Do you and your significant other agree on your religion?

[stillsearching]

For the most part we get along fine. We did have one awful moment when John said something about Noah's Ark, and I said, "You believe in Noah's Ark?!" and he said "You don't?!" The look of shock on both our faces must have been priceless.

But at least he's not a Creationist.

Hilarious! BTW, I love your avatar.:yes:

 

[Penumbra]

I'm an atheist and my partner is an atheist. He was sort of an agnostic theist at first, and that was ok.

I couldn't be with someone who had specific beliefs that were without solid justification. If they're an atheist, that's fine. If they're an agnostic, also fine. If they're sort of a general/agnostic theist that has few specific beliefs other than a few basic ones, then that's ok too but we'll probably end up debating. If someone is an adherent to one of the more unethical and illogical frameworks, then it's just not going to work. Also, I think if there was some topic that my partner and I were so divided about that we had to refrain from talking about it, then that wouldn't work either. If that were the case I wouldn't feel close to the person at all.

Since other people are describing their family members, I suppose I'll do the same. My father is a liberal Catholic and my mother is New Age. Discussion touches upon religion sometimes but not too often. There's not much to say.

 

[Revoltingest]

Agree to disagree.

Seriously, what else can you do? You can't force someone to share your views; you can't even force yourself to share his.

My husband is a Christian with a Baptist & Pentecostal background, and I'm a former Orthodox Christian (meaning I thought the whole Baptist-Pentecostal thing was fishy even when I was a Christian), who is now an atheist and a Buddhist.

For the most part we get along fine. We did have one awful moment when John said something about Noah's Ark, and I said, "You believe in Noah's Ark?!" and he said "You don't?!" The look of shock on both our faces must have been priceless.

But at least he's not a Creationist.

Ya know....I can sorta see the gay marriage thingie.
But this inter-faith marriage stuff is very strange. (Call me old fashioned.) Is it even legal where you live?

 

[Dena]

We do not agree but we try to make it work anyway. He goes with shul with me occasionally, he'll do social events and he's taking a class with me on Judaism. But...he is an atheist.

 

[sandandfoam]

But this inter-faith marriage stuff is very strange. (Call me old fashioned.) Is it even legal where you live?

If you value religion (or lack of) over a shapely bottom, a twinkling eye and a chance to love you need to sit down and talk some sense into yourself

 

[bowingtoGod]

I am not married but my whole family is diverse. Just in my immediate family are
mother-protestant
father- He is a mix of eastern philosophy. He rejects that Jesus (as) was divine or that any religion is the only truth
me-Muslim
brother-atheist
The way we get along is that we hold each other in compassion when we discuss religion. Well... I do towards my mom anyways. It is hard on us both... but you know, Allahu Alim (God knows best). I am sure that in the end everything will be okay Insha'Allah (God willing)
And then my extended family is even more diverse!
Grandmother-Catholic
other grandma- conservative Christian
my uncles and aunts are deists or some mixture of eastern philosophy (one believes in God the other doesn't) oh and some of my uncles are also Jewish
And my cousins are even more diverse, including wiccans, Muslims, and Christians

 

[Smoke]

I am not married but my whole family is diverse. Just in my immediate family are
mother-protestant
father- He is a mix of eastern philosophy. He rejects that Jesus (as) was divine or that any religion is the only truth
me-Muslim
brother-atheist
The way we get along is that we hold each other in compassion when we discuss religion. Well... I do towards my mom anyways. It is hard on us both... but you know, Allahu Alim (God knows best). I am sure that in the end everything will be okay Insha'Allah (God willing)
And then my extended family is even more diverse!
Grandmother-Catholic
other grandma- conservative Christian
my uncles and aunts are deists or some mixture of eastern philosophy (one believes in God the other doesn't) oh and some of my uncles are also Jewish
And my cousins are even more diverse, including wiccans, Muslims, and Christians

Now that's diverse.

 

[sunsplash]

My husband will call himself a Christian if asked, but if you ask him why you'll be waiting a while. He was brought up Catholic and switched to Protestant in high school, but never really learned for himself why he holds certain beliefs, other than that is what he was taught.

I was brought up in a non-church attending Protestant home that offered no answers to my questions and only warned me about hell if I didn't believe in Christ. I slowly weaned myself off of the Christian label and honestly haven't accepted Jesus as a person of anything more than myself in over a decade. I'm spiritual now but without all the puppet strings attached.

Religion isn't an issue for us only because neither of us believes there is only one correct path or truth. If he were someone trying to "save" me or pitied me and my sinful ways, I certainly wouldn't have stayed around long - and I doubt he would have wanted to be with a woman as progressively independent as myself, either. Now...if only you could divorce in-laws...that's where the real religious problems are!

 

[Diya]

I'm not married but my partner and I don't agree on it. It doesnt really matter. He's agnostic, a science person, I'm hindu but I do have doubts sometimes.

It wouldnt be a problem unless he was bigheaded about it. I cant take atheists / theists who think that their way is the only way and that everyone else is wrong and stupid.

...but he wouldn't be bigheaded because hes into indian chicks and he knows that for most indian girls religion comes as part of the package.