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Can A Republican Date A Democrat?

Can political or religious identity be a deal-breaker?

We all know about politics make for strange bedfellows.  Can political or religious identity be a deal-breaker?  Catie Lazarus finds out if some of these differences make a relationship incompatible.

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Posted October 31, 2008

I dated a someone for just over a year and recently had to end it. Her liberal views were had conversations turning into arguments. It drove me absolutely nuts, and you people don't change.. really. They believe what they do. So to the curb she went. Weird because I could do no wrong in her eyes. Ironic.
It's posible to date w/different views, but ultimately there's too much tension. Find one of your one.

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Posted October 8, 2008

From a good comedian, "beware the doubts and things you don't in your family can happen.

views especially worldly views to destroy and to conquer the world views change over time especially in a relationship democrat or republican or none, shut it people, human beings are idoits, test the waters people if it doesn't hurt you and don't too damn liberal about this dating subject..

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Posted July 25, 2008

I think as long as the religion/political preference is not thrust in someone's face constantly...then it could work

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Posted July 25, 2008

You cannot date somebody who has completely different religious views.. 2 people with who see the world differently would have a hard time connecting long term, or would always be a detriment to the relationship. Trust me, don't go there lol.

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Posted June 5, 2008

Well if a Muslim dates a Jew then he is a bad Muslim.

On a side note, I don't think I could ever date a Democrat... I would have sex with her because she is totally worthless, but I would love and treasure only a Nationalist who has pride and traditional values, that way we can pass our morals to our children.

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Posted July 25, 2008

No, that's not completely true: that rule only applies to Muslim women. The rule differs between Muslim men and Muslim women: Muslim men can marry a Christian or a Jew (people of the Book) but a Muslim woman is not allowed to marry anyone outside of the Muslim faith.

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Posted August 12, 2008

Where did you hear that? Quote me it from the Qur'an please. Unless you were saying that Muslim men have more freedom than Muslim women but marrying a non-Muslim for both is forbidden, only a bad Muslim who doesn't care about religion would do it.

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Posted August 12, 2008

JP: "This day are (all) good things made lawful for you.....And so are the virtuous women of the believers and the virtuous women of those who received the Scripture before you (lawful for you)...." (Quran 5:5)

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Posted July 13, 2008

Wow. Get some class man. That is not very nice at all. Now, you are very right, the liberal view is very selfish with no logic, but watch out when you say they are worthless. Worth as much as any other human on the face of this planet. Saying stuff like that just makes us republicans look bad if you know what I am saying.

;)

But yeah, I wouldn't date a democrat either.

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Posted June 5, 2008

Why does that make him a bad Muslim? Is it simply because of the political history behind it? Or does it have a religious basis? I may be wrong, but I don't remember anything from my Islam classes in college that state that a Muslim dating anyone from another religion makes them a bad Muslim automatically.

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Posted June 7, 2008

It is forbidden for Muslims to marry outside the religion and it is forbidden to have sex without marriage.

A good Muslim is a devout one. A devout Muslim will be bad by Jewish standards as a good Jew will be bad by Christian standards.

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Posted June 2, 2008

I don't think it matters who you date but it's important to marry/cohabit with someone who shares similar values/ethics and interests, otherwise once the 'honeymoon period' is over, you'll feel fairly lonely and bored with your partner, it's important to be mentally compatable. Also once children come along the parents need to be united in their approach of how to bring them up...that's one of the reasons why Cruise and Kidman split up, Tom's wacky scientology ideas got in the way.

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Posted May 2, 2008

You know, for once I actually enjoyed watching one of these videos and looking at it as more than a joke. I know that the person I would date (if we didn't live to far away) is an atheist, whereas I'm a Christian, and some of our values are very different... but it doesn't matter. I'm again, quite glad to be able to look at one of these videos as more than a spoof.

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Posted May 23, 2008

Glad you enjoyed it! I know you feel as if these issues don't matter now, but do you think it would eventually matter once you decide to start a family with someone who has such different views?

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Posted April 28, 2008

I hate republicans politically but frankly, a male is better off with a really traditional old fashioned conservative radically religious rightwing republican ol'school tradition family values wife.

So not only should democrat males date republicans, they should marry them too. There is nothing worse than a liberal atheist open minded leftwing feminist wife. Thats the one that cheats on ya and takes 50% of ya gold.

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Posted May 23, 2008

What makes you think that Republican women wouldn't do this either? Just because they claim to believe in one thing doesn't necessarily mean they practice it.

Don't you think the differing views on politics would eventually cause some strain in the marriage of a democrat and a republican?

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Posted April 14, 2008

"Could I date someone anti-educatioooooon???" Because there are people who want to burn all the schools down. Hut hut!

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Posted April 13, 2008

let's face it... democrats are watching this.

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Posted April 11, 2008

Id like to be on the couch with u irl

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Posted April 11, 2008

My husband is an atheist Republican and I'm a Christian Democrat. We pretty much agree on most issues except for the Iraq war. I never thought I'd end up with someone with his views but he is very loving and the chemistry is awesome.

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Posted April 11, 2008

Schwarzenegger (BTW, in German, "Schwarzenegger" literally means "black plowman".)

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Posted April 23, 2008

Schwarzenegger (BTW is Austrian)

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Posted April 25, 2008

Well, in Austria, they speak German. (At one time, the Austro-Hungarian empire dominated a lot of Europe, but they slowly started losing influence in the 19th century, and by the end of World War I, what had been the Austro-Hungarian Empire was down to the present-day country of Austria.)

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