Comments on: The Rise of Interfaith Marriage

By: Byron

Byron — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:32:05 +0000

In reply to Derlin.

My position is that I do not marry two unbelievers, but that I’d marry two believers regardless of church affiliation.

Incidentally, though it’s off the subject, if/when “gay marriage” becomes the law of the land, I will not sign a certificate of marriage for anybody. I will not be a party to the state’s foolishness.

By: Derlin

Derlin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:07:50 +0000

I had a male Muslim coworker who was married to a Baptist woman. I can only assume that their religious discrepancies played a role in why they are no longer together.

Byron, would you have married two non-believers in any circumstances, or did you reserve your role for committed Christians in your local church (or outside)?

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:55:46 +0000

LOL! Stan – that was funny – and true!

By: Graham

Graham — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:43:21 +0000

My grandparents had what some would consider an interfaith marriage. My grandfather was a Roman Catholic and my grandmother an Anglican. In those days the Catholic church wouldn’t recognise such marriages unless the non-Catholic converted and the children brought up Catholic (I think it was the “ne temere” decree or something sounding like that)- with my gran digging her heels in on both aspects.

As far as the Catholic church was concerned my grandparents were “living in sin” together and their children illegitimate.

By: Byron

Byron — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:49:16 +0000

In reply to Jack Brooks. You're probably right about all that!