TV is more important than religion. I believe so. It’s definitely a more important issue in a household of a married/unmarried couple living together. I mean, the only time religious belief could kinda become an issue is when you have kids. And even then, it doesn’t really matter. The kid will likely grow up and disagree with everything you’ve told them, and then eventually denounce whatever ideas and beliefs you’ve pushed upon him/her.
TV is another story. This is an everyday struggle, and if the two people don’t have some similar tastes in TV, this could end up being a disastrous situation. Oh sure, you could say Tivo would solve these problems, or that people should learn to watch TV shows their significant other likes with an open mind, but lets get real. There needs to be some sort of groundwork and foundation for shared TV watching.
All I’m saying is that world peace is possible, because I have no question that a Jew and a Muslim could stay married if they both love watching reruns of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
flyerzrule on November 10th, 2009
This is true only in the godless blue states. When I dated a Methodist in Tennessee, it was a big deal to her parents that I was not also a devout Methodist. Maybe you’re onto something though. If we subsidized TVs in the Middle East and beamed some satellite signals their direction, maybe they would chill out and not hate us so much.