriages can be also, both successful and happy. I would very much appreciate your participation on this important issue, by posting your views, your opinion or your perception, which will be greatly welcome, as it may enlighten us further more. Thank you in anticipation. Below are a few photos depicting some Interfaith marriages. Hoping my blog will please you. Thank you. Lisa.           |
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Witchy hi, How glad I am reading you on this blog of mine, thank you for your kind visit and for your pleasant comments. You are quite right Witchy. Am sad too that hatred is overpowering love but still, if there is true love between the couple, things should work easier for them. Thanks so much again Witchy, hope reading from you in the near future too. My kind regards to you. Lisa.
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Lisa..MLD, Thanks Lisa for finally posting the blog! I believe that interfaith marriages would solve many problems that cause tensions between people practicing different faiths. May be that is why one of the main religions have permitted its followers to tie knots with the followers of other two main religions if they are in love. Perhaps you are aware of that. However, I agree with witchy that the choice should rest with the couple only. It is time that we find a way not to allow hatred to overpower love under any circumstance. The issue you have since raised may shatter my belief on many liberals when I read their views here.They may reveal their true colors! Kindest regards and best wishes. Look.
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2/18/2015 7:51 am |
It could be a problem for me since I am an agnostic. I have no issue with people adhering to whatever silly religious beliefs they like, but I don't want those beliefs to affect my life. And I fear that a true believer in any religious system would take it out on me in some way or other.
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Looklook...MBN, You are always welcome and am glad for your visit and your personal nice comments too. Your opinion is rather good concerning the Interfaith Marriages. As you see, everyone has his own opinion and perception too, be it different with different concept, they are free doing so. I myself do not like to offend others belief and faith. whichever religion one may embrace, I always respect it and I believe that in an Interfaith marriage, what is more important, is real love between the couple, when it is involved, love can polish all differences in the life of such couple. Love can make the impossible become possible in every way. Thank you again Look, I wish you best of days ahead, With me best regards. Lisa.
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Leaf hi, Thanks for your visit and your personal comments too. You are right to express your views, as each other. Our feelings and perception on this topic may be different from one another on here. My aim to post such a blog, is to get everyone's thoughts and views on the issue but I do not mingle into politics as this may cause controversy in a couple's life's in a way or the other as well and I leave this to those interested in it. Concerning prayers, I strongly believe that all prayers in whichever language or country it is said, all the prayers go to one God only. This is my own perception. Whether we do it in an assembly, or together with the family or even alone, God hears everyone wherever he may be. The main importance is eventually to have faith in him and it depends on each one anyhow. Thanks again for your participation in this matter Leaf. Wish you a good week. Lisa.
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Rentier, hello, Welcome to my blog and thank you for your visit as well as your comments. But Rentier, I wouldn't call all the religious beliefs as SILLY. This may imply whatever religious belief you adhere too!. Be it that am not too much aware of yours but I do respect it whether it is a sort of faith or belief or else. It wouldn't affect my life neither. But I keep my respect for it too as well as for any other religion. To my own opinion, it is not the religion which conveys hatred to the others but it is the adherents themselves, the followers themselves who tarnish their religion and create hatred towards them hated by the others. It's question of pondering on it. Thanks again Rentier. With my kind regards, Lisa.
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MySeek, hi, You're welcome to my blog, am glad reading from you on here and thank you for your kind gesture in participating on this issue. I respect your opinion but I believe if both of the couple involved in an Interfaith marriage, true love should prime most of all, as with real love they can both overcome any differences between them, then the respect of each different faith, be it to pray alone accordingly without any influence. Concerning the children from such marriage, I would first of all, explain it gradually without influencing any, then to leave it to them to choose when they'll be old enough to choose. I think this is the best way for the kids. Real love is a splendor thing which can render things in every positive way. Thanks for your appreciation of the picture, I wish you all my best. Lisa.
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TxJW hi, Welcome to my blog and thanks for your first visit which I appreciate very much as well as for your personal comments also. You are very correct saying that marriage is a bond between two people, just as I have mentioned it in my above text. This bond consists of what, what is involved in it, it is eventually what we call, love. If this love is strong enough, then nothing outside would be able to influence and cause grief to the marriage. When real love is involved, it would then bring respect to each other, be it to each religion or culture. The sole influence of real love to each other, would have the ultimate power in their married life. That is how neither religion nor culture or other differences would ever turn the marriage into such a hell. Such a drastic situation may prevail in any other couple even of the same faith as well, this is when there is no real love for each other. I believe that real Love can overcome any difficulty in a couple's life, be it in any sort of marriage too. Thanks again, TxJW, it was a pleasure reading from you, hope it won't be the last. My good wishes to you. Lisa.
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Rainier hi, I welcome you to my blog, and thank you for your first visit and for your nice comments. If that is your own opinion, I do respect it for sure. It was a pleasure reading from you, hope to in the future as well. You will be always welcome. Have a nice week ahead. My regards to you Rainier. Lisa.
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2/18/2015 11:42 am |
Thank you for opening discussion on a topic of substance. Interfaith relationships have been successful for me, perhaps the essential tenant of my belief system is "do no intentional harm to another living thing then do as ye may.". When in doubt choose the option that is for the greater good. I am a strega practitioner (an ancient nature based religion labeled as pagan). I was happily and successfully married to an evangelical Christian who's parents were both ministers for over 20 years. How? Respect for each others beliefs. His family was extremely reluctant about me then learned what I already believed - that the basics of most true spiritual beliefs all take us to the same place of love and respect for all life and being a channel for divine energy. I am currently living with a Jew and this is going well too. We celebrate all holidays and practices of both belief systems. We both observe the traditional Christian holidays of our Christian country out of respect. We choose to live here and need to assimilate. In this relationship we have severe persecution of our ancestors and counter parts in other cultures as a common thread. I have a close friend, a Catholic, who has been married to a Jew for over 40 years, again successfully. In this case the wife and children practice Judaism but do not insist on converting my friend. He joins in and enjoys their holidays and celebrations. He is welcomed by their religious community without pressure to conform. Children form my friends marriage and from mine were exposed to both belief systems as well as encouraged to explore others and decide what felt right for them. In my friends case all chose Judaism. In my case they vary. One is a liberal Christian, one a fundamentalist Christian, one pagan in beliefs but non practicing with rituals, one a non practicing Catholic, one unaffiliated but spiritual and the last an agnostic. The common thread of all seems to be first and foremost respect, which means neither party pressuring the other to be right or wrong Also education and acceptance of the fact that different does not need to mean conflict. In the cases I mentioned all of us were well traveled and experienced in life and lived in other cultures. I do not think that interfaith marriages can be successful in situations where either party has a need to be right or hopes to change the other, but then this is true for all aspects of successful relationships. Spiritwoman ^i^
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Maisie hello dear, How glad I am reading you here on my blog, many thanks for your kind visit and your participation on the issue. Your opinion is so genuine and correct. Religion should not be an obstacle for any couple. Once they have compromised on most or all and when love primes between them, this is the most important, as it will have the power to keep them together without any negative influence. As I said in the text above, it is better for such couple to sort it out before involving in such interfaith marriage. Thank you so much for your opinion Maisie, Wish you all my best, Lisa.
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I agree with TxJW...... great comment!!!!
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2/18/2015 11:48 pm |
Hi Lisa: I am a non-believer and would never get involved in the first place with a religious person because, let's face it, we would both be trying to change the other person's mind even if we agreed not to discuss religion. All the Christians I have known never stop talking about it, and if they know you're a non-believer and don't want to talk about religion, they talk about it even more. I just can't see a happy marriage between for example an orthodox Jew husband with a wife who is a Muslim, a devout Christian or a non-believer....very different lifestyles. And what happens if there are children?
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Spiritwoman hello, As usual you are very welcome on my blog, I thank you so much for your participation on this matter. I appreciate so much, your frankness and your opinion as well. Am glad for your success too. I myself, do not have any problem with any other religion than mine, I respect each whatever it may be, I consider that it is eventually the choice of each one, as they may have acquired from their generation either since birth or as a change afterwards. I have seen families where each one embraces a different faith too but still they live in peace and harmony all together. I have stated in my text that it is for each couple to sort out about their different faith before getting involved in such a marriage, so that, they do not face any problem later on if ever they indulge in such union. Your comments are so clear and understandable Spiritwoman and I thank you once more. Have a nice coming weekend, with all my best wishes. Lisa.
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Rocketship hi, Thanks so much for your visit and for your participation as well. Glad to read your opinion as it coincides with TxJW's own. Therefore, my reply here would be similar to the one I've replied TxJW as well. Thanks again for your comments, hope reading from you again, Kind regards to you. Lisa.
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Billguy hi again, You visit and participation on this issue, are so much appreciated. It's always a pleasure reading from you as usual. Thanks for expressing your opinion too. Am glad for it. I am tolerant too and never like to offend any religion at all. Thanks again Billguy, with the same pleasure hope reading from you always. My best wishes for a happy weekend to you Billguy. Lisa.
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Hello Bijou, Am so pleased for your visit and for your participation on this issue and I greatly thank you for expressing your own opinion too. Yes, there are some religion restrictions in theory, but it always depends on the couple involved, it is for them to choose their married life. Its importance, compromises, acceptance, tolerance and all which is meaningful to them, much before the wedlock. There are those who succeed and those who fail as well. Thank you again for your your opinion Bijou. Have an excellent weekend. Lisa.
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It just comes down to the individuals involved. Some people of every faith can coexist with others from different faiths, and some can't. From my past experience I think it risky to marry outside one's faith, but I'm not convinced it's impossible --only that it would take an exceptional couple for it not to cause at least a few extra stresses to the relationship. GBU, Gavin
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Gavin hi, Thank you for passing by leaving your agreeable comments, well said that it's up to the individuals. Those who can and those who can't coexist in such interfaith marriage. Their are eventually many compromises involved to make it work. A couple with different faith should sort it out well before getting into such wedlock to avoid many problems later on. Thanks again for your participation on this issue Gavin, hope reading again from you in the future. I wish you a pleasant weekend. Lisa.
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