Missionary dating

Missionary dating

Missionary dating is a phrase used in a Christian context to describe when a person of one religion dates a person with differing beliefs for the purpose of changing that person's beliefs or religion.".[1]

Synonymous phrases include "dating for Jesus" or "flirt to convert". The concept of missionary dating is sometimes used to cover for or justify to one's self, family, or religious community, romantic interest in a non-Christian if the relationship might otherwise be frowned upon.

The morality and appropriateness of Missionary Dating is a controversial subject among some Christians[which?] with 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 being the primary scripture warning against being "unequally yoked":

“ Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people". Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty. ”

—2 Corinthians 6:14-18

See also

  • Flirty Fishing — an extreme form of missionary dating formerly employed by the Christian fringe movement Children of God
  • Love Jihad

References

  1. ^ "The Challenges of Missionary Dating for Christian Teens". About.com. http://christianteens.about.com/od/dating/a/MissionaryDatin.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-12. 



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