Lately there seems to have been an upsurge in the number of people in the forums raising the issue of a Muslim marrying or being involved in relationship with a Christian. In nearly each case it is the man that is the Muslim. I think it is a worrying trend.
Marriage is hard enough to maintain through the tough times and the problems life throws at us, without added complications and being at odds with your spouse over what should be the most fundamental things.
Firstly though, we need to define what people mean when a person declares themselves a Muslim or a Christian. Are they merely a nominal member? For example many people would call themselves Christian and yet never set foot in a church, have no relationship with God or his people, never pray or read the Bible. But that is what is says on their birth certificate or that is what their family is, so they then identify by that label. Similarly another may refer to himself as Muslim, yet not live according to Muslim protocols and rules.
What you believe and live by ultimately determines the type of person you are, so if you are committed to either Christian or Muslim religion and seeking to live according to those teachings, then you will need to be extremely wary about becoming involved with someone from another belief system.
Invariably the stronger and more committed partner will be drawn into making choices to either go against the teaching of their religion, or against the one they are relationship or married to?
I’m a great believer that people need to hold similar views and a united outlook rather than trying to juggle the two, mainly because I’ve seen too many people hurt by tying themselves to someone who is of a different belief system. It is like stacking the deck against yourself as a couple, before you even start. Anyone who has had experience in this care to comment?
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