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Is it Possible to Deal with Religious Differences in Marriage?BY: Guest User | Category: Religion | Submitted: 2010-02-26 10:58:31
I went to an amazing wedding this weekend. The bride and groom were completely in love and were high school sweethearts who had been dating for almost ten years. Their marriage ceremony was a blend of their unique religions. The bridge is Jewish and the groom is Christian. They were married under a chuppah, had a Jewish cantor perform the ceremony, had a portion of the New Testament read, and broke a glass at the end of the ceremony. Because of the nature of Christianity coming out of Judaism, this ceremony was a beautiful expression of the grace, love, and sovereignty of God. For the Jewish attendees, it had all of the elements of wedding tradition that their religion calls for (even if they did have to overlook that one passage from the New Testament). Overall, it was a beautiful expression of the two faiths. The questions this union raises, however, is what will happen long term to a couple that is fully devoted to their respective faiths. If they have made the decision to marry one another, they will likely already be aware of whatever rubs might occur from the differences in their faiths. Depending on the individuals' commitment to their own faith, this might be an easier problem to deal with. In most cases, the person who is more fully devoted will continue following their religion, while the other person will either tag along or will let their faith fade into the background. For faiths that are pluralistic in nature, there may not even be any problem at all in accepting and following two different worldviews and faiths within one family. Usually, the major disagreements come when children enter the picture. All of a sudden, the desire to pass on traditions and values becomes a key factor in our lives and relationships. If each religion claims to be true, and once makes a claim that is contradicted or denied by the other faith, then it becomes impossible to accept both faiths as truth. What one parent teaches their child will contradict what the other parent teaches. Some families try to work through this by allowing their child to choose their own religion. This, however, becomes problematic as families attempt to live out their faith. If your child decides that he wants to believe in moral relativism, how can punish him for disobeying you? Disobedience becomes only a standard that the parent believes in and is obliged to follow; the child is released from that obligation based on his/her belief in moral relativism. Ultimately, a couple will need to decide how their faiths differ and what the practical implications of that are in their lives together as a couple and possibly later on with children. By talking about these issues before a lifelong commitment is made through marriage, couples can find assurance that their decision and future life together may have some bumpy roads, but that the expectations have already been laid out and that there is at least a tentative plan of how to deal with it together. Article Source: http://www.writearticles.org/ About Author / Additional Info: Comments on this article: (0 comments so far)
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