Should a Christian and an Athiest marry.? They are in love and compatable in all other ways.?

Answer 1

My husband was an atheist when I met him, 7 years ago he became a follower of God's

Answer 2

Depends on the kind of Christian. Now, don't everyone start getting all fundamentalist on my a$$ about that. You know what I mean. A modern worshipper like a member of the United Church of Christ, or a progressive type like a Unitarian, etc. is probably going to get along just fine with an Atheist, because those churches don't seek to convert your spouse. There is room for differences of opinion and discussion in those sects.

But....the fundamentalist and/or the kind of person whose social life is largely built around church activities almost every night of the week...well, that would be a problem. If the Atheist spouse isn't comfortable participating...and feels pressured to change his or her views--then that's a recipe for divorce. Or never getting together in the first place.

Being male and female is different enough on its own, without adding the drama of religious incompatibility.

Answer 3

No, they should not marry. You've already been told a number of times that God instructs believers not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers. That is only a part of the scripture. Let me give you the scripture in context. 2 Corinthians 2:14-18 says: "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God and they will be my people." "Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you . I will be a 'Father to you and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord""
God makes his will concerning marriage between believers and unbelievers very clear.

Answer 4

Yes there is no reason you should not marry me:). other than existing spouses ect. Christians and athesit actually get alone well.
My wife is a christian but doesn't go to church. We get alone well, and debate religion often and have for years. In fact she is my main source of religion education and quiet accurate.
She kicks my butt occassionally if I get out of line on religion or anything.
As an atheist and christina we can both explore the whole area of religion from different views. We also look at other religions such as Ilsam and compare their history to hers and really see they were birthed from the same original thoughts. By now she is about in agreement wiht me on the beganing of religion and accepts evolution as the source of life and humans, but reserves god a place in it's process as does many christians and non christians.Neither of us forced our children to go to church or forced them to stay away but instead have let them chose after they were old enough. That has worked out well.

Answer 5

If you really want to married to him why not? But before you do you need to discuss will the children be raised as Christian or Atheist? Will you Baptize them? If something happens to one of you will the other spouse still raise the children as you agreed to? To what degree will holidays be celebrated (Easter, Christmas, Passover, etc.) And do you understand what each other believe and how will it interact in your lives (will you go to church, if you are in the Hospital would you want him to have your minister come, etc.)

This is just a tip of the iceberg that needs to be discussed. Better to discuss them now then latter and find out this is a bigger issue then you realized.

Answer 6

As long as the religion barrier is TRULY not an issue for either party, I would say go for it as long as they are really ready for marriage.

If one or the other felt even SLIGHTLY awkward about the other's religion, I would highly advise against it, even with full love and compatibility, unless one of them were ready to give up some or all of their beliefs, but I don't think that would be very healthy.

Answer 7

It depends!
Of course, people from different religion background can get married. No such law say you can't.

The question is how long the marriage can last!
If you look at the statistic of divorce. Couple who come from the same religion background could still end up in divorce.
I would say the chances to get divorced would be higher than people from same religion background.

Think these:
Two different belief, two different religion practice.
It could get ugly eventually.

Answer 8

If they can accept that about one another and have no expectations of that changing.

I was in a relationship with a hardcore christian once. I'm a hardcore atheist. And I can respect religious belief, but I need to be with someone who's on the same level with me about that kind of thing. I can have friends who are Christians, but I can't be with someone who is so different from myself in something I feel strongly about.

Another big thing to consider: From the Christian's point of view. Do you think your atheist partner is going to heaven? Can you be with someone if you don't think you'll share the afterlife with them?

From an atheist point of view: How did you come to be an atheist? Are you a former Christian? Do you think you're "past" Christianity? Do you think your partner's belief is silly at all?



I think it can work if it's not terribly important to either of you. But I am a hardcore atheist and while I can respect religion, I can't take it seriously enough to be with someone who's a nut about it.

Answer 9

If neither is rigid in their views and loves the person behind the form, absolutely. If rigid attachment to a thought system is there (almost to the point of fanaticism) in either person, then it would be a problem. Otherwise it won't be. Think about famous politically-mixed marriages such as Shriver/Schwarzenegger.

Answer 10

YES. My husband is a christian. We have great debates about theism vs. athiesm. The secret is RESPECT for each other's beliefs =)

Addendum in response to Josiebee....
Our 4 beautiful children have been blessed (in a Baptist church for his family), and baptized (for my family)...they take turns saying grace at dinner time. Why would I care if they do that? I like that they're exposed to different beliefs...then they can make an informed decision when they are older. And I won't begrudge them whatever they want to believe.

Answer 11

You just said that they are in love and compatible all other ways. If that means that they will live a happy marriage, and love each other, then they should go for it. They should respect each other's thoughts and opinions, and if that occurs, and truthfully, then all else should be fine.