what is the bible's take on mixed marriage outside of christianity?
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Why do you care? Check Leviticus.
I don't think there is one for outside of Christianity.
But I can tell you what it is for Judaism:
Don't do it.
Everyone is so interested in following Leviticus these days... on marriage outside of faith, homosexual relationships, etc...
If you read Leviticus, you'll notice that it also says you should kill disrespectful children, and sacrifice an ox at the sabbath. It's so convenient to pay attention to only bits and pieces of scripture that help people for their own agendas, which becomes a hodge-podge of a religion that doesn't really exist. Then they call it Christianity or Judaism. What a crock.
Well, technically, you would never sacrifice an ox on Shabbat.
And I think you're misinterpreting "disrespectful"
try 2nd corinthians
historically speaking, after the destruction of the temple, you aren't supposed to do anything on the sabbath that people would normally have done in the temple (light a fire, sacrifice stuff, etc.). orthodox jews take this to mean not using electricity as well (as an interpretation of lighting a fire)
right. but back to the point, christianity doesn't say much about it, except for the fact that you probably have a moral obligation to try and convert your spouse, or at least raise the children with 'christian morals' or whatever.
"14Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people."
--2 Corinthians 6:14-16
Marriage with nonbelievers is very strongly discouraged (even prohibited, like the Bible verse above says). In Christian belief, the unity between a man and woman in marriage can't really be completed if the two spoeses are on different spiritual levels. Also, having different beleifs could leads to arguements and an unhappy marriage in the future.
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