There are instances in my family but I was curious as to how others have handled it.
2007-03-22 07:55:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i'm pagan, my husband is atheist. it doesn't create any problems between us as he is very open minded and easy going. he attends some pagan events to socialize and stays home for some others. one of the first thing his catholic dad said to him in front of my was "why can't you find yourself a nice catholic girl" - but his family really loves me and treats me well.
2007-03-22 08:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm married to a Catholic and it's not difficult at all. We both respect each others beliefs (or lack of, as I'm an Atheist) and understand that we ourselves may be wrong. We don't preach to each other. We will talk sometimes about our different beliefs and why we believe/don't believe sometimes, but overall we agree on most things. The main thing we disagree on is if there is a god or not, but it doesn't cause any problems between us because it's nothing personal.
His only thing was that he wanted our kids baptized catholic, which I was fine with. Other than our kids have the freedom to make their own choices about religion, and all questions are answered fairly. If I'm asked about god, I'm not going to say "he doesn't exist" I just simply tell them the idea of god and who he is. They'll never hear that one way is right and one way is wrong.
2007-03-22 15:03:58 · answer #2 · answered by photogrl262000 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mixed denomination is okay, but mixed religion will be very difficult, especially when children are involved eventually. God said to be equally yolked. That is to both be believers. I watch my sister in law go through a really hard time with her husband because he is a non-believer and won't bring the family to church. I think God had good reason for telling us to be equally yolked.
2007-03-22 15:02:21 · answer #3 · answered by RedE1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most will say it doesn't matter or they don't talk about it (religion.)
I don't know of any "religion" that suggest you marry outside of it. In Christianity it's called being equally yoked. It means to have the same core beliefs.
From personal experience, it was a burden. In the beginning, I didn't think it would make a difference. However, it did. He would belittled my beliefs. It gets old.
2007-03-22 15:08:29 · answer #4 · answered by Salvation is a gift, Eph 2:8-9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it's hard I have never expeirienced it but I have seen it happen even though hard they both love each other and are accepting of the other. But sometimes the difference in religion is too much and they split. God loves you.
2007-03-22 15:00:31 · answer #5 · answered by Mimi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm atheist, my wife is Lutheran.
No problems concerning religion at all, however I am not too openly an atheist, most people in my own family don't even know.
2007-03-22 15:03:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing - NOTHING - wrong with a mixed religion marriage. The real trouble begins with people outside of the marriage.
2007-03-22 15:00:58 · answer #7 · answered by S.O.S. 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My wife is a Christian and I am an atheist. We didn't tell her family because we thought they might disown me. But the marriage itself has been wonderful - the theology thing hasn't caused any problems at all.
2007-03-22 14:59:56 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I have no problem. We're happier now than we've ever been in our lives.
I have no problem going to church with him, and we have already agreed to raise our children to respect and be knowledgeable about all religions. We'll let them choose. As long as you accept the other person and their beliefs, there should be no problem.
2007-03-22 15:02:30 · answer #9 · answered by Kharm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't so hard. We just decided to give up religion and all was fine.
Boy was our parents pissed!!!
2007-03-22 15:10:18 · answer #10 · answered by T-Rex 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋