Mixed race christian relationships

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Stewart

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Hi all..just had to put this post out..As gods people we should be different from those around us and reflect the kingdom of god.Yet sometimes as human beings we are naturally challenged by many of our own personal views,bias ect which can be a real challenge again times.Yet we are all a work in progress under gods mighty hand.
Something happened recently that got me thinking about this issue of christians who find love and are from totally different races ie interracial christian dating/marriages.
my personal view is that it is totally acceptable and it is those around that sometimes have problems accepting this.I am aware that sometimes children whose parents are both from different race/culture can face bullying at school sometimes or made to feel there is something wrong with it all as well as their very own ethnicity.

what are your views on this issue?
would be great to hear what your thoughts are?
 

G00WZ

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ethnicity is irrelevant... if both are in Christ its all good.
 
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wwjd_kilden

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Ugh, the word race makes me want to gag.

I don't care where a person lives, the colour of their skin, the food they eat (s long as they don't try and force me to eat jellyfiish or something like that) .... as long as they are nice people, and share my faith in Christ
 
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Stewart

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Same here..the root issue is their salvation!!!
i don't like jellyfish neither!????????????
 
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NoNameMcgee

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Same here..the root issue is their salvation!!!
i don't like jellyfish neither!������������
i aint afraid to say...

i do discriminate against mermaids
 
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CaptainGoat

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I will say that marrying someone from a different country does bring challenges. Two main challenges come to mind. The first is the different home backgrounds and cultures where people naturally think in different ways. The second is that with most of the developed world cultures they dont allow married couples to live there if one comes from a different country. My brother married two years ago. If he was wealthy or had a good income they would allow it, but to do this he would have to move to a big city like London where wages are higher. They may have to travel from country to country for five years and try to earn money illegally (As one is not likely to get a work permit as one will be classed as a holiday tourist) to survive in order to stay married. After 5 years his wife may be allowed into the UK to live with him. (He is a UK resident but she is not. They have been married for two years).
When I worked on the railway a trains manager dated a lady from USA as they met on the internet. They married but as she wasn't allowed to live in the UK and he wasn't allowed to live in the USA, they looked forea country they could both live in and spoke English, where at least one of them was allowed to work, but they couldn't find a suitable country so they had to divorce.

So it is possible but not easy. If one is wealthy both the USA and UK are open to such marriages, which is rather sad as UK has been a fair country traditionally that fought for years so there was no preferences given to the wealthier classes, but in recent years, even to stand as an MP or a local councillor one needs a few thousand pounds making democracy itself only open to those who can afford to stand. Britain used to have a free democratic system.
 
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Miri

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There is only one race, that's the human race. Black people, white people,
green people, brown people, yellow people, red people (and yes I've seen a few
green people! Lol) all are part of the same race.

People have different characteristics, above is a case in point.
Cultural differences are another matter. Two white people can come
from different cultures for example some Persian Iranians are white.
But so are Russians. So are many from Peru etc etc.

Brown people can be Asian, Egyptian, any white person with a sun tan,
some Africans, probably Jesus etc etc etc.

Most people who refer to race, don't actual mean race - they mean skin colour
or physical characteristics.
 

blue_ladybug

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There is only one race of people.. the HUMAN race. That should be fairly obvious.. lol
 
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Miri

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Ps I'm "mixed race" or should I say, from a mixed background.
I wouldn't exist if my parents had been narrow minded.
 
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Tabitha4thelord

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I think there Is nothing wrong with mixed race
and I also think they make so pretty cute babies
 
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Stewart

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I will say that marrying someone from a different country does bring challenges. Two main challenges come to mind. The first is the different home backgrounds and cultures where people naturally think in different ways. The second is that with most of the developed world cultures they dont allow married couples to live there if one comes from a different country. My brother married two years ago. If he was wealthy or had a good income they would allow it, but to do this he would have to move to a big city like London where wages are higher. They may have to travel from country to country for five years and try to earn money illegally (As one is not likely to get a work permit as one will be classed as a holiday tourist) to survive in order to stay married. After 5 years his wife may be allowed into the UK to live with him. (He is a UK resident but she is not. They have been married for two years).
When I worked on the railway a trains manager dated a lady from USA as they met on the internet. They married but as she wasn't allowed to live in the UK and he wasn't allowed to live in the USA, they looked forea country they could both live in and spoke English, where at least one of them was allowed to work, but they couldn't find a suitable country so they had to divorce.

So it is possible but not easy. If one is wealthy both the USA and UK are open to such marriages, which is rather sad as UK has been a fair country traditionally that fought for years so there was no preferences given to the wealthier classes, but in recent years, even to stand as an MP or a local councillor one needs a few thousand pounds making democracy itself only open to those who can afford to stand. Britain used to have a free democratic system.


Hi yes yes there are challenges of many different kinds yet my view is the as the bible says "what god has joined together,let no man separate!",,this statement implies can man COULD separate what god has joined together....whilst personally race ect is irrelevant when It comes to god bringing people together.I am also aware that there can be certain struggles like what you mentioned.Two of my friends (both committed chritians) one from africian and the other from jamacia both got married a few years ago and both there families were not really happy about this and the grooms father did attend the wedding and said the groom had let him down.
Yet both my friend are happily married regardless of what certain family members thought.As god works in our lives at times others may /maynot object or make things difficult or even seek to hinder gods leading in our lives regarding this area and sometimes his choice for us is always what's best for us and we may need to stand firm and go his way..even at the expense of it causing upset by others.To god be the glory!!
 
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Stewart

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Ps I'm "mixed race" or should I say, from a mixed background.
I wouldn't exist if my parents had been narrow minded.
a massive AMEN!!
 
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Stewart

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There is only one race, that's the human race. Black people, white people,
green people, brown people, yellow people, red people (and yes I've seen a few
green people! Lol) all are part of the same race.

People have different characteristics, above is a case in point.
Cultural differences are another matter. Two white people can come
from different cultures for example some Persian Iranians are white.
But so are Russians. So are many from Peru etc etc.

Brown people can be Asian, Egyptian, any white person with a sun tan,
some Africans, probably Jesus etc etc etc.

Most people who refer to race, don't actual mean race - they mean skin colour
or physical characteristics.

yes that's right..outside of Christ mankind has created people groups and they each discriminate against the other in varying degrees..via cultural/physical differences...yet we are ALL the same in gods eyes and no one is less or greater than anyone else.
 

slave

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There are many, yet, cultural problems people face as mixed couples and with their children's treatment in society. Especially in certain regions of our Nation and planet. And I along with God am appalled by such lunacy in treatments. But we must not underscore the effects of these considerations as a person choosing such a choice in life. It does weigh in as a factor is all. I believe whomever God has placed together let no man put asunder or place apart. So, I think God and we as His Children are open to this, but it is in our cultural prejudices, say more from the south and parts like that in the USA where these things have to be worked out in our faithfulness to God in His way of thinking over our own.

So, both for the Christian that must overcome in the errors of their upbringing, and as a societal concern as well, these yet are concerns to ponder in individual choices, and issues we all need to pray for in intercessory prayer.
 
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CaptainGoat

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A couple I know of... They married. He was from the UK and she was from Russia... She couldn't speak English and he couldn't speak Russian!
 
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Ugly

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I'm white. My gf is Puerto Rican. Her kids from a previous marriage are half black. That should tell you something.
And I have traditionally only dated white women. Not out of bias, but rather a preference for the physical appearance, light skin. My gf is even light skinned. Haha.