Converting to a religion for the sake of marriage?

i think this is completely stupid and pathetic. the whole point of joining and believing in a religion is because you have faith and trust in what the religion is about, what it preaches. to call yourself part of a religion just because you wanted to marry a person is stupid, and if the future spouse fully put their belief and heart into the religion, they would have some decency and realize that the other person 'converting' isn't doing it because of their faith, they're doing it for superficial and surface level reasons.





what do you think?Converting to a religion for the sake of marriage?
I totally agree, why convert to something you do not believe in? I could never understand that. If one practicing the same faith as you is that important, then find someone who follows the same religion.





If someone converts to a new faith/religion/denomination, then it has to come from within. It has to come from a desire for that person to follow that specific tradition and pursue that sort of relationship with God/Deity as that religion dictates. It has to ring true for that person and resonate to them. Otherwise its useless.





(Which is also why I can't understand parents trying to enforce or raise a child in a religion rather than teach them about all of them and allow them to choose which path they think is right, or even take the best of all worlds. If God is about free will, then someone who converts to a religion should do so because he or she wants to, not because they're threatened or do so out of fear).Converting to a religion for the sake of marriage?
Religion is supposed to be a way of living and sets moral standards for that way.. Changing your religion for marriage is like changing your own lifestyle in a way.





Although, the general idea of religion is usually love and tolerance of others (although no one exactly does that so much) so if it's in their heart to marry that person at the cost of their religion then to me what's important is that they keep their morals intact.
I knew a guy who converted to Islam to marry. He wasn't circumsized either. As far as I know he wasn't really dedicated either, and his wife was only a muslim because of family, and was unable to leave the religion.


I wouldn't convert myself, I find it to be foolish. But there are people who have reasons.
I think you care way too much about this.





But I agree, converting to a religion to bag a spouse isn't the way to go. If you don't believe, you aren't going to follow it, so one spouse is going to feel betrayed or lied to. Best to just be honest...I'm a marriage/fam counselor and it's amazing to see how many couples honestly thought the whole ';religion thing'; would work itself out after marriage.
My cousin did it, and her mother couldn't be more ashamed.


She converted from christianity to judaism, and I can tell she doesn't believe in any of the Jewish teachings....but she loves her husband, and they have two lovely children. Perhaps it was superficial, but they are happy together, and I think that is a good thing.
I wouldn't want to marry anyone who would want me to convert.
Agreed
Bravo!
I agree.