Single and Saved at SC State
Lacreatcia Adams
Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: News
Everyone is different. Therefore as the future leaders of society, we must learn to be more understanding and respectful towards those who have a strong belief in God and have that desire to date.
Let's face facts, there are people out in the world who are stereotypical and will classify a person as being "un-dateable" merely because they choose to live their lives according to God's word.
This should not be the case here, yet people still choose to remain ignorant to the truth. To learn more, we interviewed junior physics major Jasmine Oliver about her religious beliefs and how she applies them to dating.
The Collegian: How does your faith in God come into play with your relationships?
Jasmine Oliver: My faith in God shapes the relationship. In terms of the guys that I choose to date and then when I'm dating someone, I pray about it; talk to God about the guy, asking if this is the guy for me, for it will work out, and if not, that he'll [God] will break it up before we get too close and too into each other to listen to his voice in the relationship.
The Collegian: Have you broken up with a person because of different religious beliefs?
Jasmine Oliver: Yes, I have. I was dating a guy and he was a Christian but we were two different denominations, and his denomination was very radical. They believed that you are only going to heaven if you are baptized in this denomination and I didn't believe that, because I believe that everyone that follows Christ and that is baptized and saved and has a relationship with Him is going to heaven. Not just those people who are in a certain denomination.
So we were very close; he was a great guy but because of the difference in our views of Christ, I did break up with him. And I don't regret it, I don't.
TC: Do you think people can date other Christians of different denominations?
JO: Oh definitely. Yes I do. It depends on the person and depends on just how they view it. I would date somebody outside of my denomination. I even go to a church outside my denomination. But if that denomination's view is so radical and so closed that they can't accept other Christ followers then no. Because I'm not going to change for somebody just because somebody says this is the way you have to be and I don't think the same way.
Let's face facts, there are people out in the world who are stereotypical and will classify a person as being "un-dateable" merely because they choose to live their lives according to God's word.
This should not be the case here, yet people still choose to remain ignorant to the truth. To learn more, we interviewed junior physics major Jasmine Oliver about her religious beliefs and how she applies them to dating.
The Collegian: How does your faith in God come into play with your relationships?
Jasmine Oliver: My faith in God shapes the relationship. In terms of the guys that I choose to date and then when I'm dating someone, I pray about it; talk to God about the guy, asking if this is the guy for me, for it will work out, and if not, that he'll [God] will break it up before we get too close and too into each other to listen to his voice in the relationship.
The Collegian: Have you broken up with a person because of different religious beliefs?
Jasmine Oliver: Yes, I have. I was dating a guy and he was a Christian but we were two different denominations, and his denomination was very radical. They believed that you are only going to heaven if you are baptized in this denomination and I didn't believe that, because I believe that everyone that follows Christ and that is baptized and saved and has a relationship with Him is going to heaven. Not just those people who are in a certain denomination.
So we were very close; he was a great guy but because of the difference in our views of Christ, I did break up with him. And I don't regret it, I don't.
TC: Do you think people can date other Christians of different denominations?
JO: Oh definitely. Yes I do. It depends on the person and depends on just how they view it. I would date somebody outside of my denomination. I even go to a church outside my denomination. But if that denomination's view is so radical and so closed that they can't accept other Christ followers then no. Because I'm not going to change for somebody just because somebody says this is the way you have to be and I don't think the same way.
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