Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: brendan@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Brendan Mahony) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Should Christians date Non-Christians Message-ID: Date: 24 Dec 90 08:51:54 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 34 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu For the purposes of debate I exclude dating for recreational sex as a reasonable Christian activity. If you think otherwise the question is fairly trivial, or else wildly dogmatic. In jmoon@lehi3b15.csee.lehigh.edu (Jonggu Moon [890911]) writes: >There has been a hot debate over hear about this topic. >I'm not talking about whether Christians should MARRY non-Christians. I think the questions are heavily related. I make no judgement on that matter, but review the possibilities. don't marry => don't romance You are simply asking for trouble to get into a heavy romance whilst denying the possibility of marriage. can marry This is the more interesting situation. Dating non-Christians can obviously lead to lots of emotional and moral turmoil. There are people out there who will make romantic life difficult for a christian. That fact that it is usually call sex life says it all. Still is seems to me that if you believe God may call you to marry a non-christian then you should remain open to the possibility and follow the romantic leads you are offered. I expect most people would find life easier with a fellow Christian, of the same denomination even, but then God is not always about making our life easy. -- Brendan Mahony | brendan@batserver.cs.uq.oz Department of Computer Science | heretic: someone who disgrees with you University of Queensland | about something neither of you knows Australia | anything about.