Dhimmi-Status of anyone not Muslim and a possible conversion to Islam ought to be enough of a turnoff!

I once dated a guy that was Buddhist and our differnet beliefs got in the way of us continuing to date. Children would have never been involved in our relationship. My problem with him was him wanting to impose his beliefs on me and others and bashing me and others about what we believe.

I know two couples that have marriages with different religions that have been married for over 20 years. In one instance, the wife that took on a husband that was Muslim. She soon converted from Christianity to being Muslim and they raised their children as such. When asked about the beliefs in the other case, they simply did not force each other to belief what they believed and loved each other unconditionally, but they also didn't have children and their religions are Christian and Jewish.

Both of you'll should have discussed this in the beginning and not let this go on without an understanding of how your household would handle this difference. This is just my opinion, so please don't take this personal. Muslims have strong beliefs when it comes to the standards in which they want their wive's to uphold. This may have become too overwhelming for her and she belled out to save herself from feeling she needed to be in compliance with your religion. IJS

it depends, its more about the details of the belief than the religious label

I dont see how someone believing christ is not the son of god could have a family with someone who believed there was, I do think those intending to be parents need to be on the same page about which values to instill in their children

if children were not in the picture more 'liberal' christians may be able to overlook it and just pray for the partner who is unbelieving

but its best to not be unevenly yoked, not saying it cant work, but saying it increases the obstacles unnecsessarily

in hindsight, it was kind of her to let the relationship go once she realized the difference instead of trying to fake or force it,,,,

Yes, there is a valid reason for her to not marry you and to not date you.

In 2 Corinthians 6:14, the Apostle Paul writes, "Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers." (ESV)

Your ex-girlfriend did you wrong by leading you to believe that her faith permitted an interfaith marriage. She owes you an apology, because by dating you, she prevented you from dating a woman who was spiritually compatible with you.

I am terribly sorry that you ended up in this situation. The fault is with your ex-girlfriend, not with you.