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How important to you is it that your partner has the same religious beliefs as you?

1 - Not Important At All
5 - Very Important

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AnnaMD 5 Dec 28
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I can never be in a relationship with someone who is a devout member of any organized religion. I wouldn't mind if she had a little personal spirituality, or communion with nature, but anything more than that I think is a little cuckoo.

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no problem

belfo Level 6 Jan 7, 2019
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It would depend on what exactly the nature of the belief were . Like , I wouldn't mind if the religion were deist , but if it were some sort of dogmatic doctrine , I think that we'd find ourselves to be mismatched .

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It's probably more pertinent to ask if my 'non belief' is a problem for them, I couldn't give a rat's arse about what they believe in providing it doesn't get in the way of our relationship 🙂

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I've known many people who have different faiths. Some have survived the test of time, some have not. I think it depends on the tolerance of both parties

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What’s more important to me is that we can talk about our beliefs without becoming alienated from each other or defensive.

skado Level 9 Dec 29, 2018
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Actually I would say VERY important that they have the same OR SIMILAR beliefs.

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As my wife of 30 years is a believer and I am not it really doesn't matter. We know what the other believes and don't try to change the other.
We do have a shared world view of society.

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Based on my experience, I don't believe that strongly contrasting religious views make for a lasting long-term relationship. Desire is powerful, but it takes you just so far.

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“None of the above”. Being an atheist I have no religious beliefs. I don’t accept the Bronze Age model that a god or gods created the universe, the world and all life.

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They are allowed to believe whatever they want as long as it doesnt affect me

lerlo Level 8 Dec 28, 2018
3

My wife and I have been happily married for 23 years. She is a devout Catholic and knows that I am an atheist. We simply respect each other's right to believe as we choose, and we do not discuss religion.

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I don't give a shit about a persons religious beliefs as long as they are not fanatical .Some of the Atheist fanatics on this site are far more close minded than some religious people I know .

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I believe a positive relationship should be based on mutual respect and honesty. As an atheist, I can not respect a person who bases their belief system on the dishonest premise that faith (belief without evidence) is a methodology to determine (Truth) things that are testable and demonstrated to be correct with evidence. My high standards for truth and honesty do not allow me to accept a religious (one who uses faith to establish their world view) person as a significant part of my life.

Well said

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Not sure..... depends more on how open they are to my beliefs and skepticism. I've lost otherwise good relationships because I was unconvertible.

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I would not mind if my woman partner was a believer. If she went to church often that would be a problem because those in church would ask about me and pretty soon the pastor and others would tell her how to deal with this. Again, if she was simply a believer that's fine. Crying over me or waking up in the middle of the night coz she "doesn't want me to go to hell" would never be accepted at all. Having been down that road before I would say believing is OK but I draw a line at church membership. I do not want invisible beings guiding my life and I do not turn myself over to anything invisible. Imaginary is a better word here.

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I wouldn't be able to be with a woman that is uber-religious. If a woman just believed in God and went to church on Christmas then I'd be fine, but if she needs to go to church every Sunday and Wednesday or has to talk about and interject God or religion in to every conversation or says "Amen" or the like every sentence then I would lose my mind.

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I assume you mean both beliefs and unbelief. I lean toward wanting to be with a fellow unbeliever (which I currently am) but wouldn't rule out some kinds of believers (which my late / prior wife was).

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