How important is it to date someone of the same religion?
31%
Very important
- Ashley Hayes, 24, from Los Angeles, CA
"You have to be on the same level of spirituality" - Alicia Cohen, 37, from New York, NY
"I could imagine dating a Republican!!!!!!" - Sara Bour, 23, from Urbana, IL
"Just so we're playing by the same rule book" - Rosie Dehoyos, 29, from Dallas, TX
"If you're very True to your religion." - Whitney R, 25, from Princeton, NJ
"If you feel strongly about certain issues, don't bother." - Mekalia Reid, 27, from New York, NY
"Life is hard enough, why have another thing to fight about?" - Justine Bour, 26, from Chicago, IL
"It'd be hard to live your whole life disagreeing about something so important." - Francesca Lacuesta, 29, from Sacramento, CA
"No radical extremists!" - Carly Twisselman, 25, from Los Angeles, CA
"Religion is a huge factor in my life" - Deeana Lowe-Chin, 24, from Miami, FL
"It will make other aspects of our relationship much easier to handle. Like raising children"
28%
Somewhat important
- Ashley Woolley, 25, from Chicago, IL
"Minor differences are OK, but I want us to agree on how we raise our children regarding religion." - Vanessa Jeong, 28, from San Leandro, CA
"Be open-minded! You never know what wonderful things you could find." - Rosie Dehoyos, 29, from Dallas, TX
"You could learn from each other." - Shelby Kovant, 25, from New York, NY
"As long as we respect each other and he's not too religious I don't care. " - Cheng-Cheng Lok, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"It obviously cannot be so different that it'll affect our relationship" - Tiffany Davis, 32, from San Diego, CA
"I am not religious so I could never date someone who was a holy roller" - Sara Koch, 30, from Youngstown, OH
"Political similarities are way more important than religious views." - Greta Eagan, 30, from New York, NY
"Common threads of belief are important, but it is also nice to challenge each other." - Whitney R, 25, from Princeton, NJ
"If one or both of you is passionate about it."
25%
Not that important
- Jessica Barrutia, 24, from Chicago, IL
"Again - respect" - Cheng-Cheng Lok, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"Just don't let it affect our relationship." - Wendy Farley, 44, from Charleston, SC
"As long as you communicate" - Grace Hsieh, 22, from San Diego, CA
"We all have our own beliefs that make us who we are." - Amy S., 25, from Chicago, IL
"As long as we have the same values and respect for our cultural traditions and histories." - Sara Koch, 30, from Youngstown, OH
"As long as he doesn't preach about his religion, it doesn't matter." - Erika San Miguel, 32, from Larkspur, CA
"There are far more important things that you should be looking for in a partner...like employment!" - Nadia Reiman, 28, from Brooklyn, NY
"Well, you're speaking to a cultural Catholic *mostly* secular, so just no Christian right, please."