Did you marry someone of the same religion?

[dolphinlove]

still no reply from MW… hmmmm

 

[TAB39]

The recent thread on Muslims marrying outside their religion makes me wonder how others feel about marrying outside their religion.

I was thinking the other day that I married a Catholic, but it wasn’t a big deal then–decades ago. It might not have been a big deal, because we were both Catholics, so there was no issue. However, I don’t remember asking about religion when we were dating. Somehow we learned that we were Catholic, but neither of us has any memory of a conversation. Maybe being Irish and Italian made the Catholic status a no-brainer.

Though religion wasn’t an issue then, as time has gone by I see that a lot of things are good because we’re on the same page about religion, which effects our outlook on some important specific issues and on life in general.

If I had to do it again, religion would be a more important factor in considering a spouse.

Did you marry someone of the same religion?

If you married someone outside your religion, how did you decide which religion to raise your kids in (if you have kids)? Did one or the other of you convert to the other’s religion? If there were any issues because of the difference in religions, were there certain areas of life that they tended to creep up in?

If you married someone of the same religion, and either your spouse or you later changed religions, did that cause tension?

I am Catholic and I married an Anglican. These days, I admire my spouses church much more than I admire mine. I can see and hear the Lord’s message much more clearly where my spouse is and where my child is. I am very seriously thinking that this is where I should eventually be sooner rather than later. We would all be in church together on Sunday morning. I think God would like to see that more than anything.

 

[yellowbicycle]

Both agnostic/atheist when we were married.
After the birth of our kids, I began to move back towards catholicism (I was baptised, but our family didn’t practice the faith).
And boy, does this suck.
He thinks I’ve gone and lost my mind.
Maybe we’ll divorce over it. Maybe we won’t.
The good news is he could never afford the child support, so I suspect he’s stuck with me and the kids for a long, long time.
I pressed to have the girls baptized. He agreed. And he brings the girls with me to church on Sunday - I have trouble handling them on my own. He’s cordial to everyone, but I DO wish he wouldn’t shake his head in disgust at the gospel reading.
I mean, come on! At least PRETEND to respect all of this, y’know?
I can’t be too hard on the guy - I’m the one who changed, not him.
I sort of blindsided him.
If only this catholic thing also helped to make me a better wife, he might be better able to stomach it, but I’m still the same old me.

 

[RedSoxWife]

I was Southern Baptist and my husband told me in our second conversation that he is “Boston Irish Roman Catholic.” I started RCIA the week after we got back from our honeymoon and was confirmed Easter 2007.

 

[Muslim_Woman]

** In the name of Allah , the Most Gracious , Ever Merciful **

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detailed discussion will be off topic here . I think , I answered : Quran does not prescribe stone to death punishment …it’s found in Bible & hadith . Some Muslims think lashing is punishment for unmarried one & the death penalty for the married persons.

I think , it’s better to get punishment in this world rather than stand in front of God Almighty as a sinner. If we get punishment here in this world , hopefully we won’t be punished again on the last day .