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Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Have Rules About Dating?Frequently Asked Questions About Jehovah’s Witnesses
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Christians who want to marry are commanded to choose only a fellow believer. (1 Corinthians 7:39) Jehovah’s Witnesses view this command as referring not merely to a person who respects our beliefs but to one who shares and practices those beliefs as a baptized Witness. (2 Corinthians 6:14) God has always directed his worshippers to marry only those of the same faith. (Genesis 24:3; Malachi 2:11) This command is also practical, as modern researchers have found.b
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Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Have Rules About Dating?Frequently Asked Questions About Jehovah’s Witnesses
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b For example, an article in the journal Marriage & Family Review stated that “three qualitative studies of long-term marriages have indicated that similarity in religious orientation, religious faith, and religious beliefs are key factors in long-term marriages (25-50+ years).”—Volume 38, issue 1, page 88 (2005).
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