How do Christians feel about interfaith dating?

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So… I’m Muslim and within the Muslim community there is a decent number of people who disapprove of interfaith dating but I’m kinda developing a crush on this Christian guy and we’re flirty w each other at times and we text and have our cute moments but I’m worried like me being Muslim will be an issue. I don't know if he knows I’m Muslim is the thing, even though I wear Arabic jewelry and usually dress kinda modest. It’s not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a Colombiana, so there’s that but he knows I have hijabi friends and speak Arabic so maybe? I don't know I just rlly rlly hope it’s not an issue to him but I don't know how to ask if we haven’t even gone on a date yet we’re just talking. Anyway yeah would love ur thoughts (he’s Latino too if that changes anything)

Steamnir · Accepted Answer

So as a guy he wouldn't care what are you, because guys dont face the usual problems women face.
You need to tell him truly who are you, so you don't waste your time and your emotions. I dont know what kind of muslim you are but i know its against the law to marry any other religion than muslim, so you need to speak to him about changing his religion to islam, and rarely you would find someone who would do that for you. Its not only about the religious problem, its about the cultural differences you will face with him, they are open to things, you aren't open to, and you maybe just looking into the emotional connection u have, but love isn't everything and it doesn't last, and he won't wait for you to be virgin until marriage night, so i dont know which road you wanna take, the road of convincing him to be a muslim, the road of leaving islam yourself and turning against your family, or being with him without any legal bond, just for hooking up... its up to you and its your life, do the mistakes and learn from it.

LazerBean · Accepted Answer

Just like with Muslims, it depends on how seriously you take your religion and it's holy book. There are plenty of people who claim the christian faith who don't actually care about what the Bible says and just do what they want. A Christian like that will not mind dating a non Christian. And the relationship would probably work out fine. But people who feel strongly about their values will struggle being married to someone with different values, regardless of of they are from the same or different religions.

ManOnFire · Accepted Answer

I understand your difficulty. As a 'Christian' myself I oddly can be attracted to Muslim and Hindu women. I kinda like their mannerisms and they are often attractive, but it unfortunately would not be something I could or would do because our faiths are different and would be conflicting, especially once you start making a family.

Christians who try to date people of other faiths are worse because they usually are compromising (which in Christianity means they're trying to fit in with standards that are not God's, or trying to make those standards fit with God's), or they will start trying to preach to that person in the hopes that they'll convert to Christianity so that the relationship can become spiritually legal, and that's not the way it works.

Believe me, as a man of another faith myself, I totally get you. I've met several Muslim and Hindu women I was attracted to, but it can't work. You might have conflict in an interfaith relationship.

Lionman95 · Accepted Answer

I think it depends on the community of Christians as there are more conservative and liberal Christians. It´s a bit like in Islam there are Christians that are more scripture based than others. For me being a more scripture based one it would be a problem because there are few rituals and no holidays that are similar between Christianity and Islam it could therefore lead to problems in the relationship.
But there are other Christians that have less problems with it since they are more focused on the deeds and living Christianity as a lifestyle.
To sum it up it could become a problem since it depends on how faithful in Christianity he is and if he´s a liberal or rather conservative and scripture based Christian.

Raaj4you · Answer

I am an educated hindu man. I love my religion, I love and respect all other religions. Unlike others I don't abuse other religions and gods. I don't have any hatred against any religion. I have good feeling about other religions. I always had a confusion about soulmate. After some online research I found out that, your soulmate can be located anywhere in the world. He or she may be born in any race, community or religion. It means gods don't discriminate. When the time is right, you will find your soulmate. But this cruel world oppose your personal preferences. Gods created this beautiful world, birth, death, person's destiny and nature. People didn't create it. There is nothing wrong in interfaith dating.

turk55 · Answer

It is forbidden in Islam for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim man. It is forbidden for a Muslim man to marry a non-Muslim woman who is not Jewish or Christian (atheist, deist, agnostic, Buddhist, shamanist, etc.). A Muslim man can marry a Jewish or Christian woman, but this is also makruh (close to Haram). Only marriage is valid.
I am also a Muslim and frankly I want to marry a Muslim woman.

ObscuredBeyond · Answer

Very dangerous for the children. The Nephilim were the result of selective breeding, brought on because the young men who were supposed to be of God, and choose godly women, got too distracted by Gigastacy to notice anyone else. So for several generations, interfaith breedin occurred, as men were ruled more by lust than by principal.

The result was an army of tall Gigachads that were nothing but trouble. They had good genes, but spiritual confusion made for rotten souls.

fbk94 · Answer

It is not religiously appropriate, but after all, there is no compulsion in religion. In the meantime, I would appreciate it if you could comment on my question.  #Reigner

TroyDT2 · Answer

While Muslims and Christians have many similar ideas on faithfulness and in some other areas, if both are devout there will be a serious clash of world views somewhere down the line.

_Just_A_girl_ · Answer

Why did you bring this crushing love story about you know it won't end well. If he's not practicing is only way it will work. You say Jesus is prophet he says he's the way truth n the life. Conflict.

Berethor · Answer

You at risk of being killed by your family, because islam is a very peaceful religion.

HaveNoName · Answer

Forget about how Christians think. What do YOU think? If you consider yourself a Muslim, you would also know that a Muslim woman is not allowed to marry a non Muslim man. Only a Muslim man is allowed to marry a "practicing" Christian or Jewish woman.

art84 · Answer

As a Christian I wouldn't date outside my faith cause of what the bible says about not mixing with someone who doesn't believe the same.

Jackblue · Answer

If he is evangelical, as in likes to preach all the time and goes to Church more than once a week he may have an issue with interfaith dating. Otherwise he would probably be ok with it.

TheMoralCrusader · Answer

Religion is just a bunch of brainwashing nonsense so why would it matter? Now I believe in a creator but not any man made religion. If anybody is not compatible because of different religions well that is a bunch of nonsense.

BCRanger10 · Answer

Some are okay with it, others are not. Regardless, it's a bad idea.

Iron_Man · Answer

You have to be equally yoked I celebrate Christmas I want my kids going to Christmas church not a Muslim church

jshm2 · Answer

Don't waste your time. Latinos are treacherous and untrustworthy to a child.

Staximus · Answer

A Latina is not a real Muslim so it doesn't matter. You have to be Arabic.

Andridaca · Answer

According to their book, they may only date christians, and may not use tinder.

RonStone45 · Answer

I would not date someone who isn't a Christian.

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Christians are probably the most tolerant and open minded of all religious people

Kuroz100 · Answer

It wouldn't work. Apples and Oranges. Even the morality isn't the same.

turkmen1903 · Answer

I'm a Muslim but I'm not an Arab, they respond comfortably there

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