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World religions fundamentally distinguish on elements of both faith and ritual. So when the sun shines across the interfaith divide, rain is not needed to cause interfaith conflict (Andre, Can Interfaith Relationships Work?). What do you do if you or your partner take your religion more seriously? said Stephen Prothero (Prothero, take religious differences seriously). Interfaith marriages are those between individuals of different religious beliefs. Some spouses have a very limited connection to their religion; for others, religion forms the center of their lives. Some spouses recognize the value of religions other than their own. While on some occasions they might see another religion as a form of Satanism. “Everyone comes from a different perspective than their partner. If you're not brother and sister, it's a mixed marriage,” said Nora Rubel (Rubel, How to Make Interfaith Relationships Work). A partner can make many changes and alterations to their life in order to harmoniously experience an interfaith relationship. Communication is the solution to any relationship. Therefore, a couple worships separately or together. In any case they may stop visiting their holy place to prevent religious disputes within their marriage. This has the advantage of reducing conflicts over differences in religious culture. Even though it might not be worth it. Instead, there are ways to unite traditions by taking time to learn about each other's faith traditions (Dadlani, Interfaith Marriages: Celebrating Diversity). Membership in a religious group may be such a necessary element of the religiosity of one or both spouses that it cannot be withdrawn for long. Often one or both spouses will want to become religiously more dete......middle of paper......ler, Susan Katz. “The reason to raise your child with two religions.” TIME. Np, 06 November 2013. Web. 20 March 2014. .Morgan, Valerie, Marie Smyth, Gillian Robinson and Grace Fraser. “CAIN: CSC: Report: Intermarriage in Northern Ireland.” CAIN: CSC: Report: Intermarriage in Northern Ireland. University of Ulster, 15 January 2013. Web. 2 February 2014. .Prothero, Stephen. "Stephen Prothero: Take religious differences seriously | Faith and leadership." RSS. Np, 03 May 2011. Web. 18 March 2014. .Rubel, Nora. “Interfaith Relations 2.0.” Oprah.com. Np, nd Web. March 18. 2014. .