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Background:

In previous generations, the church, synagogue, mosque, temple, etc. were main meeting places for single people. Families were adament about keeping with traditions that had been set upon them. Thus, there were Christian singles dating, attempts to encourage Jewish believers to date only other Jews, restrictions on Muslim women to only marry a Muslim man, etc. As a result, most marriages were between individuals who were not only of the same religion, but also of the same denomination within the same religion.

With the large scale abandonment by older teens and young adults of organized religion, and the rise of Internet dating sites, more single people are meeting others from different denomination and even from different religions. And so, an increasing percentage of marriages are inter-faith (a.k.a. mixed, mixed-faith, interchurch, interfaith, intrafaith, bicultural, or interreligious) marriages.

Topics covered in this section:

	Introduction: quotes, overview, definitions
	What the Bible says about interfaith marriages
	Policies of different religions and faith groups
	Facts about interfaith marriages
	Divorce rates among mixed marriages: Overview, marriage stability, some data Divorce: Encouraging word; avoiding divorce, personal story, conclusions
	How couples handle their religious differences
	Specific problems arising in interfaith marriages
	Books and a movie about interfaith marriage
	Links to Internet websites

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Copyright © 1999 to 2011 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Originally published: 1999-MAR-16
Last update: 2011-JAN-28
Author: B.A. Robinson

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