The concept of marriage is influenced by religion. What's wrong with transnational marriage between China and the United States?

For transnational marriage, due to the differences in culture and values between the two countries, the influence of religion on the concept of marriage may be more prominent.

1, religious beliefs will have a certain impact on people's views on marriage. For example, some religions emphasize family and responsibility, and believe that marriage is a sacred contract and should be based on love, not a simple interest relationship. This concept will affect people's attitudes and expectations about marriage.

2. There may be some differences in religious beliefs in different countries, such as customs and legal systems. These factors will also have an impact on transnational marriage.

Religious belief has many influences on marriage and family.

First of all, religious beliefs have penetrated into the spiritual life of people in some countries, profoundly affecting their political systems and marriage legislation. Second, the solemn and sacred wedding ceremony held by various religions is a good education for the new couple's sense of responsibility for marriage and family. Thirdly, the marriage views of major religions still exert an indelible influence on the marriage life of religious groups through long-standing doctrines.

The researchers found that religion has a greater influence on "marrying with religion"

American scholars Liro and Chiswick found in a study of 1993 that the proportion of "intermarriage with the same religion" is very high among Judaism, Catholicism and Mormonism. They also confirmed that people with different beliefs are likely to divorce after marriage, especially those members of religious groups with strong exclusivity, who are more likely to divorce after marriage with people with different beliefs. Mormons who marry non-Mormons are three times more likely to divorce than Mormons who marry non-Mormons. 1990 Hayden and Pratt, two researchers from Brigham Young University in the United States, used the survey data to test the influence of three "same-religion marriage" indicators on marriage satisfaction and marriage stability. The results show that religious belief has the greatest influence on marriage satisfaction and stability. Going to church has only a slight impact; Belief in the Bible has nothing to do with the satisfaction and stability of marriage. This just confirms the conclusion of the above-mentioned researchers about the influence of "marriage with the same teacher" on marriage relationship.

The Protestant doctrine holds that marriage is sacred and established by God.

Therefore, in the church wedding, the priest asked the newlyweds to promise each other before God and the congregation, which reflected that Christianity attached importance to the sanctity of marriage and asked believers to take it seriously and not to act rashly. Many Catholic ethical theologians try to explain marriage from other angles. They attach importance to the combination of love in marriage, disagree that childbearing is the only or primary significance of marriage, and think that marriage should be the establishment of love groups. Islamic law stipulates that it is a natural obligation for Muslim men and women to get married and start a family when they are adults. In Muslim marriage, it is a necessary prerequisite to respect the autonomy of both parties in choosing a spouse. At the same time, both husband and wife are required to respect each other, love each other, help each other, complement each other, work together and live in harmony. Although Islam also advocates divorce autonomy, it is very cautious about divorce.

On the issue of marriage morality, Buddhism pays special attention to the value of family and emphasizes the maintenance of family stability.

The core of Buddhist marriage ethics is not adultery, and on this basis, it emphasizes the mutual loyalty and respect of husband and wife, not absolute opposition to divorce. On the condition of marriage, Buddhism emphasizes respecting the wishes of the parties concerned and advocates that Buddhists at home can marry people who do not believe in Buddhism. The vast majority of Taoists hold a positive attitude towards marriage, emphasizing the harmony of marriage life, but insisting on the separation of religion and marriage, and the two do not interfere with each other.

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When considering transnational marriage, we should carefully understand the religious beliefs and cultural customs of the other country, respect each other's religious beliefs and lifestyles, and strive to overcome the difficulties and challenges caused by religious differences. At the same time, it is also necessary to maintain an open mind and an attitude of mutual understanding in order to establish a harmonious and happy marriage relationship.