What you change your religion for the person you love?

I would definitely change my religion it's all about God that should matter, not the church you're in. I was baptized Catholic but my husband was not and the priest wanted my husband to join the church and he would have had several weeks to spend at the church and he didn't want to do that, therefore we were married in the Baptist church. The church you marry in will not be the deciding factor as to whether or not the marriage will work. Thank You

It is hard for 2 people to be in love, get married and have children and still stick to different religions. If they were not so devout in their respective religions, this *is* possible. But if one or both are fanatics, then this marriage is doomed to failure right from the start. Typically, I observe that one party would convert to the other as early as the courtship period. I have observed many cases and this is almost always the case. It depends on who the dominant member is, or how fanatical someone is, but ultimately, one party would yield. If this does not happen, it is not likely for marriage opportunity to present itself. And in fact, I notice that partners are quite often chosen from the religion itself. E.g. you go to a church and attend sermons on Sunday. Your date will be chosen from there.

No because the man I married would never ask me to. Really he fell in love with me even with me having a different religion and I would never interfer with his and I expect him not to with mine. If we had children I would allow them to make their own decision.

I believe in freedom of choice, that includes religion. I don't interfere with my wifes beliefs nor she with mine. Our children now grown up also have their own free will to follow their beliefs unless we were positive they were joining a cult. Love is first for me. Take care Winterose.

I'll get to my part of the answer later but I want to share an experience I know of first. (it will make more sense that way I think) My mom was raised Baptist. My dad, at the time the met, was an elder in the Mormon church. Because it was very important to him and she had fallen away from church somewhat, she agreed to be baptized as a Mormon for them to be married. She admitted she wasn't sure it was what she really wanted but she did know she wanted to marry my dad. The way she saw it, she had three choices :1. Be baptized as a Mormon and marry my dad which would be the best and easiest thing for him, 2. Not get baptized but still marry him, which would have caused a great deal of tension between him and the church (for having an unbaptized wife), or 3. Not marry him. She felt that even if she didn't agree with some of their beliefs, she loved him and wanted to do what was right for him. After 10 years or so, she was still uncomfortable and decided she was not going to follow their beliefs anymore. This caused a lot of stress for my dad especially because he loved her but the other church members were being increasingly hard on her. The both decided to leave the church and not have any of us girls baptized until we were old enough to decide for ourselves. She refuses to talk to any of the members but he is still and always has been in contact with his old friends (this all happened about 30 years ago). So to answer whether or not I would change. I would, but only after a lot of consideration. If I loved him but couldn't believe what he believed, I'd ask if we could agree to disagree. If not, I'd have to consider ending the relationship to be fair to him. Changing without believing would be like basing our relationship on a lie. If after a lot of thought and questions I found myself leaning towards their beliefs and felt I would continue to learn and grow by being with them, I would agree to change.

I would not change my religion if I am a stronger believer in my religion. I would have "known" my religion longer than him. The subject of religion would have appeared before I really fall in love with that person. If he takes up a religion after knowing me, then he would have to really convince me 100% that my religion is not right for me. But, in any religion, there is nothing right or wrong. It is personal faith. I would not change my religion blindly just because I love him. And if he insist that I change my religion, I will question his love. Love transcends all odds.

I wouldn't. When you love a person, you should love them as they are, in their whole. Religion is a part of who you are, a part of how you were raised, a part of your heritage. If the person i loved wanted me to change my religion, it would mean he'd want me to change a part of who i am, and that is not right.

I would not give up my relationship with Jesus for anyone. I left a few years ago. I came back to Him 5 years ago and will never leave Him again. He just keeps blessing my life and teaching me to be stable and not double minded. This relationship is the I have. Jesus is my closets friend.

No I wouldnt and I wouldn't ask it of anyone else.Religion is a personal thing and you can only believe what you beiieve.You can not make youself think what you do not think.Respecting your mate's difference from you is part of building a good marriage.