How does it differ from a non-Christian relationship? Were you both Christians when you met each other, or was only one of you a Christian? What do you see as the major faults of religiously differing relationships? I know I'm asking you to be very general and I acknowledge that every relationship is unique, Christian or non-Christian.
2006-09-25 04:36:26 · 17 answers · asked by Spookshow Baby 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hehe....I'm married to a christian =) It's great!! As much as I love debating here on YA, I get to do it at home too!!
We love each other very much, so our differeing opinions on this and many other issues don't change how we feel about each other at all. My hubby is the coolest christian I know =)
2006-09-25 04:42:01 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Mira♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm an atheist, my wife is Christian... she HATES that I spend so much time in this group, and if I even mention my beliefs I get absolutely no respect. A few times a year she pretty much demands that I go to church with her and sit and pick apart the service and she gets mad. What did she think I was going to do? Convert immediately? In the end, we decided not talking about our religious differences would be the best thing for us. It comes up occasionally but not nearly as much. There is more to life than religion thankfully.
2006-09-25 04:48:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife is a Christian and I'm Neo-Pagan.
We're been married since 1986 and the challenges that we've faced have not been around religion. When it comes to our faith we respect what the other believes and we try to help each other grow spiritually.
The biggest challenge has been how and what to teach our children. Daniel, our son, talks more about the Green Lady then he does about God or Jesus. I guess that raised some eyebrows in his Sunday school class. But I have confidence he'll find his own way. He's a smart little guy.
2006-09-25 04:45:43 · answer #3 · answered by Pablito 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C.S. Lewis said something to the effect that if false, Christianity means absolutely nothing and should not effect our lives at all, but if true, the implications of that Truth should be the foundation of our lives.
I think if you're a Christian and you find your foundation in Christ, then you can't make a relationship work with a non-believer. You would be standing on two completely different and often opposing grounds. One side would have to concede to the other on two many issues.
The Bible says " Do not be yoked with an unbeliever, because what does righteousness have to do with unrighteousness?"
yoked = very close relationship.. you can be friends with a non-believer.
2006-09-25 04:44:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My first marriage was a Christian one. We were both Christian when we married. The major fault of a marriage under the rule of Fundamentalist Christianity was that the men use the Bible as a weapon against their wives. It was very disrespectful and demeaning. That was my personal experience. The women are expected to be doormats.
2006-09-25 04:42:02 · answer #5 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 08:33:17 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not in a Christian-Christian relationship, but I"ve been in a Christian-NonChristian relationship a few times. I can say that the non relationships put a strain on me because my partner could not understand why I liked going to church or my religion. I had one boyfriend get jealous of my one hour a week devotion, one who bad mouthed Christ in front of me, and one who bad mouthed my parents for raising me Catholic. I'm not looking forward to going through that again.
2006-09-25 04:40:58 · answer #7 · answered by sister steph 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My wife and I are both Christians. I don't think our relationship is any different than anyone else's. We have the same trials and the same joys. God gives us strength through some of the harder times. We lost a baby a few years back. If we hadn't had our faith, I think it would have tore us apart.
2006-09-25 04:50:43 · answer #8 · answered by luvwinz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to be one of the luckiest couples out there..spouse and I
both of us were researching our way out of Christianity when we met in 1997 and we have enjoyed a journey together with sexuality, love, education, coffee, bookstores, travel and culture without religion dictating us what to do
during that journey (still going) we discovered Bettie Page and her mysterious story of being one of the most recognized icons of self expression then vanishing...to be found years later hiding in a Christian church
we attend an interfaith or non faith church/fellowship of educated and intellectually thinking people now, and many also came out of christianity and when did own studies found inconsistencies and flawed logic that promoted men over women not all equals and simply love each other or love god how you see fit
best part...
Years of sexual repression unleashed on me....LOL
and...same to her
it worked out great and we are closer to 'god' now many times a night
2006-09-25 04:47:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Married almost 14 years (in January) We are now born again Christians and we get along better than ever. We are better examples for our daughter. You can tell such a difference now than we were living our non-christian lives.
2006-09-25 04:37:38 · answer #10 · answered by momie_2bee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋