Joyce Larbi

Shop Attendant

The first thing I will do is to pray to God to change him, it won’t  be a one-day kind of prayer, it will be over a period of time. I will do well to talk to him about Christ and how he died for our sake. I will invite him to church in a very nice way like, Darling, can we go to church?

I will convince him if he refuses to go to church with me. Once I succeed in going to church with him, the rest will just fall in place. I will ensure that we pray together all the time, have our quiet time together and also pray together before we go to bed.

It won’t be an easy task but I will fast and pray about it. I will be the happiest person on earth if I succeed in converting him.

Safia Husni

Cashier

As a muslim, I will pray not to fall in love with a non-muslim but if it happens, I will pray to Allah Almighty to change him. I will talk to him about the Koran and its teachings. I will also take him to seminars about Islamic teachings and morals.

I will make sure I will be very humble and caring and take very good care of him so that he will listen to me when I suggest that he joins my religion. I will also make sure that we go to the mosque together every Friday and also teach him to pray five times a day as our religion requires. I will also teach him the times for the daily prayers.

When I succeed in doing all these, I am sure he will join my religion. If he really loves me and he is willing to make me his wife, he will listen to me and we will both live happily together.

 

Isaac Asante

Self Employed

I think it is only God who can change people so I will pray about it. I will pray and also convince her to join my religion. I will invite her to church, not only on Sundays but other church activities. If after all this she is still being difficult, I will have no choice than to leave her.

As I said earlier, it is not easy to change people so I will do my best but if she is still being difficult, then we will have to go our separate ways, difficult as that might be considering the fact that we are in love with each other.

It is a very sensitive issue that must be handled with care otherwise it can generate into something else. I would be very happy if I succeed in coverting her but if things don’t work out the way I want, it will be very difficult to stay in the relationship.

 

Prince Kwasi Appiah

Self-Employed

I will find a way around and quit the relationship because I believe that you don’t go into relationships to change someone’s beliefs and tradition. We need to compromise so if she doesn’t compromise, I will leave her.

That will be after all the convincing, if all my efforts prove futile, my sister, we would have to split because I cannot be in a relationship with someone who does not believe in the God I serve. It might be difficult to quit especially if we are crazy about each other but we won’t have an alternative if she still wants to remain a non-Christian.

If she really loves me, it should not be difficult for her to accept my religion but if she insists on remaining a non-Christian, then that will be the end of our beautiful relationship.

 

Wonder Akpeke

Engineer

First of all, I will advise her to take my religion. I will convince her to become a Christian so that we can go to church together and also pray with her when  we are home. If she really loves me, she will listen to me and join me.

It won’t be a one-day affair, it will be over a period of time because it won’t be easy to convince someone to take up something she is not used to or doesn’t know anything about. Day in, day out, I will be talking to her all in an effort to convince her to become a Christian

If she doesn’t change after all my efforts but has a good character, I will ignore the issue of religion and go ahead to marry her. I am sure my family and friends will be against it and wonder why I want to marry a non-Christian but if I love her and she has a good character inspite of the fact that she is not a Christian, I will marry her.

 

Bright Ocloo

Graphic Designer

We all have our beliefs so I won’t force her to become a Christian if she is not,  after all, it is love we are talking about and not religions so I won’t bother her at all. Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that Christianity does not matter, all I am saying is that if we love each other and are happy together, we should not allow religion to separate us.

There may be couples who are both Christians but are not happy so am I not better off marrying a non-Christian who will make me happy and with whom I can have my peace of mind?

People have their own beliefs so it will be quite difficult to try to force someone into something they don’t believe in. We can always come to some kind of compromise so we can live together in peace rather than trying to force someone to become a Christian.

 

Matilda Korbah

Lotto Staker

I will convince him to become a Christian because my parents won’t allow me to marry from a different religion but most importantly we must understand each other and there won’t be a problem. With time, he may change, little by little.

If I manage to take him to church on a few occasions, my prophet may predict something that might come to pass and that may make him see the greatness of the Almighty, who knows, after that he may believe in God and start worshipping with me.

With that, he will become a Christian without me forcing him. That will be easier and more convenient rather than me forcing him to become a Christian. God is good and He makes all things beautiful in His own time. When my husband-to-be becomes a Christian, I will be the happiest person on earth because our love will be stronger and we will live happily together.

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