Does love mean changing your religion?

Miss Universe 2011 third runner-up Shamcey Supsup’s witty answer in the Q&A portion of the pageant endeared her all the more to Pinoys. She’s done us proud. She exuded grace under pressure. Up and up with Supsup!

In the spirit of fun, I asked some celebrities the same question: Would you change your religious beliefs for the man you love? Why or why not?

As pour moi, it doesn’t really matter if the man I love doesn’t worship the same God as I do, as long as we worship each other next to the God of our choice. Religion, just like love, cannot be imposed. My partner and I can pick up the good from each other’s religion and apply it to our relationship to make it stronger.

Talk about unity in diversity. Love in itself is a religion, so as long as we truly love each other, everything else, including our faith, will fall into place.

LANI MERCADO: “Love is not only a function of the heart. It is also an act of the mind. I do not think I will ever love a man who does not share my faith. And even if I will, I will follow my mind which is positioned higher than my heart.”

AMY PEREZ: “I once made a mistake of changing my religion for the one I love. I will not do it again because I realized that my faith in God is the most important thing in the world and that He is the one I should love above all.”

PRECIOUS LARA QUIGAMAN: “No, I will not. Religion doesn’t matter. It’s your personal relationship with God that does. He can ask me to change my religion but he can never take away my love for the One who created and saved me.”

MIRIAM QUIAMBAO: “I will not change my religion to marry the one I love because it is my faith that is the foundation of my values and principles. What I would do is share my faith with my partner so that he, too, will come to know God whom I love first and foremost. True love transcends all boundaries, cultures and religions. We must respect one another because God is love.”

AIKO MELENDEZ: “I wouldn’t trade my faith for love. If a man loves me, he should respect my religion. That way I will know if he is really sincere and genuine with the way he feels about me and my beliefs.”

DAIANA MENEZES: “I think just like politics, religion cannot be changed in a marital agreement. To begin with, two people fall in love because they have mutual beliefs. The love you and your partner share will eventually bring you to a journey where you’ll find your own faith as a couple. So it doesn’t matter what religion you believe in, as long as you are willing to make the relationship work. God will accept the positivity in your relationship. God is everywhere regardless of what religion you follow.”

THREESOME

GMA Network fires up its afternoon block with the drama series “Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Langit,” airing weekdays on Dramarama sa Hapon after “Sinner or Saint.”

It is top-billed by the fresh and promising love triangle of Michelle Madrigal as the ambitious Bridgitte, Mike Tan as the happy-go-lucky Jonas and Carla Abellana as the kind-hearted Ellery.

It follows the intertwined lives of two women bound by forces of envy, love and revenge.  Love’s ultimate trial has always been a “triangle.” Make way for the new quarrelsome threesome on daytime TV.

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