marlena Posted August 26, 2009 Posted August 26, 2009 That does it. Any flagellation involving her will obviously need to be delivered by me in person :laugh::laugh: Gotcha!!
northstar1 Posted August 26, 2009 Posted August 26, 2009 considering i'm a long time atheist, nope. believe what you want, but leave me out of it.
Enema Posted August 26, 2009 Posted August 26, 2009 I wouldn't get involved with a religious person. Being anything but an atheist/agnostic is a deal breaker for me.
Gemini09 Posted August 26, 2009 Posted August 26, 2009 I think it depends on how much you care about the person. They are either worth it or not.
Isolde Posted August 26, 2009 Posted August 26, 2009 I'd like to make a couple of objective points to complicate this argument. *There's a massive difference between converting from atheism or agnoticism to a religion, or vice versa, and converting from one subset of a religion to another. Both are a big deal, but it's obvious that the former would take a much bigger leap of faith than the latter and is much more volatile, so to speak. *The nature of conversion itself is VERY different in Judaism than in Christianity, and even among the different sects within Judaism. I'm sure the same is true of other religions. For example, it's technically possible to practice Buddhist rituals as a Christian without violating the tenets of either faith. *The lines between believing and not believing not immovable and people do change, so it's perfectly possible for someone to change beliefs and soon afterward meet someone of that faith that they want to marry. This wouldn't be "conversion for marriage reasons" if you were strongly considering converting before you met the person. I am not being an apologist for one side or another... just providing my thoughts. In general, I think people's spiritual paths are a pretty individual thing. For some, having the family be involved in the same religious ceremonies and beliefs is extremely important; but I've also witnessed many long lasting marriages where the spouses were from different religious backgrounds. Where I think different religions become an issue is when you're talking about people who 1) are deeply religious BOTH in faith and in practices, and 2) view religion as indivisible from a larger framework of family and tradition.
Recommended Posts