New Posts For Thread: How Important is Religion to a Relationshiphttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/13335619/How_Important_is_Religion_to_a_RelationshipWell just met another guy through Meetup.com singles group were giving it a shot our friendship he seems real nice so its through the net meetup.com so.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/13335619/How_Important_is_Religion_to_a_Relationship?post_id=529212453#529212453Well just met another guy through Meetup.com singles group were giving it a shot our friendship he seems real nice so its through the net meetup.com so.Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:16:36 -0600Some religious leaders are coming to terms with rising numbers of Muslim-Christian couples in the UKIslam is the United Kingdom's fastest-growing religion, and the country's Muslim population has nearly doubled in the past decade.As the number of Brihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/13335619/How_Important_is_Religion_to_a_Relationship?post_id=528818403#528818403Some religious leaders are coming to terms with rising numbers of Muslim-Christian couples in the UKIslam is the United Kingdom's fastest-growing religion, and the country's Muslim population has nearly doubled in the past decade.As the number of BriWed, 06 Feb 2013 14:45:33 -0600It depends on the people involved, how seriously they take their faith, how actively they practice it, and whether or not they have children.In my case, I would never have married outside of my faith simply because it is such an essential part of myhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/13335619/How_Important_is_Religion_to_a_Relationship?post_id=398903861#398903861It depends on the people involved, how seriously they take their faith, how actively they practice it, and whether or not they have children.In my case, I would never have married outside of my faith simply because it is such an essential part of myWed, 10 Mar 2010 13:28:19 -0600Frankly, I think if someone's spirituality comes before their relationship, they should probably seriously consider becoming a priest or nun. They idea that someone must believe the same as I is ridiculous, and in my opinion, is probably why fundahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/13335619/How_Important_is_Religion_to_a_Relationship?post_id=398857209#398857209Frankly, I think if someone's spirituality comes before their relationship, they should probably seriously consider becoming a priest or nun. They idea that someone must believe the same as I is ridiculous, and in my opinion, is probably why fundaTue, 09 Mar 2010 23:05:11 -0600I think faith is largely an individual journey so for that I don't think someone need be a spiritual mirror image of yourself. People wax and wane with faith as they go through life.But I do think it is very important to be on the same page at leasthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/13335619/How_Important_is_Religion_to_a_Relationship?post_id=391582505#391582505I think faith is largely an individual journey so for that I don't think someone need be a spiritual mirror image of yourself. People wax and wane with faith as they go through life.But I do think it is very important to be on the same page at leastWed, 24 Feb 2010 19:32:51 -0600my faith in God has kept me alive..it's as simple as that...http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/13335619/How_Important_is_Religion_to_a_Relationship?post_id=391306785#391306785my faith in God has kept me alive..it's as simple as that...Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:21:44 -0600I would be totally lost without my faith....it has helped through some bad times the last few years....whew...http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/13335619/How_Important_is_Religion_to_a_Relationship?post_id=391306409#391306409I would be totally lost without my faith....it has helped through some bad times the last few years....whew...Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:17:35 -0600I Agree! It is a rainbow of colors! I might define *love* for me as one way, and I may express that certain actions don't feel loving to me. But to tell someone else that a third party loves them or does not love them? To make it black and white, righttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/13335619/How_Important_is_Religion_to_a_Relationship?post_id=278037531#278037531I Agree! It is a rainbow of colors! I might define *love* for me as one way, and I may express that certain actions don't feel loving to me. But to tell someone else that a third party loves them or does not love them? To make it black and white, rigMon, 26 Jan 2009 10:46:47 -0600Welcome to the outskirts of my world! I have long been bother with this hypocrisy. Either everything is acceptable or it isn't. Either it is UNconditional or it is conditional. Then as I have long stated it is conditional! And no longer UNconditihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/13335619/How_Important_is_Religion_to_a_Relationship?post_id=278037521#278037521Welcome to the outskirts of my world! I have long been bother with this hypocrisy. Either everything is acceptable or it isn't. Either it is UNconditional or it is conditional. Then as I have long stated it is conditional! And no longer UNconditiMon, 26 Jan 2009 10:30:04 -0600Once again you put conditions on your so call "unconditional Love". What gives you the *right* to determine if her boyfriend loves her? What give you the right to define love as black or white? If he does this he loves you, if he fails to do that hehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/13335619/How_Important_is_Religion_to_a_Relationship?post_id=278037441#278037441Once again you put conditions on your so call "unconditional Love". What gives you the *right* to determine if her boyfriend loves her? What give you the right to define love as black or white? If he does this he loves you, if he fails to do that heSun, 25 Jan 2009 20:14:08 -0600