In the past if an interracial couple walked into a restaurant, the place would be filled with a cold stare. The people of this restaurant would not care that this couple might be deeply in love , all they would see in this moment was color. This allows one to question whether or not race and religion matter when considering a potential spouse. Although this is debatable, race and religion should not matter because of the wide acceptance of interracial marriage in today's society and the ability people have to change their religion. All throughout the United States it has become a more common and acceptable occurrence to see an interracial married couple, which proves that race and religion no longer matters in a marriage. This increase of
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In other terms being married to someone of a different race or religion would have about the same acceptance as if the couple were of the same ethnic background, almost eliminating the negative effect of racism and discrimination in these people. Also, this evidence was collected in 1994, which allows room to believe that by 2017, because of past trends, the percentages of people that support interracial marriage would have increased because of the more diverse world. Another piece of evidence that highlights the claim that acceptance is a reason race and religion does not matter is, the United States has seen a lot of growth in the number and the acceptance of interfaith marriages. Interracial marriage used to be rare (“1 in 10 marriages in the beginning of the 20th century”) But now marrying someone with a different religious background is quite common. In 2008, about 80 percent of adults from the ages 18 to 23 ,approved of interracial marriage (Jayson,2011). Because of desegregation, people in the United States are more …show more content…
Evidence that supports this idea is, “In the US, a 2008 Pew Religious Landscape Survey found that 28 percent of Americans have left the religion of their childhood, switching to a new religion - or no religion..Americans have also become increasingly willing to drop religion... The percentage of Americans who say they have no religion, or are unaffiliated with a religion,has increased to 20 percent” (Hanes,2014). By people’s ability to drop or switch their religion, it is clear that religion does not matter to a marriage in their instance, because if it did, they would not be willing to drop their religion as so many people have done. Also if an agreement is made, both husband and wife can get what they are looking for when it comes to religious views. David McClendon from the University of Texas found that interfaith marriages that remain with partners who have different religious beliefs shot up to 40 percent in the beginning of the 21st century from 20 percent in the 1960s. Mostly those partners keep their own religions.”For example the wife goes to church and the husband goes to the synagogue.” But there is research that show numbers of families - like go to Chicago Interfaith Family School - are looking to join, their religion” (Hanes,2014). By going their theological ways, a child of the two would not experience any loss of
In other terms being married to someone of a different race or religion would have about the same acceptance as if the couple were of the same ethnic background, almost eliminating the negative effect of racism and discrimination in these people. Also, this evidence was collected in 1994, which allows room to believe that by 2017, because of past trends, the percentages of people that support interracial marriage would have increased because of the more diverse world. Another piece of evidence that highlights the claim that acceptance is a reason race and religion does not matter is, the United States has seen a lot of growth in the number and the acceptance of interfaith marriages. Interracial marriage used to be rare (“1 in 10 marriages in the beginning of the 20th century”) But now marrying someone with a different religious background is quite common. In 2008, about 80 percent of adults from the ages 18 to 23 ,approved of interracial marriage (Jayson,2011). Because of desegregation, people in the United States are more …show more content…
Evidence that supports this idea is, “In the US, a 2008 Pew Religious Landscape Survey found that 28 percent of Americans have left the religion of their childhood, switching to a new religion - or no religion..Americans have also become increasingly willing to drop religion... The percentage of Americans who say they have no religion, or are unaffiliated with a religion,has increased to 20 percent” (Hanes,2014). By people’s ability to drop or switch their religion, it is clear that religion does not matter to a marriage in their instance, because if it did, they would not be willing to drop their religion as so many people have done. Also if an agreement is made, both husband and wife can get what they are looking for when it comes to religious views. David McClendon from the University of Texas found that interfaith marriages that remain with partners who have different religious beliefs shot up to 40 percent in the beginning of the 21st century from 20 percent in the 1960s. Mostly those partners keep their own religions.”For example the wife goes to church and the husband goes to the synagogue.” But there is research that show numbers of families - like go to Chicago Interfaith Family School - are looking to join, their religion” (Hanes,2014). By going their theological ways, a child of the two would not experience any loss of