shalini says: April 14, 2014 at 3:00 am
i am a srtong christian women inlove with a strong hindu man. please can someone tell me what kind of weeding will be appropriate for us. i am not keen on compromising when it comes to hindu rituals etc as i only believe in Jesus. please can someone help. -Shalini
Admin says:
Strong of one and strong of another is a recipe for DISASTER!
Unless you are moderate, pluralist, tolerant and respectful to each other’s faith, interfaith marriage is not for you. If you are half religious or an atheist that will work too. However, a strong Christian, Muslim or a Jew is suppose to be an exclusivist (only we will be saved, rest will get hell), supremacist (we are better than others) and monotheist (only my God is true, rest’s Gods are fake).
Hindus are pluralists and thus you may be able to fool the Hindu for a while and make him accept Jesus, but later he will realize about your church teaching and your belief that Hindu Gods like Krishna, Rama and Goddess Laxmi are are fake and only Jesus is true Godly. At that time, major issues will start.
We recommend you to FOLLOW JESUS BUT NOT CHURCH. We mean BELIEVE IN JESUS BUT DON’T BAPTIZE YOUR CHILDREN. Read more below….
Jesus was a progressive thinker and believed in adapting to the time. Several points are raised to support this assertion.
The Second Commandment describes jealous and angry LORD God’s stern message against praying to “other” god and warns to punish your innocent grand children of third and forth generations if you don’t follow this commandment. Contrary to that, Jesus rephrased the Second Commandment as love thy neighbor, how beautiful!
Jesus was inclusivist and accepted Jews and Gentiles alike. Further, Jesus himself never used the word “idol gods” or “other gods”. In general, Jesus teachings were more in line with being a good person rather than criticizing “other” gods as emphasized in the rest of Bible or being promoted by churches. Regarding toleration of others, today’s churches teach that Jews, Muslims and non-baptized Mahatma Gandhi will not be saved. This certainly is not in line with inclusivist and tolerant teaching that Jesus taught us.
Jesus was not dogmatic. There was an old tradition of not doing any work on the Sabbath day. For that, Jesus clarified that it is lawful to do good on Sabbath. Similarly on the tradition of washing hands before eating bread, Jesus said it is more important to be a good human being than strictly follow certain traditions. For a male child, God asked to make a covenant to circumcise all males. For that, Jesus explained that circumcision of no avail. Further, the God loved animal burned offerings and animal sacrifices. To that Jesus clarified that “…to love one’s neighbor as oneself is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” Apparently Jesus was a reformist and more interested in your karma, not dogmas.
Jesus said, “Whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him.” Probably the person of such tolerant spirit will never endorse the Christian crusades where millions of innocent people were killed in His name. Is killing millions of innocent people not sin, but a child just born carrying sin and thus to be cleansed by baptism?
On baptism, John the Baptist baptized Jesus however Jesus never baptized any one. For an interfaith marriage, the church will insist on baptism of the intended spouse. It is interesting that a Catholic church will insist on re-baptism of already baptized Mormon or Protestant Christian (and vice a versa). Apparently the baptism is not as much about Jesus but for the church.
Like Jesus, are today’s churches progressive thinkers and believe in adapting to time?
If a couple were looking for an interfaith marriage with equality, it would be easier to follow Jesus but not the church. To separate Jesus and the church, commit to your Christian intended spouse to follow Jesus, read Bible, go to churches, have a Christmas tree in your home and enjoy Easter egg hunt but do not agree to baptize the children for the church. Let the interfaith child decide his or her own faith.
Bottom line, know who you are. Marry by the Special Marriage Act or by both marriage ceremonies (without conversion) and follow all faiths. Don’t baptize children but instead let them decide their own faith at their age 21. Get back to us what are your thinking. Thanks -Admin
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How could admin say that the lod RAM,KRISHNA, SHIVA, they are fake they all are in real I believe to Jesus and it’s doesn’t matter for me to marry in any religion I am Hindu and I want to marry a cristan roman girl now she want me to convert but I don’t want how can I leave my Hindu friend and special my mom and dead … I am ready to marry in church style but it is necessary to convert but I don’t want please suggest me what can I do I am so much cry for this please help me please
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i am hindu boy wanted to marry with catholik girl. i dont want to change my rilegan or dont want to change my wifes religan. but our childernas are must be hindu.can is it possibal?
You two are free man and woman, and thus anything is possible. Can you give more details for your relationships? What does the girl wants?
It’s up to our children what they want to do they can my thinking is like that but if catolik girl and Hindu boy marry then the girl will get boy surname means she will be Hindu now and about the children they will get father name and surname we Hindu don’t have problem to marry in any type but why cristan have like that if I want to marry a cristan girl then have to convert have any answer for this
good day.
i follow Jesus and my boyfriend is a hindu. we will both not convert. please can you advise me as to how one would get married in this way. he is prepared to have two weddings (hindu and church) but i cannot and will not go to a temple. i was born a hindu and have converted to christianity and ma strong in what i believe in. also he has a lamp in his home that i will stay in. any advise as to how he can accomadate me as this will affect me. i also need to know how to bring up children. when friends ask what faith they are , what do these innoncent children say? my boyfriend would want to do a chutte prayer for when our kids are born but this requires the mother to be present and pray , something i cannot do. please help me with this. my pastor will not marry us until my boyfriend has been baptised. in order for him to be baptised , he needs to acdept christ but he will not. please help me. thank you so much in advance.
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I’m Christian married to a hindu. We have a little baby girl. My husband is loving and caring person he goes with me to church Easter, Christmas. But he won’t go with me every Sundays, he doesn’t go to temple only has a lamp at home. When he fast I will fast with him, when they have prayers I will be there but not take part. We had a christian and hindu wedding. I don’t wear the red dot on my forehead and won’t go to the temple. We decided that our daughter will decide for herself which relation to follow. My daughter goes with me to church and is there when he does the hindu prayers. My husband is very open minded. However I’m concerned about my daughter, I want her to follow my relation and I know my husband wants her to fellow his. She will end up confused. I won’t lie it’s not easy. You need to discuss with your partner about all of these things and when you have kids. Before you get married. And don’t let the family members interfere.
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Dear Admin,
What a beautiful response! Thankyou for clearing out the real issue in an interfaith marriage. If bout the partners are equally respectful of the other’s faith and beliefs, there cannot be a greater bond. I absolutely agree that the child should be allowed to choose the religion he relates to.
Once again.
Thank you.
Regards,
Nitesh
Admin
Jesus not Church. Now Say Hindus but neither temples nor dummy Gods.
Asmin but not fake massey anf william
Pakhi Begum (Formally Mitali Mukherji)
Yes, one could be a good Hindu without going to a temple or doing pooja every day.
Jesus gave wonderful messages, why not follow Him? Why one had to follow messages of Peter and Paul and all that is written by others after He left this world?
Again, here we are talking about Interfaith Marriage with Equality and Jesus’ inclusivist messages are great to follow.
Admin:
No comment posted on ” Admin and not fake/pseudo massey and william”
However I admire your knowledge
PAKHI bEGUM not Mitali Mukherji