Interfaith

• In a pluralist society, inter-faith marriage, where two people of different faiths marry, is an issue which religions have to respond to.
• Some of the issues raised by inter-faith marriage are outlined in the mind map below.
• There may also be an issue about where an inter-faith wedding ceremony can take place.
• In the Christian Orthodox tradition, a marriage in church only takes place if an Orthodox Christian is marrying a baptised Christian.
• In the Catholic tradition, the partner who is not Catholic must agree to any children of the marriage being allowed to follow the Catholic faith.
• In the Jewish Orthodox tradition, only Jews may marry each other in a synagogue.
• Where there is an issue about people marrying in a place of worship because of different religious beliefs, it is possible to have a civil ceremony followed, for example, by a religious blessing.