Would you date someone of another fai...

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Sun, 04-01-2007 - 11:35am

Would you date someone of another faith? (from Beliefnet)



  • Yes, the faith of the people I date is not a factor for me
  • I would date across denominations within one faith, but not across faiths
  • No, I only date people of my own faith
  • I would casually date, but not marry, someone of another faith
  • Other (please tell us more!)


You will be able to change your vote.




Blessings,

Gypsy

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Sun, 04-01-2007 - 11:39am

Here's the link if you want to do the poll on Beliefnet, too, and check the results there: http://www.beliefnet.com/

I picked the first choice, that the faith of a person isn't even a consideration to me, in choosing dates, or friends, or what have you. If they have a belief system that makes them a warm, compassionate, caring person, then I would appreciate the opportunity to get to know them. My only caveat would be, that they accept me as I am, as well, and not try to change me to fit what they think I should be, believe, etc.

Gypsy
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Blessings,

Gypsy

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 04-01-2007 - 11:57am

I voted that first one too... I've come to see religions as languages; we may use different words or terminology, but they generally boil down to the same beliefs underneath.


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Registered: 01-20-2006
Sun, 04-01-2007 - 5:20pm

I would date someone of another faith, provided it was/is an accepting and tolerant faith (as I do not walk "the mainstream path")!

"M"

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Registered: 04-22-2003
Sun, 04-01-2007 - 9:09pm
I do more than date 'em...


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Registered: 08-20-2001
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 3:54pm
It really depends. To me, "of another faith" means that they actively practice that faith, and if it was one that had tenets that I didn't agree with (like no premarital sex, no birth control, etc) then no, I probably wouldn't date that person. Also, if I felt that the person was passing judgement onto me for not following the same path, I wouldnt' be too happy either. So it really depends on the situation. :-)
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Tue, 05-22-2007 - 4:15pm

I dated out my faith, we started off as friends, he is Baptish and I was Catholic. He went to church every Sunday's I went on special hoildays. 1 year after we meet my mother passed, I was hurt upset, crying and well it was hard. He sat by me and said "Dont ask Why"? Just know she is in a better place of course at that time I hated the world. But I blow him off, it was Friends and Family Day the following weekend and he had asked me a while back, @ that time I agreed but now I did not what to go I hated God as this point. He asked me again that morning and I went. Not know what was in store, as they being to Praise and Worshp, I just sat there he had already inform every one of my loss and they give me Hug and kiss. Once the Pastor came I started to listen it was like he was talking to me and there was no one there but him and Me. I begun to cry not knowing why? As of March 6, 2005 I have now become Christian, I am a Usher. I look to the Lord to my life now. The Point of the story is it May be A Great thing to Date someone of another faith. To me God sent me his Angle.

You tell me if he dose not work in different ways

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Tue, 05-29-2007 - 9:17pm

I married somebody with a different belief system than mine and if I had to do this all over again, I would not have married him. Nor would I ever choose to marry somebody who wasn't open minded enough to respect that I might have different beliefs than his and would encourage me to explore those beliefs instead of suppressing them just because of his non-beliefs.

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Registered: 03-14-2006
Wed, 06-06-2007 - 1:48pm

I'm a fan of the "never say never" idea. As a Christian I try to stick within Christian circles where dating is concerned, but I don't keep myself in the Holy Huddle. I am out and involved in "the world," so to speak, and I am face to face with all different kinds of people (odd that the world works that way... :). Right now the man I am the most interested in is Buddhist and has proven to be one of the most open-minded, intelligent and accepting men I've come across. It's hard for me now to say that I wouldn't date him.

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Registered: 04-22-2003
Wed, 06-06-2007 - 2:45pm

The Buddhists have a real handle on acceptance and a sense of the interconnectedness of all life.