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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op this happened in my family. A Christian woman from a devout family fell in love with a Muslim man from a devout family,

Both families struggled greatly with this. Neither wanted the marriage to go ahead. Both felt very strongly that it was essential to marry within your own faith if you were a person of that faith. Neither family really knew many people of the other faith and there was a lot of fear about what these faiths were about. There was also a massive cultural divide. There was a great deal of prayer and tears on both sides as the families tried to convince their son and daughter to end the relationship, live by the tenets of their faith, and find someone in their own faith. Didn't happen.

[b]They have now been married for 15 years with two kids.[/b] Both families are completely accepting at this point and the two extended families spend time together. They don't talk religion but they enjoy each other's company. It took getting to know them as people vs as Muslims / Christians to get passed some of their fears. Deep down both families still worry for their child's soul but they love their son and daughter in law.

I remember all the angst 15 years ago. This past summer, they all vacationed together and seeing these two families intertwined having a great laugh over dinner would never have seemed possible. Both had to choose to accept and take small steps to be open to what was happening. The couple stood strong throughout. They were understanding of their families need for time to accept as they understood how deep the foundation was that their families were working from but they never wavered in their commitment to each other.[/quote]

So, are the kids being raised Christian or Muslim?

This is usually what 99% of the angst is about. One family loses all that tradition that is so important to them. I’ve known many people who have very close friends of different faiths, but [b]the prospect of your child and grandchildren turning their back on your family’s faith would be devastating. [/b]
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As a fear about mixed religion relationships, this is absurd. People from same-faith families change religions, traditions, become agnostic, atheist, etc. Nobody should be placing these terrible, selfish expectations on their children.

Expect your children to be kind, charitable, honest, giving, hard working, empathetic? Of course. But these translate different religions (or non religions).[/quote]

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