Which is more important in a spouse, same religious views or same political views?

Question

I know how I feel about it, I want to know your opinion.

Answer 1

i wouldnt really marry someone with deep religious views,  couln't be bothered with it. But to be honest i wouldnt mind if my political views contrasted with my spouce, it would be a nice argument and bring to joy to me for beaten her in that.

Answer 2

religion because i have seen how powerful religion could be if you practice it the wrong way...so in order to keep the relationship with my the other half, it is better we have the same view on religion rather than politic

Answer 3

Religiouse because religion come up more often than polotics

Answer 4

They each have a Love for God.

Answer 5

Respect.  If I was going to be with someone, I'd rather be in a relationship in which, even if we have differing views, we can still acknowledge and respect the views of the other, with neither person trying to push views onto the other.

Answer 6

None of that; just a simple and honest understanding and acceptance of the other person as they are. you can even marry an alien,

having to take those kind of shortcuts make you aim for the moon instead of the sun

Answer 7

Religion is important to me.  If we can't see eye to eye on God, then we have a problem.  He may not have to be the same dominiation as me, but he has to believe in him and that their is a higher power yes.  As far as politics, it doesn't matter.  I am a Democrat but my husband is Neutral.  He doesn't believe in voting.  I accept that and have never tried to change his mind.

Answer 8

A spouse is not a Clone, a spouse is a separate person with separate ideas and view points.

So my answer is that perhaps having a spouse with different religious or political views is potentially a positive.

I keeps the "debate" going, the wheels turning and the dialog fresh.

I think alot of people don't challenge their "beliefs" enough and get into a mindset that breeds complacency and a tendency to be close minded and judgmental.

So If within a marriage you can learn to "agree, to disagree" or argue with intelligence,real honest debate and still "Love" and respect each other that's great.

So I would say it doesn't seem to be a issue if spouses don't see eye to eye on religion and politics.

This could admittedly be a "problem" if neither person is able to accept that they don't have the last word on everything.

If you love and care about someone you also care enough to allow them the Freedom of their own view point.

Peace

Answer 9

That depends - which is more important to each person, politics or religion?

If religion has little influence on your daily decisions, but politics does, then obviously you need someone that shares the same political convictions.

In a similar vein, if you have little interest in politics, but you are highly interested in your religious faith, and your faith affects your daily life immensely, then it would be a mistake to marry someone who did not share your same core views on faith.

Answer 10

Definately religious! I tried  dating guys with different religious beliefs and there was just so little we could agree on when it came to just about everything...family, God, morality, truth.

I love my husband...he is from a different country and culture altogether and doesn't care about American politics in the least, but that is fine with me because we share the same faith and everything else pretty much falls in line! We have harmony in raising our children, and our beliefs rarely conflict (and if they do, they are not on religious grounds usually). If he could vote in the US, he probably wouldn't!

Answer 11

A lot of the answer will depend on one partners tolerance of the other's views. So it doesn't come down to same or different, it comes down to what you can accept and what you can't accept in a partner.

I would say that politics can be debated and sometimes a person's viewpoint might change in the light of new information. (although there are quite a few who would never let mere facts interfere with their opinion).

I think it is much more rare that a person would change their religious beliefs, no matter how much or how often religion is debated.

Answer 12

I guess it would be the same political views.  My husband and I are completely different when it comes to religion but at least we can respect that.  We are also different when it comes to politics and we actually sit there and fight when we are watching the news.  We can't talk politics in my house unless we want to fight for a few days.  It's ridiculous.