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On a personal note it is a moot point as I currently have no close unmarried family members. So I can only answer in a hypothetical sense.
If it was something that were to happen to me, I would accept it in stride and look at it as an opportunity to introduce someone to my faith so they could choose.
But, that is purely hypothetical and I really do not know what my reaction would be if it actually happened.
Marriage is between one man and one woman ... not any of the families business.
I never ask anyone if it was ok to marry either one of my wives ! ! !
I had some of them to object to my choices, and I told them to mind there own business,
and stay out of mine, and I did not care what they thought ! ! !
My wife and I were of two different beliefs, she was a Christian, I am a Native American and I do not believe in Christianity but we looked beyond that and we have been married for 36 years now the question of religious belief has never come up. As for our children, that question has still never come up and it never will, you see our children were raised to be very open minded when it comes to beliefs and they were free to choose whichever they wanted and the same holds true for my grandchildren.
I think I would be somewhat disappointed. It hasn't happened to many people in my family, if at all. Most people I know who are Catholic married other Catholics, usually because they met in school or were of the same ethnicity, such as Mexican-American or other typically Catholic ethnic group.
As for me, I would only lean a little to the right, Greek Orthodox, and a little to the left, Episcopal. I would feel out of place in any other religion, and a similar faith is one more thing that makes the situation gel even more.
Growing up in SoCal, it was real easy to tell when an interfaith marriage was occurring for financial gain. Talk about eyewash.
On a personal note it is a moot point as I currently have no close unmarried family members. So I can only answer in a hypothetical sense.
If it was something that were to happen to me, I would accept it in stride and look at it as an opportunity to introduce someone to my faith so they could choose.
But, that is purely hypothetical and I really do not know what my reaction would be if it actually happened.
How bizarre.
So a relative finds a mate, and they're a different faith and you'd take an opportunity to introduce them to your faith so they could choose?
If they're another faith and they're with a family member who's of your religion, what business is it of yours?
Even if you met someone of another faith, and they didn't share your views you'd use it as an opportunity to convert them to your faith.
Strange.
They already have a faith, they don't want to be of your faith. And you'd still try to convert them.
Sick.
You weren't born into a religion, you made a choice to have your religion. When someone is born they are born FREE of all religious dogma.
the brainwashing begins when someone impresses their religious views on someone who isn't indoctrinated into a "religion".
Religion is man made and what my relatives do is of no concern to me, it is their life and their choice. I'm on marriage number 3 and all 3 have been outside of my baptised faith, no biggie either way.
My family is free to choose whom they will marry. I can't choose who they love enough to want to be with for the rest of their lives.
I would just hope that they have chosen wisely after much consideration about the differences in their religious beliefs. I understand it works well with some.
ps. I do wish I had chosen the partner for two of my girls though. JK
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