Interfaith Marriages in America (original) (raw)

Research continues on the intricacies of Interfaith Marriages. Mike Ghouse Nearly 40% of weddings in the United States are interfaith. Indeed, two in five South Asian Americans marry outside their faith, that is, marrying with a Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jew, Sikh, or the other that includes even Atheists. The Religious Landscape Study 1 by the Pew Survey found that "almost four-in-ten Americans (39%) who have married since 2010 have a spouse who is in a different religious group. By contrast, only 19% of those who wed before 1960 report being in religious intermarriage." "The reciprocal connection between religion and family life makes the topic of religious intermarriage of particular importance in the sociology of religion. Spousal influences are key for motivating religious switching and other religious commitments. The idea of conversion is more prevalent among the South Asian communities and primarily among Christians and Muslims.