How can i be married to an atheist??
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I am atheist and my husband is Christian with a Catholic background.  We compromised and got married at my college's chapel using a non-denominational Unitarian reverend.  You two will have to compromise.  I wasn't so picky so I did more compromising with the ceremony, and in exchange I got to do the reception my way.  Anyone with legal jurisdiction can marry you, look up your county/state laws.  Justice of Peace, ordained ministers, priests, etc. \n\nWhat's more important is that you two need to really discuss religion because if you're not open-minded enough to respect the other person's views then you're going to run into marriage problems when it comes to how you want to raise your kids, and other things where it might cause conflict.\n\nAtheist/theist marriages are possible, but can get tricky.
885380
Oh my word!  It is not a sin.  I would make sure you both believe the same religiously!!  Make sure you are both christians before you marry.  If you do.
803528
Well, you must validate her path as a spiritual practice (not act like she is playing at religion, but honor her different beliefs) and you must accept her as she is if you want this relationship to have a chance to work.  She has no right to dictate what you should do religiously or spiritually.\n\nIf you relationship does work, down the line you will have to work out a wedding ceremony and way of life that allows you both spiritual freedom and doesn't pressure any kids involved.  If you spiritual practises are incompatible, then so are you.\n\nMy husband is catholic and I am more of a new age person, you might say.  We have been able to come to common ground in our beliefs - and work around the labels a bit to find that we do share a lot (as many different religions do, we are finding too).  It is possible to do this and to do it beautifully.  In a world where unity is becoming more and more necessary, it is great for kids to grow up with it in their own homes and families.\n\nPeace!
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yes, its possible to marry her..but at first you need to know werther if she really loves you deep down inside and be ready to convert to Islam to be married to you..?\n\ndo not force her to convert..it must be from her heart..but if she..reluctant to give away her christianity and that is not a good news to you..you might probally can wait for he until she finally says that she really wants you to be her life partneror maybe you have to forget about her..\n\ni think thats the only good way to do.. you're a muslim man..and as a muslim..you should know what is the best...\n\ngood luck my friend
579383
i don't think i can do it. But logically, changing religions to make our spouse happy is very normal.
739412
Learn to commit your marriage to God. Be honest and open with your husband. Encourage him to do the same. you both have been hurt so deeply... but God can heal those hurts and restore the love in your relationship.\n\nLearn to pray. Pour your heart out to God. don't use nice polite prayers. Express your anger, your fear, your disappointments... God  wants you to be honest with Him.\n\nRecognise that you will only do more damage if you leave. admit that you need help and seek counsel - godly counsel. Is there a minister you know? A friend who is a Christian?\n\nDon't give up! Don't walk out!\n\nGod can make your marriage stronger than it has ever been!!!\n\nReally!!!
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Honor your parents wishes. If you are strong in your faith, it would probably be a mistake to marry someone who would not share the same faith with you. The one you want to marry should study what you believe and know well about your culture and what is important in your family.\n\nGet your parents opinion about how they would feel if you married someone who would convert to your faith, maybe as a hypothetical question.\n\nA woman should not want to marry a man who disrespects his parents wishes. If a man dishonors his mother or father, it is also likely he will dishonor others, (like maybe his wife and children).
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marry the one you love. my wife is a sikh and i am a englishman and she had the same problem with her family.  the guy you dont know will treat you like trash so dont do it. stand your ground the world is changing be yourself and do what you want.
794662
This sounds like some freaky cult not to be insulting but wow. You aren't going to go to hell for dating. You aren't going to go to hell for considering someone for marriage if they are not fully converted (what the heck are you converting into?) As long as you do not have pre-marital sex then you have no worries of going to hell. And even then our lord is a very forgiving lord and he will never stop loving you no matter what you do.
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If you wish to be legally wed, you must get a marriage license from the county in which you plan to have the ceremony conducted. If you just want to play house without protecting your legal interests, talk to your Clergyman about a commitment ceremony, but don't gripe when you can't put each other on your health insurance,visit each other in the hospital if one of you gets incapicitated, have to go through hell and back to make funeral arrangements, have trouble getting a mortgage or life insurance and your auto insurance premiums stay the same instead of dropping by nearly 25% if you both have decent driving records.
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My religion supports gay marriage 100%. I'm Wiccan. Should I not be allowed to have a relgious marriage because some other people's religions disapprove? That is a stupid way to run a system. Whose religion is on top? Whose religion gets veto rights? Even within Christianity, United Church of Christ supports gay marriage 100% and Southern Baptists oppose it 100%.... who gets to win there? I want the blessing of my faith on my committment, why should I be denied that?\n\nAlso marriage comes with a host of legal rights. I already have the committment with my partner, I don't need a piece of paper to validate that. But it sucks that I don't get the same legals then straight people who make their committments. For instance:\n\nIf my gf was in the hospital, I can't visit her in the ICU since I'm not family. I can't make medical decisions for her. If she dies, I can't decide where to bury her. If she has to go in an ambulence, I can't ride along.\n\nIf she dies, we loose the house together since legally I'm considered a roommate not a spouse. Similarly for the car.\n\nI can't adopt my own children, the children we concieve together, birth together, and raise together. That means I can't pick them up from school without a note from her, I cant take them across national boarders without her, and I can't take them to a doctor and make any medical decisions for them. (Some of this I can do if I shelve over about $20,000 to lawyers to get a couple of the things that a straight couple gets for a $50 marriage liscense).\n\nIf she dies, I don't get access to her social security or pension. I can't take funeral leave from my job because she is not family.\n\nWe file income tax as two single people so we pay twice as much in income tax.\n\nWe have to get health insurance for both of us, since we're not married, I can't share my insurance with her. Similarly since I can't adopt my kids, I can't give them my insurance either.\n\nIf we go into a nursing home together, they don't have to put us in a room together. They can place us on seperate ends of the building.\n\nWe can't get a gym membership or a AAA membership together. We have to pay twice as much.\n\nIf we break up, I will get nothing. No alimony. She wont be able to get child support from me. No one wants to think about divorce, but divorce laws do protect both halves of a couple in the event they should split. No protections for me or her.\n\nAnd that is just a handful of the things I can think of off the top of my head.  In my religion, I can have a handfasting and be 100% married.  But to the secular world, I'm not at all.  How is that fair?  How is that a good way to run a democracy?  How does that bring us closer to living out the promise of our creed that ALL men are created equal, and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights?
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That would make you unequally yolked, and I don't believe God intends for you to marry someone who isn't a Christian.\n\n*EDIT*\n\nIf you two are deeply in love, then if she is the one, she will get saved.  If not, then she's not the one for you, and you should ask God for help with moving on.
606210
If I truely love someone, there religion or lack thereof is not going to stop me from marrying them. I wouldn't let there lack of faith influence or change me.
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If you want to save your marriage, you both need to ask God\nfor help. He will be the only one who can fix it.
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What you need to do is to first figure out what kind of marriage you would have - civil or religious. \nStep 1. \nRegardless of the process you would have to go to the town's clerk's office and fill out an application for request of marriage licence. At this point you will be asked if a civil or religious. \nStep 2. \nIn case of civil they will point you where you would need to set up an appointment with the judge for you marriage vows. In case of religious, contact your religious institution for the marriage appointment. \nStep 3. \nI believe in both the cases above either the Judge's office or your religious institution will send out the completed licence form back to the municipal office for processing. You wait and then finally get your marriage licence. \nStep 4. \nAssuming you are a US citizen, you can then either shop around a good immigration lawyer or ... do it yourself (depending on the complexicity of the case).
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go an see maniratnams Bombay, my advice is dont change ur religion.. that will be stupid thing to do.\nToday u will change ur religion, next day u will change something else.. \nman u ask urself, do u love each other ? if yes, then why religion coming in between. U can even marry her without changing religion.\nTry to convince her the same, she is probably afraid of her society. Tell her not to worry as nothing complex will happen.\nYou both need not change anything just stay where u r, and love each other.
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Why in this world would you two ever marry?  You two will self destruct in a very short time if you marry.  A christian should never marry a non christian.  It just makes the whole marriage very difficult, if not impossible.  You should tell him everything that you think BEFORE you ever marry.  He can not OK or deny you to go to hell, you will go there no matter what he believes, but for your own belief.  I think you are just looking for problems dating this person.