I’m a Christian Married to an Atheist — Here’s How We Make It Work by S. Allen
I have a (Link): bazillion examples on this blog of Christian men who are arrested or found out for things like wife beating, child molesting, or other horrible things.
As I’ve said many times before, I’m done with the ‘Equally Yoked’ teaching, because I don’t see the sense in it.
Why should any single, Christian woman hold out for a single, Christian man, when, number one, females outnumber males in Christianity, so your chances of getting one are slim to none, and secondly, men professing to believe in Jesus does not make them marriage material.
I’m sorry to be so repetitive, but, I’d rather marry a decent, kind, loving NON-CHRISTIAN man, than marry a wife-beating, drug addicted, child- porn- watching man who professes Christ, reads a Bible, and-or who attends a church regularly.
I think in this particular case, the man started out atheist while they were dating, became a Christian after they married, but reverted back to atheism later – but their marriage is surviving.
Some of the people who left comments below her post on this other site (XO Jane) are criticizing her piece.
(Link): I’m a Christian Married to an Atheist — Here’s How We Make It Work
Excerpts:
by S. Allen
I grew up in a Christian household, but not a fundamentalist one. My parents were strict, but I didn’t have a problem with it.
[The author states that during her college years, she hit a faith crisis – was still a Christian but having doubts about the faith.
She signed up for the dating site “Plenty of Fish” which is how she met her atheist boyfriend Dave.
She then came completely back to her faith, felt guilty about having an “unequally yoked” relationship, but stuck with Dave. They married.
Dave became a Christian but then reverted back to atheism. The author, Sarah, and Dave later had two sons together.]
…We have been married 11 years and we have an inter-faith-ish marriage. How do we do it without having a holy war in our house on the regular? Well, sometimes there are arguments about our faith or lack thereof. But mostly we have a pretty peaceful life.
It comes down to communication, respect, and love — just like any relationship.
…I want my kids to come to God on their own terms. I have no desire to brainwash them. Dave agrees. He’s fine with them having faith as long as I don’t force it on them.
Dave and I have an open dialogue about our beliefs. He can freely ask me questions and I can now give the answer without fear of him browbeating me with anti-religion speech. If I am completely honest, his questions have made me search the scriptures and really dig into and process my beliefs about certain issues. It’s not enough to spout the Sunday school answer at him. He wants to know why and how I came to my conclusions. He wants me to back it up with scripture (not some time-honored cliché) and explain it to him.
Which all leads to love and respect. He respects that I believe in a higher power and live my life with my guidebook being the Bible. I respect his disbelief in my belief. We refuse to make fun of the other and will defend each other in social settings where people are being combative or mocking. We may not understand the others’ belief system, but we will defend their right to have it and not be shamed for it.
…it is my hope that my husband will come back to his Faith, but I won’t nag him about it. I won’t pester him about it. And I will not let it come between us.
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Related:
(Link): The One Thing Evangelical Leaders Don’t Want Christians to Know about Mixed-Faith Marriages (two links). by C. Cassidy
(Link): Dear Abby: Can an atheist and a devout Christian make it work?
(Link): She Married a Christian Psychopath She Met Via a Dating Site
(Link): Maryland Pastor Pushes Equally Yoked Doctrine – Which Only Promotes Unwanted Protracted Singleness
(Link): Celibate Christian Woman Asks Christian Host Why God Will Not Send Her a Husband
(Link): Churches Used Adult Married Man Who Raped Teen as a Worship Team Member in their Church
(Link): Man Suspected Of Using Bible Study To Molest Children In His Home
(Link): Devout Christian studies student allegedly kills fiancée, makes it look like suicide
(Link): Married Christian Expert on Child Spirituality Pleads Guilty To Possessing Child Porn
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