Most Nigeria parents kick against their children marrying from a different religion because they feel their religious belief is superior over other religion thereby anyone who is of a different religion is often seen as an infidel.
Many are of the believe that Interfaith marriages encounter a lot of religion related problems such as the man enforcing his religion on the woman, and if she isn't willing to convert to her husband's religion, it could create issues in the marriage.
In a bid to change the misconceptions about interfaith marriages, Mrs Oluwatoyin Adegbenro has narrated her own marriage experience on Facebook.
She said she was born and raised as a christian, her parents we're Anglicans and she was in fact a chorister in her church but then, she got married to a Muslim. Her husband never enforced his Islamic faith on her neither did he enforce it on their children but as time went on, she naturally joined on her on accord.
She further revealed out of all her kids, only one chose to be a Muslim , while the others are Christians, yet their father didn't love them less. She also said in her 23 years of marriage never was there issues as regards religion.
It is good to know that in this time of religious intolerance there are still interfaith marriages void of problems and issues relating to religion.
Religion has been the undoing of mankind and until people come to realize that religion has divided mankind rather than bringing mankind together, we will continue to have this discussion. As far as two people in love decides to spend their lives together, religious belief shouldn't be a stumbling block.
Screenshots of her post below;
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COMMENTS
GUEST_lZ4VmVemk
04-04 05:11:00That is the modus operandi. You will hardly find a Muslim lady getting married to a Christian man. Her father will kill both of them or he cause problems for the man that he will carry for the rest of his life. Another angle to it is that no genue Christian man will even attempt to go for a Muslim wife.
Thinker
04-04 04:26:14It can only be in yorubaland...very tolerant people. When you're enlightened, tolerance becomes natural and you're less combative.😉
ChienyeOkwuosa
04-04 05:49:27But you lost your your children's faith to the man's faith. You are alone in that family. It is a selfish design to reduce other Faith's and increase Islam. Check the names that your children bear. Do they beat Christian names. Can your your brother marry a a moslem woman without any resistance from her parents? or force him to convert. Stop being naive just because of material things.