Atheist

[aromulus]

The priest when we got married said our kids would have to be christened when they're born..

I did have this discussion too, only it ended slightly differently....

On occasion of my first marriage to a welsh Presbyterian, I did ask for the local catholic priest to bless the wedding and the rings, nothing else....
He came out with the same answer... He wanted A solemn promise to bring up any children in the Catholic faith....
I respectfully said that I could not promise anything of the sort as I wanted the kids to have their own choices as to what and who to worship. And that his request was bordering to blackmail... if not outright blackmail....
The priest got quite uppity and started quoting from some book or the other...
So I did tell him to shove it, as his blessings were no longer required...
Not in so many words, though....

[KeithD]

So I did tell him to shove it, as his blessings were no longer required.......

Was that large bang? The sound of the Pearly Gates slamming shut?

[Geraldine]

Same situation here, Im a Christian and my husband believes there is a higher being but not God-he makes his own religion . But it doesnt matter (although it will matter if my Pastor knew about it) so long as we respect each other. We sometimes have a healthy arguement about religion, creation of man etc..its a no win situation...its nice in a way but I wont be able to convince him to change his belief. You dont force a person to change anyway.

But I did say to him that I want our kids to know about God and attend church someday. He is fine with that. We teach our kids good values, to be nice to people...respect others...whats good/bad. My oldest kid even had a dedication in Philippines. I guess when it comes to spiritual learning, its me who will teach our kids.

Some couples are devout Catholics/Christians and yet their relationship arent perfect. Some even commit adultery...

I think Im off topic now

[vbkelly]

Same situation here, Im a Christian and my husband believes there is a higher being but not God-he makes his own religion . But it doesnt matter (although it will matter if my Pastor knew about it) so long as we respect each other. We sometimes have a healthy arguement about religion, creation of man etc..its a no win situation...its nice in a way but I wont be able to convince him to change his belief. You dont force a person to change anyway.

But I did say to him that I want our kids to know about God and attend church someday. He is fine with that. We teach our kids good values, to be nice to people...respect others...whats good/bad. My oldest kid even had a dedication in Philippines. I guess when it comes to spiritual learning, its me who will teach our kids.

Some couples are devout Catholics/Christians and yet their relationship arent perfect. Some even commit adultery...

I think Im off topic now

same here