message to Maryann

Submitted by jay (United States), Apr 19, 2007 at 21:28

You say you "don't want to do something against his religion" ...

What about your own religion? Christianity.

The Bible says that christians should not be unequally 'yoked' - meaning in marriage to be joined to someone who is not of the same faith as you. There's a good reason why that's in there, because it undermines ones own faith constantly to be joined to another who does not share or want to build that faith.

You should be expecting that respect of beliefs and desires is a two way street... it can't be if one of you is opposed to any of the beliefs of the other... in the end someone has to compromise.

by your post it sounds like you are the one who has compromised.

i am sorry to sound so tough, but why even bother calling yourself a christian any more? indeed why bother having your own identity??

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