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Today, I’m going to ask for your help. Yes, that includes asking for donations, but that’s not all.
My desire is to see marriages heal and grow. That is why I’ve done this for more than a quarter of a century, and why I expect to keep doing it as long as they can prop me up in front of a keyboard. But helping requires I understand the need. I’m sure I’m missing some things that I should address. And I’m probably covering some things too often. So I would really appreciate hearing from you about what you want to hear, or hear more often, as well as what I should back off on. You can leave a comment, or use the contact form to email me.
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To be fair, what I want to hear, and what I want to hear less of, might be the opposites of what I need to hear, and what I don’t need to hear as loudly. ;)
@toonarmycaptain – Well, yeah, there is always that.
I’ve been following you for years, and have come to respect your opinion. A few years ago, my wife left Christianity, while I remain a believer, though not as conservative or orthodox as perhaps many of your readers. I would love to see you tackle questions and ideas for these interfaith/mixed faith marriages. In particular, those cases where the couple were the same faith when they married, but one spouse later deconstructs their faith or changes faith.
Perhaps start with book reviews Dale McGowan’s “In Faith and in Doubt” (atheist married to a baptist): https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Doubt-Religious-Believers-Nonbelievers/dp/0814433723/ref=nosim/?tag=parebeyobeli-20
Or David Heyward’s (aka the Naked Pastor) “‘Til Doubt Do Us Part” (Former pastor who left the ministry and tends towards a liberal Christianity).
What words of wisdom and skills and strategies and such would you put out there for different versions of interfaith and mixed faith marriages?
@MrShorty – I’ve only touched on it in passing. My experience is too small to feel I can give good advice on it.
The Bible says to stay if the unbeliever is willing to remain married. How you deal with that is the issue. I would think a support group for others in the same situation would be good – just be careful about individuals of the opposite sex.
Thanks for the book references. MMI has a list of links that might be of use https://bit.ly/3OBJJzt