(November 20, 2013 at 6:06 pm)Optimistic Mysanthrope Wrote:(November 20, 2013 at 5:58 pm)Drich Wrote: In order for your relationship to work out one or both has to die inside. Her passion or yours has to step aside for the other person's passion. People can live like this. my parents have for 40 years, but they lead two seperate lives. Looking long term one if not both of you would be happier if you were not unequally yoked.
Or you could try not attempting to convert each other and instead respect each other's beliefs (or lack thereof). You know, like sane people do. But I guess the whole "you have to die inside" thing's a credible option too.
That's crap short sighted advice. What happenes when you add kids to the picture? One of the primary 'callings' for a Christian is to be united as man and wife and raise a faimly in worship of God. One of the primary 'callings' of an atheist is to point out to a christian how stupid he/she is for believeing in God. What happens when wifey wants to take the kids to church? One of them will have to compromise what he/she believes in order to make the other one happy.
There is no way around that, unless one changes. It is far more likly for the believer to be deconverted than for a hard hearted nonbeliever to be converted. Sherbert is going to take away the very thing that makes this woman who she currently is. The only question is, will he or she be able to live the next 50 years with the remaining husk.
