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Interfaith Marriages and Religions
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Introduction: How would you react? You're deeply in love with an atheist man or another being that doesn't believe in what you believe in (religion wise). But he loves you like an ordinary man. He asks you to marry him and when you ask your parents for permission, they'd say "No, you cannot marry someone other than your religion"? There are religions that allow interfaith marriages and some don't. It is truly unfortunate for the ones that won't allow inter-faith marriages. **Interfaith marriage should be allowed because it tells how united human nature truly is but some religion are deciding not to civilize and encourages them to only be in a small world with limited believes.**


 * Hinduism**

//**“Their lifestyle is so different. Imagine the children-Indian names, but they'll look black and be treated like blacks."**// - This quote was said by a father talking about a hindu marrying a black woman. Parents worry about their future grandchildren about how they’re going to live, what religion they’ll pick. It is better for the child to have variety of religion to pick rather than parents pick for you. It shows how united humans are because different cultured practicing different religion rather than having same cultured trying same religion. It is MORE interesting.

**//“//** **//Two weddings — one in Sanskrit, one in Punjabi. Countless rituals; two receptions; decorations involving hundreds of yards of fabric; banquets; music of two cultures; 400 guests and a costumed horse”//** Betty Rollin **//-//** Allowing interfaith marriage and having two weddings with their own’s tradition is very smart. It’s difficult to organize two weddings but having two wedding shows that they’re both aware that they practice different religion, different culture but they share one big thing “LOVE” that is what connects them and that is why they’re getting married and they accept each other for who they are.


 * Islam**

**//"Do not marry unbelieving women until they believe. A slave woman who believes is better than an unbelieving woman, even though she allures you.... Unbelievers beckon you to the Fire. But Allah beckons by His Grace to the garden of bliss and forgiveness. And He makes His signs clear to mankind, that they may receive admonition" (Qur'an 2:221).//** - How does the bible know the non-muslim man/woman will betray you? It says the “unbelievers will lead you to fire” it is an opinion not a fact. Some unbeliever may love the believer way more than any other believer. World is a very diverse place now, people mingle all the time, how can you say “that guy is not muslim so i can’t date him?”

**//“The best of your women are those: Who are loving and kindly; who look after their chastity; Who are not arrogant or disobedient to their husbands; Who are faithful to their husband in their absence.” -//Prophet Muhammad** - Women? As in multiple woman. The prophet tells you can marry multiple woman at the same time, “Polygamy.” Marriage in Islam is only beneficiary for the men, it is disloyal to the women. The bible says you cannot marry anyone but a muslim man and if the muslim man is going around with two women, how would the woman feel? There really is no hope for muslim women.

**//“//** **//Girls far below the age of puberty are forcibly married to older persons (sometimes in their 50s and later)...”//** - Like I said previously, it is only beneficial for the muslim man. They can have whoever they want and it is not fair for the women. Inter-faith marriage should be allowed so that the muslim women don’t have to deal with this kind of hardship. They can have what they want in a companion and live a happy life. Same goes for the muslim men.

Citations:
 * Rollin, B.R. (2009). Interfaith wedding. Retrieved from []
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 * Blond, N. B. (2010). Islam and pedophilia. //Contemporary Pedophilic Islamic Marriages//, Retrieved from []
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