In several chapters, the Bible opined you should not marry other tribes, other nationalities, or members of other religions. I take it on a case by case situation but with over 50% of marriages failing, it is hard to condone the strain put on a marriage by trying to work through the differences of culture. This is not just black and white. Any race has it's cultures and beliefs. When you fall in love, you don't consider what effect these differences will have on you and your marriage. I feel when the bible speaks of not being unequally yoked, it meant more than just religion. They also have to deal with the way society treats both them and their children.
Mosby, biblical prohibition of marriage outside the Jewish tribes was really a religious condition. NOT an interatial one.
Moses' wife was not Hebrew. He was the leader of the people.
Jesus was decended from Rahab and Ruth, neither were Hebrew. Both embraced the Jewish faith.
20 years ago one might very well have offered social stigama as a reason to council against interacial marriage. That argument fails today.
I do think one should not marry the french!
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I tried so hard to find someone that was the exact same percentages of Irish, German and Cherokee, plus whatever else may be in my family tree... I believe my wife is more English and Welsh so I am doomed.
With my views, I would have had more marital problems if I had married someone in the church than out...
Biblically, I think there are no grounds to forbid it. Culturally, there may be some concerns, not in the sense of forbidding interracial marriage, but couples shouldn't be blind to their community and difficulties they may face within it. There are definitely places in the South where being an interracial couple can not only make you the object of disgust, but can conceivably place you in danger. Unfortunately, racism does exist, and couples need to be smart enough to address it head on. There will be longterm considerations, because you will no doubt encounter racism in the family of your prospective spouse.
I do not believe cultural difficulty is a good enough reason to forbid interracial marriage. Furthermore, I find that ministers who prohibit it, usually only do so between blacks and whites, which basically discredits their entire logic.
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While I hate any bigotry in this area we should realize that there are some that disagree for different reasons than the one mentioned. They may be wrong but the arguments against inter-racial marriage do not all come from bigotry.
Some come from experience. I don't think there is anything wrong with it, I just personally would not recommend it and it has everything to do with culture and that comes from my own experience.
If you drive a Jag in LA, the culture in the barrio states that it will probably be stolen...probably by one of my cuzins Does that make it wrong to drive one cuz my cuz's like your Jag? No
Just become some idiot racist in the south doesn't like Sister Tuwanna marrying Brother Biff, its wrong? Or they need to think about it? Horse dung!
Anyone that states that it is wrong is RACIST...in my book. Yup, I said it...deal!
In several chapters, the Bible opined you should not marry other tribes, other nationalities, or members of other religions. I take it on a case by case situation but with over 50% of marriages failing, it is hard to condone the strain put on a marriage by trying to work through the differences of culture. This is not just black and white. Any race has it's cultures and beliefs. When you fall in love, you don't consider what effect these differences will have on you and your marriage. I feel when the bible speaks of not being unequally yoked, it meant more than just religion. They also have to deal with the way society treats both them and their children.
Number one, the warning against marrying from other nations was because the other nations in the Bible were heathen nations. Number two, whether black, white, Latino, Asian, or whatever other ethnic group found in the USA, we are all still Americans and have much more in common than we don't. Lastly, to suggest being unequally yoked has anything whatsoever to do with marrying someone of another color is absurd, preposterous, and racist.
Sadly, I just had a family get ticked off beyond measure because I performed a mixed marriage a few weeks ago. The couple was the son and daughter of two of my ordained ministers who are assistants. One is our worship pastor, who is a commander in the Navy and also in management in a local mfg facility here and the other is a college professor. They are outstanding families in our church.
To the family who got ticked off, who won't talk about it with me, I say, "Don't let the church door hit ya where........" well, you know the rest! I can deal with a lot of things, but this type of unChrist like behavior is not one of them!
Why don't you put on your towel and offer to wash their feet for them. Remember, servanthood. (I couldn't resist, Bro.)
Some come from experience. I don't think there is anything wrong with it, I just personally would not recommend it and it has everything to do with culture and that comes from my own experience.
If they are in love I WOULD recommend it!!!!!!!!!! And that comes from MY experience as well.
Number one, the warning against marrying from other nations was because the other nations in the Bible were heathen nations. Number two, whether black, white, Latino, Asian, or whatever other ethnic group found in the USA, we are all still Americans and have much more in common than we don't. Lastly, to suggest being unequally yoked has anything whatsoever to do with marrying someone of another color is absurd, preposterous, and racist.
Agreed... in the OT Bible it was pretty much the Jews against everyone else... might make for uncomfortable family gatherings if God decided to slaughter all of your in-laws (or their first-born children). If Jesus opened up the club to Gentiles then we should all be cool now...
Agreed... in the OT Bible it was pretty much the Jews against everyone else... might make for uncomfortable family gatherings if God decided to slaughter all of your in-laws (or their first-born children). If Jesus opened up the club to Gentiles then we should all be cool now...
Your post made me think of a Mafia type of wedding between rival mafiosos. Everyone, even Grandma, shows up to the wedding packing!
Does that make it wrong to drive one cuz my cuz's like your Jag? No
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