<p>Just wondering. Have you seen them? Have they often become ripe with tension? And if they happen, is it more often than not that the boy is non-religious and the girl Christian, or the other way around?</p>
<p>Do you have problems with relationships of someone of a different religion?</p>
<p>What of more conservative Christians?</p>
<p>My girlfriend is Catholic.</p>
<p>I'm agnostic.</p>
<p>All that matters is love =]</p>
<p>My boyfriend is agnostic, and I am Quaker (Christian). As long as the two people realize that each can believe whatever they want, then no problem.</p>
<p>I am an agnostic/atheist (I teeter-totter) and all three boyfriends I have had have been Christian. I think they're relatively common, though I have come across many a Christian who will not date outside of his/her faith for one reason or another. There's nothing wrong with that, especially if the religion is a huge part of their life, but it does make them a little bit less common.</p>
<p>I think it really depends on the people. Christians whose lives revolve around their religion are probably less likely to have many things in common with an agnostic or atheist than another. People can work these things out, too, by deciding where the subject of religion will be in their relationship.</p>
<p>I admit that I have seen some atheists/agnostics snob away from Christians in fear of said Christian being too conservative. I personally think this is a silly idea, but at the same time I don't know what I would do if I married someone who wanted to take our children to a super-orthodox church: being as I'm not a Christian, I don't know how we'd figure the situation out. The truth is it does cause difficulities for some people.</p>
<p>For me, though, since I'm still in high school and still consider myself agnostic, it doesn't matter what the person's beliefs are. Despite my own opinions of how the world and universe work, I respect Christians' beliefs.</p>
<p>I don't know if I could date an ultra-conservative Christian because I'm really interested in politics (I plan to major in it) and I'm relatively liberal. I have a great friend who is very conservative and, though we are great friends and he is a wonderful person, the chances of anything happening there would be small because of how much we bicker over various things relating to politics. His political views, according to him, stem from his Christian beliefs.</p>
<p>So, at least for me, it really depends on the person, to what extent the relationship is going to go, and how maturely each person can deal with the difference. I do think it is important to take into consideration the relative importance of religion in each person's life as well: just like I wouldn't really want to date a guy who spent all of his time playing golf, I wouldn't really want to date a guy who spent all of his time doing Church-related things. It's definitely not that I don't like Christianity or its principles or its followers, I just can't relate to all that completely. :)</p>
<p>Ah, interesting. Personally, I don't care that much - as long as the girl believes in evolution (seeing that evolutionary psychology is one of the main pillars of my thought system).</p>
<p>I don't see any problem as long as both are open-minded. It's been working for me.</p>
<p>I don't think I could ever date a Christian because I'm a pretty atheisty atheist. I do respect religion, but not like "religion can't be contradicted. Respect it! why? because you just can't contradict it, it's religion!". I do have religious friends (okay, one), but we just never talk about religion (because we get into heated arguments). It's not that I try and avoid religious people, though, it just happens that most of my friends are not religious.</p>
<p>Back to the point, I don't think I could date a religious person, because you can't keep pushing something like religion under the carpet if you date.</p>
<p>There aren't many people who take their religion seriously enough to hinder their relationship with someone else of a different religion. There are those who are truly devoted, but coming from a Catholic high school, I can definitely see that most students there don't give a rat's ass about Catholicism.</p>
<p>There's a couple in my group of friends who is like that. The guy is Christian and the girl is agnostic/atheist (I'm not actually sure which). They dated for like two years and then the guy broke up with her because of pressure from his mom and sister because the girl wasn't Christian. This was last April (06). They just recently got back together (they were still "friends" while they were broken up, but we all knew that they were still in love with each other) because the guy finally pulled his head out of his ass. Everyone in our group was like, thank God! because we knew they belonged together. </p>
<p>I personally wouldn't want to date someone religious specifically for the reason of "What if I fell in love with them and then they decided 'oh I cant do this anymore unless you convert'." (I'm agnostic.) The two guys I've dated were both agnostic or atheist.</p>
<p>Hmm…I've dated two Christian boys (well, kinda) and am an atheist. The first didn't work out because of tons of personality differences. Religion wasn't an issue, but I think it might have became one if we had dated for longer than we did. The guy I'm dating now is REALLY religious…he wants to be a minister, potentially. But he's Unitarian Universalist, rather liberal, and his religious beliefs are far from traditionally Christian (though he considers himself Christian, and even used to wear a cross). We have a lot of really interesting discussions about religion, actually (we were even in a philosophy of religion class together!)…it turns out that we see the world in very similar terms, except that he sees God where I just see nature. </p>
<p>So, yeah. I think mixed religion relationships can work, as long as the people in them are open and accepting of their partner's beliefs. Of course, it's a lot harder when the beliefs are really different.</p>
<p>I'm Catholic and would prefer to be in a relationship with a Catholic guy. He would understand where I would be coming from on certain things and more than likely share the same beliefs. </p>
<p>Do I think mixed religious relationships can work? Sure.</p>
<p>What seems more common - relationships between people of two different religious beliefs or relationships between people of two different political orientations?</p>
<p>Or what of differing religious + political orientations? (has this ever worked out?)</p>
<p>Well, my mother's strongly Christian (went to Bob Jones) and a Republican and my father's intensely atheist and a Democrat so I'd say it works. Or at least it does for them... they just don't talk about religion/politics that much and avoid making inflammatory comments about the other's beliefs.</p>
<p>For me personally, I've tended to be attracted to people who are like me (atheist and Democrat)... I just feel it's easier to relate to someone who has similiar political and religious views and that it's more condusive to forming a relationship. However, as my parents show, you can have a fantastic relationship with someone who is way off on the other end of the spectrum from you, ideologically speaking.</p>
<p>Personally, I find a potential date's beliefs to be of critical importance.
While I appear to be in the minority here, I know that there are many other people who would see a person's spiritual walk as an important component of whether they would consider them for a relationship.</p>
<p>Additionally, on a purely philosophical note, I would argue that if a person is actually following biblical Christianity, they <em>cannot</em> date a non-Christian because of the following:</p>
<p>2 Cor 6:14 "Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?"</p>
<p>2 Tim 3:16 "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness"</p>
<p>So if a person is calling oneself a Christian AND following the Bible (which is really a prerequisite to being a Christian, wouldn't you say?) then the answer is no... of course, then, the question becomes whether the person you are really asking about is actually paying attention to those verses! (And yes... 2 Cor 6:14 is preached fairly often in many youth groups, so it should be well-implanted in most Christian students' minds by the time they get to college!)</p>
<p>There are varying beliefs within Christianity. For example, Apumic's belief system would not allow a relationship with even some Christians. Whether or not a relationship would work between a Christian & an agnostic/atheist is dependent on the two individuals. For some, their religious beliefs (or lack of religious beliefs) are such an important part of who they are that such a relationship would never work. For others, it may be important, but not an overriding factor. For yet others, it may be no big deal at all. The answer is ... it depends! :)</p>
<p>very common</p>
<p>I could never do it. For one thing, I spend a ton of time at church and it means a ton to me. Also, I'd probably keep reminding her that unless she shaped up she'd be headed for hell. I'm sure she'd find that something nice to hear every night.</p>
<p>well im a nihilist so i dont believe in "relationships"</p>
<p>Um, no, I go to church because I love God. Not because I want to impress girls.</p>
<p>sorry i dont believe !!! do not want!!</p>