<p>I would prefer to marry someone Christian, but (as someone put it a page back) I'd be open to dating anyone with monotheist beliefs. I don't think I could ever seriously date someone agnostic or atheist, as while religion isn't a huge part of my life it still is important to me. But ideally I'd like someone I could go to church with. :)</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, does anyone have personal experience with inter-faith weddings? What happens? Are they just civil?</p>
<p>I'd date anyone whom I like, regardless of religion.</p>
<p>I agree with BCC. As long as they are reasonable about their religion and not trying to convert me, I'm fine.</p>
<p>I have attended weddings where both a Catholic priest and a (Reform) Jewish Rabbi agreed to share the ceremony-held at the United Nations chapel. I also know interfaith couples who were married by representatives of Ethical Culture or Unitarian Universalist ministers in ceremonies held outdoors or in religion-neutral settings.</p>
<p>business freak-- just curious-- any reason why ur looking to date a jew?</p>
<p>im an observant jew- so im certainyl not knocking judiasm.... i also spent a fwe days in rahat this summer adn met some really great muslim women- so it cant be that there arent sweet muslim girls...</p>
<p>im rereadign it to meake sure its clear that its just idle curiosity without knocking either relgion... hope thast clear...</p>
<p>Rotflmfao @ this thread.</p>
<p>The trend in this thread is that religious people are actually more open to dating people of other religions than atheists dating anyone with religious backing.
I am an atheist and, like many before me, could never seriously date anyone who goes to church/temple/synogage once a week.</p>
<p>Another athiest as well, but I could date someone who is theist. Although, fundamentalist just annoy me.</p>
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<p>This might be correlated with the trend that religious people tend to want to convert Atheists and people of other religion, while Atheists don't really pressure religious people to give up their faith. Thus, Atheists have a greater fear of having their beliefs come under attack.</p>
<p>I am Christian, but I would not want to date a fundamentalist. However, I would be ok with someone of another religion or a non-religious person as long as, if things progressed, he were ok with my wanting to raise my children as Christians.</p>
<p>well i could **** a religious girl and not call her back.. =D</p>
<p>but never become emotionally attached, when they mention god they may as well be talking about some voices in their head, or i may as well have just seen some cut marks on their arms or some ****</p>
<p>I wrote a post that appears on page 1 of this thread. I said I had no intention on dating someone who was deep into religion after I had dated a girl for a week who was like that. Things have changed a lot since I wrote that in November 25. That same girl who "dumped" me (we weren't really a couple...just a few dateS) is now going to be my wife (wedding is in summer of 2007), and I am getting deep into the faith. We got back together in the spring and things have accelerated for us tremendously. We are rooted in the Christian faith and I don't think either one of us could be with someone who is an athiest or practices a completely different religion. That can be a very big hurdle to overcome in a marriage.</p>
<p>As long as I find someone else who doesn't want kids, I don't care what they believe (although, that person would probably be atheist/agnostic/etc because typically most Christians, at least the ones where I live, feel it's their duty from God to freaking pop out five little hellions each).</p>
<p>I don't think I would get along very well with a religious person and I would be absolutely adamant against anyone bringing up my children as Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs or whatever. My children are being brought up secular, when they move out, then they can pray to the man with the magic hand.</p>
<p>It's not so much that I would conciously choose to not date a religious person - I'd date a girl regardless of what she believes in; however, my views on religion would offend a lot of people and if your devoted to a higher power, you probably wouldn't appreciate it if I went on a rant about how stupid God is every now and then.</p>
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<p>i hold the belief that if people really, truly want to make it work, they can. except for when invasive parents get involved in things that arent their business, of course.
(not talking from personal experience on that one, in case anyone was curious)</p>
<p>by saying you won't date another type of person based on faith qualifications, you are limiting who you fall in love with. if thats okay with you than whatever, but i prefer to think that i am strong enough to make it work with whoever. except i probably wouldn't put in all the effort needed to marry a fundamentalist of any sort. i would have to be pretty ridiculously unhealthily obsessingly end-of-the-earth in love with a fundamentalist to even try. dont know how we'd get there though. :)</p>
<p>ramen.</p>
<p>I'd date anyone who realizes what religion is, the importance of their faith, and could talk about it fairly rationally. As long as the lady doesn't frighten me with her belief to the point where I think she's insane or just drinks kool aid. </p>
<p>And yeah, I'm an atheist/agnostic. I'd also date anyone who doesn't believe in God.</p>
<p>as long as youre religiously tolerant and liberal, its going to be fine.</p>
<p>I think interfaith relationships pose a lot of challenges that are legitimately daunting. Especially over the long haul in couples planning to marry or have children, a very wide divergence in beliefs is very hard to reconcile.</p>
<p>Personally, I am an atheist and would find it very difficult to date someone who was conventionally religious, since religion is such a fundamental aspect of one's worldview. I can't imagine life with an evangelical Christian, for instance. I wouldn't be able to share in his religious passion-- and if religion is something important to him, that's a big part of his life.</p>
<p>That said, I could date someone who considered himself "spiritual" or only moderately religious, though most of my boyfriends have tended towards the thoroughly secular end of the spectrum.</p>
<p>My 2 cents.</p>
<p>...didn't realize how many atheist were on this site.</p>