Are atheist, agnostics and freethinkers more or less open to dating and marrying someone of another race and why?
Years ago the argument was "Think of the children". Implying they will not be treated well. Then it is up to us to change that & treat the children well. The issue is becoming a mute one as the world shrinks & cultures collide& infuse. Great food in the world, music too.
When I find love again, I’ll be more concerned about the person on the inside than the outside. Diversity is to be welcomed, not shied away from.
Make no mistake though, there’s plenty of xenophobic/racist non-believers. You only have to read a couple of threads to see it for yourself.
"Race" is a term that supposedly differentiates people because of visual features. I have heard people talk about "race" as applicable to people's skin color, facial features, or even religion. I have traveled extensively and spent a large amount of time in the Philippines, Japan, and Hong Kong. I have prejudices for and against certain groups of people. I have married a young women from Japan and an older woman from Hong Kong and had a girlfriend in the Philippines. I think that if I were to stay in other countries for long periods of time, I would find someone there for whim I would have affections.
All for it! Prior to meeting, dating and marrying my wife (who is quarter Mexican), I dated several different backgrounds - African, Filipino, Native American, etc along the way. I'm a pasty white guy (German heritage) but have always been more attracted to olive/darker skin.
I don't want to date anyone who is faster than me.
That is the kind of race we're talking about.
I have zero problems with interracial dating and marriage; but, of course, I also didn't when I was a believer. Although, many religious people, I would say most, around me were against it.
I once attended a church where the racist preacher said he would not allow an interracial couple to become members (he was black, she was white). It was later discovered (after I quit going to that church) that he was molesting his own daughter.
I would like to say that all people rational enough to be atheists and agnostics are also too rational to be racist; but, sadly, that just isn't the case. Although, I do think they are the minority among us.
Freethinkers are maybe more open to it. IDK. At one point in my earlier life I was against interracial marriage. After 12 years of marriage to a Kenyan woman so many that talk to me want to get me to revert back to being against mixed marriages again. The racist bastards!