should religion be a barrier in a relationship

tough question... shouldn't be, but usually is....

Yep

I believe it shouldn't be. My perception of the different religions out there is that they provide us with a choice in faith so that we, mankind as a whole, can continue to personalize our own unique identities. Despite whether our free will was given to us or is manifested by how our neurons react, it is a characteristic of mankind and we exercise that ability. Respect others opinions and perceptions of life. You don't have to totally agree and believe in it, but simply understand and accept ones faith. We all have faith in something.

What do you mean by that?

I'm not religious, but have dated a few catholics before. We got along okay. So our relationship was never affected by it, because we were really into each other.

i met a guy here,i love him and he does too but the problem is that,he is saying he is a son of yah and does not believe in Allah and for that matter if he should marry me i have to stop being a muslim which i cant do

not at all , unless he wishes to date your God , instead of dating you !

In my opinion he doesn't love you enough to accept you for who you are and he might want to respect your beliefs...Probably He is not the right person for you!!!


I'm a Christian, I believe in God. I'm seeing somebody with the same beliefs. I dated a non Christian in the past and it wasn't the same thing, he used to be mean to me, and make fun of my religion... Best wishes

yeah i really think so....anyway thanks guys

if he made fun of your religion it means he is mean by nature , it's not because religious differences , and that should not give an example for other people to stick with people of their own religion .... when true love exists all other differences disappear ...

I think it would probably not be a barrier in the beginning but could very well become a problem later on.

For instance, what if you have kids? do you want to raise them with your morals/beliefs or theirs?

Do you want to Marry? some people feel living together as a couple outside of marriage is sin, if that's your belief and not theirs, is not living together and/or rushing into marriage the best choice for either based on their beliefs?

Ideally someone with the same religion as you, will generally(not always) at least carry the same sort of values as you do, so naturally a better fit in my opinion.

But that also depends on someone's "level" of religion so to speak, and what it is that they ACTUALLY believe. Not every christian/muslim/etc... follows the same exact beliefs

isn't it against Islam for a woman to marry a non-Muslim man?

they should be free to choose whatever they like , otherwise their belief will be pointless if it was because of their parents/community influence , what's the point if i followed the same religious beliefs of my parents just because i was raised by them , and not because i chose that by my own will ....
i guess that i am blessed now by converting to atheism after i followed blindly the beliefs of my community for many years regardless to my own convictions .

yes , and that is strange by the way , the man in Islam is allowed to marry a non-Muslim lady but not vise versa , Muslim women are not allowed to marry non-Muslim men !!

The reality is that two people need to be compatible in faith.

FOX...that was my own opinion i wasn't trying to tell her she have to "stick with people of their own religion". Thank God I live in the U.S.A. where we're allowed to have free speech also free religion. not trying to offend you or anything.

yeah i think so... .anyway thanks guys

be patient ... discussion is still open

i use ( should ) a lot , it may give a negative feeling , i should have used ( might ) or so .... English isn't my mother tongue , and sometimes i may not express my mind in the best way ... so apologies if my comment was tough ...
i guess i have to review the English grammar book