i heard that most native american tribes don't believe in interracial marriages. is that true?
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You can never generalize.  Some do some dont.  Just like some Black folks, I propose, might think its wrong to marry Indians.\n\nBottom line, its up to the individual, but for what it's worth, this is not an uncommon occurance, especially in the South.  I personally can think of maybe a half dozen Black Indians I know, but then again I live in Oakland, CA, a place with large Native and Black communities.
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Yes, it is possible to have a successful interreligious marriage, if both partners are willing to accept those differences.  There will need to be a discussion about how the kids (should you have any) would be raised.  You may choose to bring them up in one tradition while teaching them about the other, or perhaps find some way to encorporate both into their lives.  I'm from such a marriage (Jewish father, Roman Catholic Christian mother) and while I was raised as a Christian, we also celebrated Jewish holidays like Hanukkah.\n\nAs for whether one partner should be made aware of the other's religion, absolutely!  Especially since the relationship is serious enough to be considering marriage, it's crucial to communicate about these kinds of details with your partner if the relationship is to be successful.  Withholding that information is not respectful of the other partner, as they should be aware of the faith of their partner when they marry him/her (particularly if marriage is viewed as a holy union).
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Interracial marriage was still against the law in sixteen states in 1967. The first law in America against interracial marriage was in 1664. If this is any indication how long it takes people in this country to come around to common sense, my guess would be we can expect the legalization of gay marriage in about 300 years.\n\nChristians believe Jews are sinners who are going to the same hell as homosexuals, but it's not fashionable to metaphorically burn crosses on Jewish lawns these days. However gays are a such a small minority with not much political voice - like blacks were a minority in the good old days of religion-justified segregation - so Christians prefer to talk about hell for homosexuals rather than hell for Jews.  \n\nThe Ku Klux Klan echoes what self-righteous Christians raged on and on about in years past: "Interracial marriage is a violation of God’s Law.” In 1967 a Virginia judge sentenced to jail an interethnic couple who got married in Washington, D.C. with the following explanation: "Almighty God created the races white, black, yellow, malay and red, and he placed them on separate continents. The fact that he separated the races shows that he did not intend for the races to mix."\n\nThink "Bible Belt" and evangelical zealots as you ponder the list of states that did not legalize interracial marriage until a court decision in *1967* invalidated their bigoted laws: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. (Delaware was the only northern state that fell in line with the evangelical fanatics.)\n\nAnd South Carolina and Alabama had written laws against interracial marriage into their state constitutions, which weren't changed until 1998 (SC) and 2000 (AL). \n\nRegardless of how the uberChristians try to justify their intent to deny a basic human freedom to persons they condemn, it all comes down to their own intolerance, bigotry and injustice (which is not very Christ-like of them, is it?)\n\nWhat opponents of gay marriage can't seem to grasp is that marriage is NOT required to be a religious institution, therefore religious restrictions (if any truly exist) have no part in the matter of gay marriage. \n\nIt does not matter in the least how the bible, Dr. Seuss or Fredrich Nietzsche define marriage. Marriage is a civil institution open to atheists, agnostics, and the lunatic fringe, regardless of whether or not they believe in a god, in a bible, or Charlie Brown's Great Pumpkin. \n\nEven their bible-based bigotry can't support the Christian prejudice against gays, but it should make them wonder why they themselves break so many Old Testament laws that were never modified or deleted by God. Could it be that some 'laws' pertained to a certain time or a certain people? Could it be that some 'laws' were deliberately tampered with in translation and interpretation? In a word, YES.\n\n< The meaning of the Greek words arsenokoités and malakos (translated simply as "homosexuals" in most modern versions; as "effeminate" and "abusers of themselves with mankind" in the King James Version of the Bible) used in Corinthians 6:8-10 has been a hotly contested matter. Conservative Christians and some moderates view the passage as specificially referring to homosexuals. However, liberal and some moderate Christians see these passages obscure in meaning and do not believe that these passages refer to homosexuality, since the word "homosexual" wasn't coined until 1892]. They find the view that these words refer to homosexuality as a contemporary interpretive bias that wasn't intended by the original author(s) of the text.>
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I have had this convo many times with people of those backgrounds that believe in it. From what I know they actually have a higher sucess rate than the "normal' marriages... I was shocked because my first thought would be that it doesnt work but then I thought about it and it made sense. \n\nReligions that believe in that sort of thing are quite diffrent from americans in there perspetives on morals and etc... so I think their way of living makes them have better odds.. Now if Americans started doing it I think it would fail greatly.
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of course i question it sometimes. its only normal. as to inter racial marriage, and the rest you said, not all christians believe the same thing or judge so easily. as a matter of fact, NO ONE should judge except for god. so dont listen to them. \n\nlove others, love god, love yourself. i dont see the harm in that
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The theory that gay marriage is wrong because it somehow threatens male-female marriage is a crock of shite.  Tradition is no reason to continue a practice.  To say that we should prohibit gays from marrying because we have not allowed it up til now and marriage has traditionally be between a man and a woman it no different that that standard answer your parents gave you when you asked why you could not eat your dessert first -- "because we say so."  Makes no sense.  It offers no logic.  Guess what else is tradition -- traditionally we don't let jews play at our golf courses.  And traditionally we don't let blacks marry whites (there were actually laws on the book in most states, so it went beyond tradition, it was the law).  Traditionally, children slept on their stomaches, until the scientists told us that the chances of SIDS skyrocketed when an infant doesn't sleep on its back.  So don't give me that tradition garbage.  We don't continue doing things just because that how it has always been done.  The american people deserve better than that -- we deserve to know how it benefits the overall society.  The bottomline is that monogomy and marital committment is a major benefit to modern society, whether it is between opposite sexes or the same sexes.
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Thank you very much for informing me.  I honestly did not have a clu as to why Indians wore them.  I assumed it meant that you were married, but you have given me knowledge into a deeper aspect of it.  I will respect it more now, when I see someone with that.  I appreciate your elaboration and information provided.  I think people ask a lot because they honestly don't know why.  Especially if they are not Indian, because mostly all cultures don't ever do that.
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Yes I would. But because of our country's history, I understand the sociology behind your question. Never fear, with interracial relationships becoming more and more accepted, in a few generations, people will be embarrassed to be 100% anything!
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I particularly like "Same Sex Unions in Pre Modern Europe" by John Boswell and it would be neat to see his evidence online, perhaps in timeline form.  Gay marriage is a hot topic, and those of us who do history know that this whole "marriage has always been between a man and a woman" thing is total crap.  Plenty of societies have had, allowed, and encouraged same sex marriage, like Native American societies.  I would like to see more about that online.
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I am a white American Female and my husband, a Filipino, is the best thing that has ever happened to me.  I could not imagine life without him.  Interracial marriage is perfectly acceptable as long as the people love each other and are ready to forge a new life together whatever the obstacles.  Our biggest obstacle was some cultural stuff because we grew up so very differently, but with time love and tenderness we worked through it and are falling more in love everyday!
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I don't, but I've heard some say they are part Native American because it sounds exotic.
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It all depends on what nation they are in. If it's a racist type nation then then society will be very cruel and hateful towards mixed race marriages. Go to a secular country where every one is respected then the problem hardly exists.
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yes i am, me and boyfriend have been together for almost two years now and He is Afican American and Im Native American and we have a ten year age difference. We have many differences but we also have a lot of common ground between us. If you have anymore questions just ask away i would be happy answer
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I noticed that you did'nt mention a specific tribe.\nDifferent tribes have different dances.\nDifferent tribes have different beliefs.\n\nYou got to be more specific.\n\nAs to the person that answered previously:\nAnybody with common sense would know this.
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No, I don't believe in Adam and Eve because if it were true, how would different races come about?\nAnd yeah, it would be incest.. lol
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I'm for it.  Marriage is a ceremony that recognizes the love of two people and their commitment to be together.  How can a civilization that preaches love and equality for all ban two people from marrying regardless of sex, religion, color, what ever?  People talk about religion but tons of people get married without going through a religious ceremony.  Marriage is an institution, it is a classification of couples status.  Neither of those two things care about what sex the two people are.  No one is hurt by two people marrying and it doesn't in any way affect any other two people who are married so why ban it?
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It might lead to it in the long run, polygamists might eventually get the court precidence if gay marriage goes through. Legally speaking, it could easily happpen. There really hasn't been "homosexual marriage" in history, but there have been hundreds of societal examples of it being extremely common, and expected, valued, and practiced - the greeks, the spartans, the japanese, etc. It has only been considered 'unnatural' in some western cultures over the past 1,000 years or so. In many cultures, it has only become 'unnatural' in the last 200 years or less, and that is simply because of Western ideals being imported.