Re: Shia / Sunni Marriages
I fully agree with Ma Mooli.
I'm all up for tolerance and being respectful towards the belief of others. However, I feel more comfortable with getting married to someone who shares the same beliefs. In fact, I would give preference to staying single than opting for inter-sect marriage for myself.
Besides, different sects have different aqeedahs and there are many other things that are followed and practiced differently. Often there are serious and major disagreements between different sects. Therefore, to make the marriage as smooth as possible, I would at least want the spouse to have the same aqeedah (and possibly manhaj) at least.
Btw... why is this discussion solely around Shia and Sunni marriages? What about other sects in Islam? How comfortable would you feel getting married to someone who follows another sect of Islam?