It's another great example of how religion divides people with Christianity being one of the worst. Take a look at Belfast. It's all nonsense. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk
I did it. I was raised in a strict Catholic family. Confession every Saturday night, fish on Fridays, never missed a Mass or things like that. My mothers brother was a Catholic Priest. Her sister a house keeper for a Catholic rectory all her life. Her other sister(still alive at 95) goes to church EVERY morning. That's where I came from. Went in the service, spent 2 years in Vietnam and came home wondering if there was a God. Met my wife(a practicing Methodist) Well when it came time to get married we first went to the Catholic priest for guidance and help with the religious differences. He gave us the fire and brimstone speech about she had to sign documents giving up the right to take part any future kids religious upbringing except to the Catholic church and me. Further, if it didn't happen that way I'd be excumunicated. Then we went to see her Methodist minister. His speech, I don't think it matters which way you go..... maybe even pick a third neutral religion... but whatever you do, do it together. Now doesn't that make sense. LOL So I said, look, I haven't been practicing my religion.... let's do your Methodist a try. Had a military wedding in the Chapel on Fort Benning which helped take the sting out of my aunts etc. Mom was OK with it as my older sister had paved the way. She married a Methodist too.... but they always went to Church separately. My sister sang in the choir and was active in all the Catholic activities at a large church in Mason, Ohio until she died.
I can get with this. dmil, btw how do you and your wife do it? Did you stick with the Methodist thing or do you go to church separate?
i once dated a PETA member. She broke up with me after i ditched her to go bowhunting. I didnt see a thing but it was the best hunt of my life
I'm not a very religious person. Wouldn't much care what her religion was, however if she was really hardcore into it, I doubt it would ever get to the point of having to worry about making that decision.
I know devout Catholics who wanted to marry outside Catholicism. The church is ok with it as long as the non-Catholic converts to Catholicism. I married outside my religion, race, and country. We've been married 31 years. I think restricting to your own religion really limits the possibilities of meeting your soulmate.
My wife married me and I am out of her religion/denomination. I love her to death. Plus, I heard "mutt" kids and animals are superior genetically!
We both stayed with the Methodist church. No problem. When we came to my folks for a visit we'd go to Church with them... just not do communion and things like that.
I didn't pick Barb with religion in mind... at all. Wouldn't have mattered at all to me. Kind of wished I would have been brought up anything other then Catholic to tell you the truth. I never had the opportunity to date any girl of another race so can't say on that. If they were fun to be around... I probably would have been game. Tim
I've never dated anyone in my race or who follows the religion I was raised with. All you Japanese/American Indians who were raised Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist raise your hands! Yeah, that's what I thought.
In this day and time, its fairly easy or folks of different denominations/religions/doctrines to get married. Simply put, most are lukewarm at best. Most just go to church to feel better. Most do not believe even in the doctrines they say they cling too when push comes to shove. But if both truly believe in "their" doctrine, its about impossible. I am not talking about a methodist or a baptist. I might even throw in catholic in there. All three accept Christ as their one and truly way to get to heaven. I am talking jewish and baptist, or muslim and catholic. Kurdish and greek orthodox. That type of thing.
