Unequal Yoking: A Theatrical Exploration Of Religious Conflict In Marriage In Ghana

Abstract

Research has shown that conflict in marriage is inevitable. The incidence and prevalence of religious conflict in marriage, however, leaves much to be desired. This research intends to discuss religious conflict in marriage of same-faith couples. This is termed as intra-faith based marriages because couples practice the same-faith, with differences in doctrines due to church affiliation. This research through the play Unequal Yoking exposes the excesses of differences in doctrines of same-faith- as juxtaposed to marriages of inter-faith couples. The play further discusses other issues that are likely to cause conflict in marriage. This research also seeks to establish the fact that intra-faith based marriages have more conflict due to different practices in doctrines. Interviews and questionnaires were administered and findings based on the subject truly represented. The questionnaires were administered within the confines of The University of Ghana, Legon campus and with members of the Sheepfold Chapel on the Spintex Road in Accra. The questionnaires were administered to respondents who were legally married and living with their spouses. The data was collated and analysed accordingly.