...an Atheist / Wiccan / Pagan / Buddhist / non-Christian if you loved them?
(I exclude children from the relationship since otherwise everyone would say "But what would we raise the children to believe?")
And, once married, would you leave them be to practice their own religion and not try to convert them?
2007-01-17 10:11:02 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I DID marry someone who isn't an atheist like me.
We ARE raising a child together.
So far... all goes smoothly.
It's pretty easy for us to leave each other to our beliefs... he's a non-spiritual agnostic theist (basically a Deist) and, like I said, I'm an atheist. He thinks something "supernatural and powerful" is out there... somewhere... and he's not sure what it is... and he doesn't think it has anything to do with our reality as it exists now. SO... this "thing" is pretty much as inconsequential to him as the entire concept is to me. The only difference is that he thinks it exists and I don't.
2007-01-17 10:16:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I have a few people in my life from each category that I love and could potentially marry right now (except Buddhist, don't know one of those) but I would not consider it.
My beliefs drive every decision I make in life. How can you be in a relationship as intimate as a marriage with someone who is not on the same page as you? That would make everything that much harder.
HEY SEAN!!!
2007-01-17 10:16:50 · answer #2 · answered by Sheryl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if we were incapable of adopting or having kids how would marrying someone of a different religion make that change? i don't know......if you're saying would i still marry anyone knowing that i couldn't have kids w/ them then yeah i would. but i would probably marry another christian..but i do respect ppl of other religions and don't try to force mine upon them. my faith is so important to me that i'd want to share that with my husband and see eye to eye on that.
2007-01-17 10:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did.
I married an agnostic/atheist.
That was two kids and three beautiful grand kids ago.
No I don't try to convert her, I like her just the way that God made her even if she doesn't believe in him.
Love and blessings Don
2007-01-17 10:18:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.Christians are not to be unequally yoked (or married) with people of other religions.If a Christian did marry a non-Christian,he/she would be trying to tell them about God,because if you really loved them enough to marry them,you would love them enough to try and save them.Whether the non-Christian appreciates this or not is another matter.
2007-01-17 10:19:58 · answer #5 · answered by Serena 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good question. I might be capable depending on the circumstances and dynamics of our relationship. This is difficult to answer hypothetically. I wouldn't say that it would be impossible. That's the best I can do.
2007-01-17 10:30:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, since I'm one already. Anything but the Abrahamic religions, I'm fine with
2007-01-17 10:17:16 · answer #7 · answered by Ghost Wolf 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christians believe that God has given them the ultimate gift - eternal life. Christians want everyone to have that gift -peace and joy for more years than you can imagine.
If I loved someone I couldn't help wanting that for them. Why would you not want eternal joy?
2007-01-17 10:17:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No I would not marry an unbeliever. Because God says we are not to be unequally yoked together.
2007-01-17 10:45:26 · answer #9 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I loved them that would mean we see eye to eye on something, I wouldn't have no problem with it. It would make the relationship interesting.
Hi Sheryl :)
2007-01-17 10:16:46 · answer #10 · answered by Sean 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋