The Importance Of Interfaith Marriage

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Marriage is a union entered in by two people that deeply love each other and want to spend the rest of their lives together. Often time’s partners will share a common core of beliefs or life-shaping beliefs that will guide them through the marriage. “Many people express their core beliefs primarily through the spiritual or religious realm” (Markman et al., 2010, p.295). Finding a partner with the same religious background can be important to some individuals, while others have no reservations about having an interfaith marriage. The article in Christian Today, Is Interfaith Marriage Always Wrong, Given That The Bible Teaches Us To Not be ‘Unequally Yoked’?, by Mark Regnerus, Naomi Schaefer Riley and Russell Moore (2013) talks about …show more content…

According to Markman et at., (2010) couples need these three things, “the skills to maintain respect in the light of the differences, enough personal security about their core beliefs not to be overly threatened by the absence of agreement, and a strong and clear commitment to being together and sharing life, even when they don’t share all the things that matter in life” (p. 308). I also believe that having clear communication with one another on a regular basis is important when you have different beliefs. You do not want anything said or done to get misconstrued or feelings to get hurt in any way. Belonging to a marriage with different religious background can prove to be a challenge for some couples, and for others, they find a way to make the marriage work despite the differences. If couples can incorporate the core values of commitment, honesty, and respect having an interfaith marriage might not seem so daunting. Communication is a vital tool to have in any relationship and as long as couples keep talking about what is important to them, from religion to sex, they can have a happy and healthy

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