I wouldn't ever date outside my race. It is not anyones business why. It's my choice and no one can tell me it's wrong and be right about it.

Hello All:
this is an issue that I have struggled with all my life. My father is black and my mother is white, and therefore I am labled mulatto. The real truth in this matter is that there are no pure strands of race/genetics anymore. Take my situation, if I marry and reproduce with a white man that wuld make our child 1/4 black and 3/4 white, should this child recieve a new racial label because it doesn't fit into one already? Futhermore, regardless that the majority of the child's ancestory would be white, if the the child had any black traits society would label it black amyway. Is is race a matter or a person's genetics/. or what you percieve the persons background to be?

As for the comment made about cutting open a dog and it bleeding red- this statement disgusted me to the fullest...PLEASE elaborate on your opinion, because right now I feel that your comparing people that aren't of your race to dogs. Please correct me. Also, you discussed cultural idenity. My mother is
French and we've long perserved French/ Christian/ Urban "Black" customs in our house, my cultural idenity will be richer than most peoples, becasue I get to take more than one culture with me. Can you say the same?
~~~~`Peace within~~~~~~

If two people are in love the fact that they are of differnet races should not affect them at all. If they are truely in love than the extra challenges that come with interracial dating won't bother them.
Are we to say, "It's okay to go to school(and anywhere else for that matter) with them but not to date them?

I am liberal and proud of it. Yeah Toho, Bushsupporter..... how awful. Has Bushsupporter been living under a rock??? Has he seen America lately? How is it that one can believe that others who don't believe in the Christian God will go to Hell? That they will succumb to evil so easily? I know lots of moral, good, non- Christians. But how did this topic get so involved with God? I thought it was about interracial dating?

I cannot believe some of this stuff I am reading. It is unbelieveable... beyond me. If you do not believe in interracial dating than you are racist. I have 2 adopted and 1 foster sibling who are interracial and they are the best people in the world. Why would they be any different from anybody else. Bushsupporter, practice what you preach. If you believe in God and all his power and everything you say you believe in, why are you opposed to this??? Why would God put all these different people on the Earth and expect us to join only with our own specific race and creed? If He wanted that, why aren't we all the same???????? Because we are diverse, and that's how we are meant to be. You know, it would be really interesting to talk to you and find out what else you support. Don't tell me you don't have any friends that are of different religious beliefs. Why do you hang out with them if you are so opposed to the two combining????? To all you who support the mix, yeah! It's people like you who will make the world a better place. I am just so frustrated when I hear junk like this.... aaaaarrrggggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

bushsupporter, i believe that you are going to hell, and i'll tell you why:
1. no human being in ill-spawned in the eyes of Yah.
2. haven't you ever heard the story of the tower of babylon? look it up.
3. there are way too many people in the world being raised "wrongly", or "evily" to not have caused armageddon already.
4. more people commit "sins" then can fit in hell, ever if you believe in Dante's circles.
5. 'judge not lest ye be judged'. no one has the power to condemn but G*d. YOU are not G*d, no matter how much you believe to the contrary.

In closing, bushsupporter, I recommend some pre-marital sex. Try a nice jewish girl. It might change your mind about the whole 'freaks of nature' thing.

for those specific persons who said that the Bible is not a fairy tale, riddle me this: what do you learn about in sunday school? biblical STORIES, right? right. how dare you say that those of us that can PROUDLY CLAIM we are not christian are going to burn in hell? you can't even prove there IS a hell, much less decide who gets to go there for eternity. so watch yourself, alright? YOU are not G*d, YOU do not decide who goes to hell, and who gets heaven.

YOur arguments make no sense whatsoever. Did I just understand this incorrectly, or were you actually saying that a child born of different races would be physically and mentally damaged? Cause that's the biggest bunch of crap I'VE ever heard. Also, just because you don't believe in christianity or a god, doesn't mean you can't be a moral person, nor do you have to work very hard to be one. Being too religious can make it just the worse; do we have to mention the Islamic radicals? Christians have done some horrible, horrible stuff too in their past, and they still are. heard about the number of Catholic priests found out to have abused children? Again, just because you're atheist doesn't mean you're evil.
Secondly, you're argument about dogs and blood. Dogs are another species, not race. Humans are all the same species! That's why we're not mating with other animals. While we're on it, dogs mate between races too, or why would we call some mutts? Also, many people are beautiful too when they are born of mixed people. I have some friends who prove the point. And cultures should be retained yes, but they should also be shared. It would be very very boring if the same people from each culture married each other, when would we learn anything new? By the way, that's also another reason why wars start. So yeah, I think interracial and intereligous dating is the way to go.

G*d, 'bushsupporter', i have never been more ashamed about being american. YOU are what's wrong with this world, not the atheist, agnostic, or even *gasp* wiccan peoples that help to perpetuate the freedom of religion in this country. YOU are pure and unsullied evil, in it's most pathetic form: you are a hanger-on. I don't care that you are a republican, but I do care that you have the audacity to think you may shove your christianity down another human being's throat, or rub their noses in your rightousness the way a cruel master would rub a pup's nose in it's own excrement. YOU ARE A *****.

yes of course it depends on the guy not his race and he don't have to be the cutiest thing but should brush wash floss u know nesscary but his race don't have nothing to do with it but religion has a little to do with it

You are really geting on my nerves bushsupporter. Stop acting all high and mighty. I respect the fact that you have your beliefs established and you every right to feel the way you do. Quit trying to prove everyone who doesn't agree with you wrong. I it's not their belief who are you to say they're wrong. I am also a Christian but, I learned the hard way not to condemn or convince any one. Judge not lest ye be judged.

Hi all... My few cents on the issue....

FACT: if you take any person from anywhere and compare him/her to any other person from anywhere, they would be 99.9% related.
When it comes to genetics, race is IRRELEVANT! There is no "black gene" or "white gene" or any other gene related ONLY to one race.

FACT: the idea of race we use today is no more than a couple thousand years old. The human race is at least 250 thousand years old.
The modern idea of race is only a way to classify things based on appearance, and has little to do with any real difference. Since race doesn't really exist, interracial dating is a completely invented idea. In fact, WE'RE ALL ONE RACE!

When it comes to religion, things get stickier. Whether one should or should not date outside of one's religion is really something that depends on how comfortable that person feels with someone who doesn't agree on some of the most fundamental things. That's a personal choice, and personally, I'm not against.

Hi , I'm new here but I just figured I'd give my opinion on the subject.Anywayz I think it should'nt mattter what a persons race,age,or ethinic background is , all that matters is if they love(or like) you and you like them.I mean like who really cares what everyone else thinks about their relationships?

I think interracial dating is perfectly fine. If I were interracil,i think i would be proud that my parents were so open-minded and didnt let other's close-mindedness affect their love. As far as religion goes,i disagree that the child wouldn't be led down the "right" path. My mother and grandmother,whom i was raised by, had a heavy believe in god,and i turned out to be agnostic. So that just goes to show you,there is always the chance that they will grow to question their religion.

it would be fair to point that out...that you are the Minority in this group. My My you probably need to get with the "New" voices....look at all those replys...no one is feeling as you do...SCARYYYYYY...Thank God or that higher power you appear to be flying solo or would that be so low.....as to think you are so righetous...yuck!!

I am going to say right now that I believe interreligious and interratial relationships are not a good idea. Beyond this, everything is a matter of perspective. I hope we are all too smart to say that the children of these relationships will be physically or mentally messed up at birth as a result of their conception.
The problem then gets more complicated. Ill start with religion. A few atheist replied that they were perfectly moral people, without the influence of religion. Im sorry to hear that you dont belive in God, but good for you on the morality. Without religion, morality is based on lagic and will-power. When confronted with situations, these do not hold up well against temptations of instant pleasure. If they work for you, I am impressed. For dating, I could never date a non-chrisitian, beacuse they would not share in somthing that is such a big part of my life. How can two people who disagree on one of the most important things in the world have a strong relationship?
Then this comes into a mixed-religion marraige. A combination of religions make things alot more difficult for the child. If two moral atheists want to teach their kid to be a moral atheist, I wish them good luck. Most religions beyond this have guidelines and reasons for good behavior. For a child to be raised properly in a 2-parent situation, the parents should agree on these guidelines and reasons, and practice them for themselves. If the beliefs of one parent negates the beliefs of another, its not going to much more than confuse the kid as to his/her percieved truth.
Race is a whole new ball game. I am opposed to this too, but not for morality reasons. Pepperann argued that we all bleed red. If someone to cut open a dog, it would bleed red too, but I dont see anyone arguing for the right for people to date their dogs. Races are unique. Every one has distinctive features that are beautiful. Why would we want to eliminate cultural identity? America is different from almost every other region of the world, becasue people came here by choice, not geographical necessity. For this reason, mixing of cultures is based on choice, not nature. I believe that cultures are best left interacting with one anoter, not becomeing one. Long story short, its not going to make you evil, or make your kids freaks, it is just not natural.

I'm white ("a cracker"), but I find a lot of black guys incredibley sexy (Tyrese, oh yeah baby). I have no problem with interracial dating.

Where I am from there is this saying: "Love is blind. It doesn't know anything except what it feels." I believe that nothing is wrong with interracial dating. Color doesn't matter to me. I live in the old south and racism is everywhere, but only against blacks. Like here if a white girl and a black guy get together then she is thought of as white trash, but at the same time a white girl and a guy from some other country can get together and no one thinks anything. The same goes for guys and black girls and guys and girls from other countries. Their is nothing worng with it. If their was why can we all live in the same country and get along and be friends? Shouldn't that be wrong too if interracial dating is?

I dont think that religon matters. If you really love someone, who cares who they worship or if they worship at all. The only problem i can see is if your parents are opposed to you dating someone outside your religon, and even that can be overcome. But i guess if you really think it will be a problem you should try not to get romantically involved with anybody who might not agree. I personally think it's a shame to not have all options open, think of the people you might miss out on being with. Everybody is different so it's really up to each person.

What are you talking about the "right" path? The child will grow up with your religion, but when he/she is older they will choose what is right for them anyways. Just because everyone doesn't believe in what you do, doesn't mean they are going to spend a lifetime in eternity. If God is a merciful god, which I am told he is, why would he do that to everyone because they didn't believe in him? Don't they also say that you should forgive everyone, even if he's different? I don't think we will all be spending an eternity in hell, just because you marry someone who is of a different religion than you.