If your boyfriend/girlfriend was of a different religion, would you convert for them?

My religion is not that important to me, it is just something I say I am and don't live, so depending on the religion and whether or not I agreed with it I would consider converting.

Most definitely not. I don't believe in any God so I would be lying to myself to convert and am not willing to preach about something I absolutely don't believe in. I wouldn't mind being with someone who believes in a God as long as he doesn't attempt to push his beliefs on to me. I can have my opinions while he can have his.

I could not switch out of a Christian life, I love Jesus Christ to death and there is no way that I m changing that or having someone change that.

I honestly think it depends. There's a large difference between switching from Christianity to Judaism (and vice versa) or switching to a completely different type of religious background like Buddhism, Muslim, or a Wiccan. This requires a HUGE change that will take time to adjust and make your own. You have to think of how the switch will make you feel over time.

Personally, I could not switch out of a Christian-based religion. It's part of who I am... my core beliefs and how I base my decisions. I believe that we should marry someone who holds our similar values (religious and non), so that would prevent me from marrying someone from another faith. However, that would not prevent me from marrying someone from a different cultural background, so I hope nobody gets the wrong idea!

My ex did it but not for me and he acutally stayed catholic even after we broke up. I don't know about changing my religion though. I mean its a big part of my culture and life. and he understood that so he never asked me to convert and I didn't ask him but I did invite him to church (church is boring so I wanted him to suffer with me) >.< but he ended up likeing it.

Religion is not important to me... But If I was religious, and it came down to that with the person I loved, then yes, I would convert for them.

I don't want to have to change for someone that I love. Especially when it's something that has been with me for my whole life.

well I think the other person would care enough about you to understand that religion is important to you.

meh..it depends on the religion, I'm christian and it wouldn't bother me to be a catholic or sumthin like that, but I probably wouldn't wanna be with somebody who was pushing their religion on me anyway because its annoying and rude T.T

I voted B. It wouldn't be that important to me unless I feel like it may cause too much tension in the relationship. Other than that our wedding would be extra special!

Being married it is very hard to be with someone that has a different religion. Their philosophy and standards are completely different. You can talk about it with each other, and hopefully he is willing to put in as much in your religion as you will with his. That includes being open minded.

I'd only consider changing religions if he were someone I can see myself marrying and spending the rest of my life with. I don't really see the need of changing religions though,n so I'll only do it if I MUST!

Jeez, there are so many atheists here, I was raised Catholic, and though I may not believe everything I was taught, I still can not see how people could believe in NOTHING...

I wouldn't change my religion, I went to Catholic school for grammar school, high school, and college, there is no way I would convert into something else at this point..I was baptised, had my holy communion and confirmation, next up is marriage, and I intend it do that in a Catholic church..

if I truly believe in my religion which I do..how on earth would I trade God with love? Of course not ! :-)

I absolutly love my religion and I don't think any other is better; but if the guy I'm with wants to convert to my religion then sure I'm all for it.. but I would never convert to any other religion for no one. I want my kids to follow the same religion and have the same beliefs...

I won't mention what religion that is so no one will get offended...

Hmm..I would say maybe..I'm not real religious right now..but I am more of a Christian..and I've been taught to love Jesus since I was little like..born, so, Yeah Probably not for some TOTALY different religion..And if it was just my boyfriend probably not.but HUSBAND..then I'd consider it more..:)

I would because I'm a catholic and if that person was a Christian and asked to convert I wouldn't think about it I would say yes because I LOVE the Christian religion

Honestly- No. I couldn't. I'm a Christian and I love my Lord more than anyone else. Just as I believe it should be.

i think that if someone loves you, they won't want to force you to change what you believe in.

I would never change my Christian beliefs just because of somebody else. I will admit to being "involved" (within the past year) with mostly those who are atheists or agnostics but I certainly won't do that again because for one I'm looking for someone to have something serious with [not just to "hook up" with] and two not only will just having two very different big beliefs complicate things if we're serious about each other but most likely their lifestyles and morals will be different than mine. So basically I'm not gonna be more than just friends with anyone unless he's a Christian anyways.

I might... I'm an atheist, so if I was going out with someone with a religion, and they wanted me to be religious too, I might, if the person was really nice, and I really liked them. The person I'm with right now is an atheist like me, so no problems there!

while religion might be cool for other people, it's not cool for me. I wouldn't not date someone because of their faith, and if I loved them enough, I might go through the formality of conversion (I refuse to be Baptised). but if they started to expect me to behave a certain way on account of their beliefs, be it Jewish, Muslim, Hindi, Voodoo, Christian, Taoist, it would just be unacceptable to me. I don't want to have to clash horns with his religion, he can follow it if he wants. but to me, religion = myth, legend, and pseudo psychology; I'm not going run my life according to that stuff.

no offense to any religious people here, I'm not attacking you or your beliefs.

i don't think you have to convert fully, just be yourself and he can be himself...as long as you have a common ground and lifestyle, I don't see why a couple can't live happily following different religions, its not like it has to be exclusive, you can practice their holidays and rituals, they can practice yours, join in on the fun!

Im close to my goddess I couldn't leave her. and I don't mind if the guys a different religon.

Nope, my religion is the most important thing to me, no relationship is worth throwing what's important to me

Dude. You don't choose your religion. If you believe it you believe it, if you don't you don't.

I wouldn't change. I'm not extremely religious or anything, but I wouldn't expect anyone to covert for me and vice versa. I don't think it would really change anything anyway. For example, a Jewish and Christian couple around the holidays should be able to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas. If you loved someone, I would think that they would respect your beliefs and not make you change them.

im not sure I would or not. I'm not a big religous person I belive in god but I can't stand going to church cause all it is is you are doomed go out repent and find more people to come to church... it gets annoying hearing the same thing every Sunday. if she is really religious and its important to her I might consider it.. otherwise take me as is and we will work out the kinks later.

I would really hate it if our relationship depended on religion
I know I wouldn't change, I wouldn't force her
i would just probably take her to my church and whatever happens, happens

atheist here. wouldn't ever date a religious person. to much conflict

i believe in God but I don't think he listens to us so yea I would change if it was really important to her

Can I request a new option?

E: No. If you love someone, you don't demand that they change their religious beliefs to match your own.

not at all

If you converted to a religion just because your boyfriend/girlfriend wanted you too then you obviously don't care about either religion. By asking someone to convert religions you're asking them to change their values and belief system and no one should change that for another person.

It's nice 2 hear some Christians standing up 4 their beliefs - I'm a Christian 2 and wouldn't want 2 marry someone who wasn't becuz there is just 2 much conflict if people don't agree w/what the other person believes.

Even in Christianity (and maybe other religions 2) there are differences that make people argue and fight...Who needs that in a marriage? I think that would be like a nightmare...ha ha

At any rate, hey, I don't begrudge anyone their own religion, but like I said, I think I would probably be careful about who I marry because of wanting 2 be able 2 have a good marriage & be happy...

My _lack_ of religion is too important to me, for me to join somebody's belief system, so...would that be D?

Dunno, I'm open to new ways of life but it depends on her religion and how much I love her. Umm if she eats babies in her religion, NO. If she is Buddhist with me being raised Christian, then maybe I would try it.

I wouldn't go out with someone of a "different religion" (that is, any religion, I'm an atheist) to begin with.

No, I wouldn't convert.
I'm an atheist (an apatheist, actually link ) and I don't see how I could get to believe or to play the comedy of believing if I 'converted'. I'd leave her the liberty to believe and to attend church , temple, synagogue or mosque, of course. I would go there with her if she wanted it, but without converting or believing, as a spectator.
I've attended many religious services (different religions) in my life, some to be polite (mostly funeral or wedding masses), others because I'm curious or because there was one element I wanted to hear or see for artistic or other reasons or just because I was curious. Of course I don't hate religious people in any way.

As for the education of children, they shouldn't be brainwashed by any religion when young. When they'd be old enough to chose they should chose freely what they want to believe.

I'm with her for a reason, we love eachother; I would do anything for her and I did convert from a christain to a shadow shaman.

I am really open to other religions. I believe that we're all basically the same-we're all worshiping the same entity(ies) and most people have the same morals. I'm not especially fond of my denomination, mostly because they do not seem to be tolerant of other good people, and somehow even fail to follow their holy book. I think there are certain fundamental morals that everyone should have, and most religions promote them (with lots of hypocrisy, though). For example, I think the most basic of all is that everyone should love each other, and care about the rest of society more than they care about themselves.

So, basically, I would definitely consider converting to another religion for a girlfriend. I would require that I agree with most of what that religion promotes, but since I don't care for what my current denomination does, I'd be more than happy to look for something else.

I think the idea that "my religion is more important to me than a relationship" is looking into it too much. I would definitely agree, if your boyfriend/girlfriend were worshiping Satan or associating with religious violence, or whatever. For the most part though, if they were taught to love each other and to forgive and tolerate other humans, I don't see any problem with switching religions. I think a lot of organized religions can kinda lose the whole point of the whole thing, and end up being too complicated.

In conclusion, I'll leave a small story that my uncle told me.

There was a small town, and the citizens were very devout with their religion. They attended church regularly, prayed often, and were "good" people. However, there was one citizen, who was homeless and an atheist. He begged and attempted to rebuild his life, but was only met with cold shoulders from the townspeople. After time, many of the townspeople passed, along with the homeless atheist. In Heaven, God asked, "You know that I exist in everything and everyone,even that homeless atheist. You turned your back on him when he was in need, and therefore have turned your back on Me. True, he didn't believe in Me, but that only means that he was more lost than any of you, and he deserved My good will more than any of you. Atheists, criminals, people of other religions, lost souls, etc etc, need for you to give them My Word more than anyone else. You were told to love your neighbor, not just your Christian neighbors. Many people do horrible things, and it may be hard to love them. I've taught you forgiveness, though, and that allows you to continue to love them. It is not My WIll that the lost, hurt, misguided, and hopeless are excluded from love."

I'm sticking with Christianity.

I might date someone who is a different religion and talk about it. See where it goes from there. But I would not marry someone, and THEN try to convert.

I like to think of this verse to at least help somewhat.

"Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?"

2 Corinthians 6:14

There should be an option for "I don't have a religion and would prefer to keep it that way."

Some of us regard religion with a level of apathy and wouldn't convert or be converted into a particular set of views really for any reason.

Why would I change when I believe because someone I love believes something different? I won't lie about who I am...

There is no way in hell I would convert my religion for anybody or anything.