Christians dating and marrying atheists... (American, friendship, wedding, personal)
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I try not to associate with atheists if I can help it.
Me and my wife will make it clear to our daughter that we feel she should date only catholics, when she is old enough.
really?
I'm glad my parents never put any constraints on who we could or couldn't date. It wouldn't have worked anyway, as they raised us to be confident, think for ourselves, ..... and be open minded
Didn't you just condone cheating (or similar) in another thread?
I never condone cheating, I think its a terrible thing to do. But I believe the woman who was the OP (in that other thread)was asking if "all" men cheat. I don't think so, but the ones that do tend to have rather simple reasons for (and ways of) going about it.
I'm glad my parents never put any constraints on who we could or couldn't date. It wouldn't have worked anyway, as they raised us to be confident, think for ourselves, ..... and be open minded
There will not be constraints. I think that is a bit much. But I think emphasis on dating people with a like minded value system is very crucial to relationship stability. I am bit concerned for her, as Christians are not always well-recieved out this way.
I never condone cheating, I think its a terrible thing to do. But I believe the woman who was the OP (in that other thread)was asking if "all" men cheat. I don't think so, but the ones that do tend to have rather simple reasons for (and ways of) going about it.
"Do most men "cheat" ?It depends. Men are like dogs, we want our heads patted and our bellies rubbed, and if the woman aint doin' it, we will find a woman who will."
Not only is it condoning, but a statement that you will if your wife doesn't rub you. I bet your wife would find your words hateful and crude. Obviously, hate and crudeness is not a measure of religiosity or lack thereof. eta: maybe you meant other men, but the 'we' is pretty self-inclusive on your part.
There will not be constraints. I think that is a bit much. But I think emphasis on dating people with a like minded value system is very crucial to relationship stability. I am bit concerned for her, as Christians are not always well-recieved out this way.
I've seen a few relationships fail. Not because the two people didn't love each other, didn't support each other or make each other happy.
But because their parents and families couldn't cope because they weren't the same religion.
"Do most men "cheat" ?It depends. Men are like dogs, we want our heads patted and our bellies rubbed, and if the woman aint doin' it, we will find a woman who will."
Not only is it condoning, but a statement that you will if your wife doesn't rub you. I bet your wife would find your words hateful and crude. Obviously, hate and crudeness is not a measure of religiosity or lack thereof. eta: maybe you meant other men, but the 'we' is pretty self-inclusive on your part.
I was going along with the spirit of the thread. She asked about "all men" so I gave insight from a male perspective and said we. If I was a woman I would have said the same thing and would have said "they" instead of we. And I never put anything in bold, you added that LoL.
I do agree tha hate and crudeness is not a measure of faith in this world.
And I try not to make the wife mad with the words, I hate watching infomercials on the couch
Once again, I'm not even a religious person and I can't see how someone who has a belief in Christ can have a real, meaningful relationship with someone who doesn't believe. Maybe the Christian who can do that doesn't really have a belief in Christ? Or maybe their Bible studies aren't really good because they would know that the Bible teaches that you can't be in a union with someone who doesn't believe? Honestly, I think people sling around the term Christian too easily and call themselves a Christian, but really don't believe in Christ. So, for them, it shouldn't matter if they date or marry an Atheist, because they really only aren't living a Christian life. Being a Christian is more than just refering to yourself as a Christian or saying, "I'm Christian." Yes, to become a Christian you acccept Christ, but some people who call themselves Christian haven't even done that.
SoEdible - Sorry, I'm still not following you. Are you trying to say that if a person is not living a Christian life in every way, then he shouldn't be calling himself a Christian? If I'm understanding you correctly, then I think there are no people living on earth who can claim to be a true Christian.
Don't you know that Christians are sinners? When you call them out on their wrongdoings, they will be the first to tell you that. It's a fundamental part of their identity.
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I couldn't possibly answer that. Who am I to approve or disprove a relationship between 2 consenting adults anyway?
