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In France where I live, I suspect such community-based dating apps would be frowned upon and seen as close-minded. Most people I know see religion as something

In France where I live, I suspect such community-based dating apps would be frowned upon and seen as close-minded. Most people I know see religion as something people slowly liberate themselves from and not as a silo inside which you get married while keeping people from other faiths outside of your life. But I also understand this is a cultural difference with America, and I'm curious to read views from other people around the world in this thread. EDIT: not sure why I'm being downvoted, I'm trying to give a perspective from a different part of the world which I think is relevant to how such an app might be perceived there. I'm not trying to insult anyone.

Phlogistique 9y ago
I think you are wrong, as a quick Google search will reveal instantly: Muslim: https://www.islamunion.fr/ https://www.islamunion.fr/ http://www.meetarabic.com/ http://www.meetarabic.com/ https://www.mektoube.fr/ https://www.mektoube.fr/ Catholic: http://www.theotokos.fr/ http://www.theotokos.fr/ http://www.notre-dame-des-rencontres.com/ http://www.notre-dame-des-rencontres.com/ https://www.iktoos.com/ https://www.iktoos.com/ Jewish: https://www.jdream.fr/ https://www.jdream.fr/ http://www.e-mazal.com/ http://www.e-mazal.com/ http://j-link.fr/ http://j-link.fr/
- infruset 9y ago
  Point taken. I still think many people here would frown upon such websites, but maybe it's also a matter of my living in an echo chamber of atheist and internationalist liberals :-) I'd be curious to know what percentage of French people are strictly looking for a partner inside their religious or ethnic community compared to other countries.
patrickaljord 9y ago
> Most people I know see religion as something people slowly liberate themselves from and not as a silo As a French living in Paris coming from a Muslim family I think ironically you may be the one living in a silo. Most French Muslims do not agree at all with "religion as something people slowly liberate themselves from", this may be common among your mostly white liberal friends I suppose but it is _not_ the case for Muslims. Also, as have been pointed out, there are plenty of Jewish, Muslims and Catholics dating apps in France.
- infruset 9y ago
  Yes, I admitted as much in my other comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14921916 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14921916). Out of curiosity, do you think this has always been the case or is it a more recent trend?

Phlogistique 9y ago

I think you are wrong, as a quick Google search will reveal instantly: Muslim: https://www.islamunion.fr/ https://www.islamunion.fr/ http://www.meetarabic.com/ http://www.meetarabic.com/ https://www.mektoube.fr/ https://www.mektoube.fr/ Catholic: http://www.theotokos.fr/ http://www.theotokos.fr/ http://www.notre-dame-des-rencontres.com/ http://www.notre-dame-des-rencontres.com/ https://www.iktoos.com/ https://www.iktoos.com/ Jewish: https://www.jdream.fr/ https://www.jdream.fr/ http://www.e-mazal.com/ http://www.e-mazal.com/ http://j-link.fr/ http://j-link.fr/

infruset 9y ago
Point taken. I still think many people here would frown upon such websites, but maybe it's also a matter of my living in an echo chamber of atheist and internationalist liberals :-) I'd be curious to know what percentage of French people are strictly looking for a partner inside their religious or ethnic community compared to other countries.

patrickaljord 9y ago

> Most people I know see religion as something people slowly liberate themselves from and not as a silo As a French living in Paris coming from a Muslim family I think ironically you may be the one living in a silo. Most French Muslims do not agree at all with "religion as something people slowly liberate themselves from", this may be common among your mostly white liberal friends I suppose but it is _not_ the case for Muslims. Also, as have been pointed out, there are plenty of Jewish, Muslims and Catholics dating apps in France.

infruset 9y ago
Yes, I admitted as much in my other comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14921916 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14921916). Out of curiosity, do you think this has always been the case or is it a more recent trend?