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Stereotypes abound in today’s society, and religion is a topic we all have an opinion to give about. Religion is not always what we think, and religion goes beyond belonging to Christianism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism or any other religion. But, if we want to spend the rest of our lives with a person from the other side of the world, should we belong to their same religion and/or beliefs? Knowing that this topic is an issue nowadays in America and the whole world, I will clear up based on facts from my research how right or how wrong is the idea that a man cannot marry a woman from a different religion regardless of their feelings. However, this is a self-thought and in this essay I will be proportioning facts to the readers. I found so many …show more content…
It is also important to keep in mind that more are the marriages between couples not sharing same believes who fail in their marriages and end up having a divorce. According to one of my sources from my research “Family patterns have an extraordinarily high correlation with the continuity or change of the group culture” (Rebhun, Uzi 72). In fact, many are the cases where the family has to decide who their son or daughter must marry to. At some point of our lives we all have heard of arranged marriages. This is due to religious purposes and it could be due to many reasons, for example: to continue with the traditions, to keep the same race for the upcoming generations, etc. Additionally, based on a research “arranged marriage” is defined as the “marital process where a family member introduces and arranges the encounters of the couple for the sole purpose of marriage” (Nasser, Khaled, et al …show more content…
Religion goes beyond what we think by just hearing that word. Religion teaches us how to behave the right way and it also teaches us what is right or what is wrong when it comes to doing something outside of a temple, church, mosque or whatever it is that people get together to praise their God. Religion should not be a reason why a couple who like or love each other are not together. Love should be stronger and at the end should win between those who will to share or spend the rest of their lives as a

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