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Why is religion crucial if 2 people are in love?? Doesn't that should stand over everything?? [Spirituality & Religion]

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Wraithorn · 51-55, M
It's not crucial but sometimes people's families lead them to believe so. That is because culture and family tradition is closely tied to religion in most cultures. So in my opinion it is as much about maintaining culture as it is about religion. Many parents and grandparents will naturally pressure their children to adhere to their culture.

If two people from different cultures/religions marry then at certain times in their children's lives there are going to be problems. At certain ages certain cultures require that ceremonies of some kind be carried out. This may result in family infighting including parents and grandparents. The poor child is left watching it's elders argue about things that it doesn't actually care about or understand or have any say over.