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BY GORDON GUILLERGAN
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LOVE knows no race or color, or even religion. Differences in religious beliefs between spouses are common nowadays.
But at some point, these religious differences become an issue. Who should follow whose religion? Some religions require members to marry only those who share their religious beliefs.
Our fundamental law establishes the separation of Church and State under Article II, Section 6, and the freedom to exercise any religion as a right under Article III, Section 5.
No law has laid down the principle of whose religion should be followed in a marriage. Although our laws protect the family and marriage as inviolable institutions, these cannot encroach into the matters of the husband and wife, especially with regard to their exercise of religion as a couple or family.
For me, religion is a mere association that gives one a sense of belongingness. It does not define one’s faith and principles. It should not even be an issue in a relationship. It could be a factor in some ways but it should not define a marriage.
Personally, I feel it could be better to marry someone you share the same faith with, someone with the same religious practices. But we also see many successful marriages despite the spouses’ different faiths.
Perhaps that could be a beckoning of how we evolve as a society; religious barriers are being torn down.
For as long as you both believe in God, religion should not be an issue. Marriage can work as long as you don’t compromise your faith and your God, and those of your spouse.
In a society that forms factions according to religious beliefs, race, etc., as Christians we must act with equity and learn to see people as creations of God not as members of certain groups. That is why love exists; it debunks these divisions.
Like how God loves us, we should love with no conditions./PN
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