Comments on Everyday Faith: Interfaith Dating

In reading my homework for New Testament class, I ...

2005-01-17T11:57:00.000-05:00

In reading my homework for New Testament class, I discovered that St. Paul would like to weigh in on this issue. From the first letter that we have of his to the congregation at Corinth:

"To the married I give this command — not I but the Lord — that the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does separate, let her remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband),

Hudd! You're alive!!!

2005-01-13T13:41:00.000-05:00

Hudd! You're alive!!!

Anonymous - "never really ever on the same page as...

2005-01-13T11:41:00.000-05:00

Anonymous - "never really ever on the same page as your spouse"

I'll vouch from my experience that this is true. And Rebecca and I have a lot in common. It's one of the best parts (er...and worst, too) of marriage...that you can't ever fully know your partner, and she can always surprise you.

As for interfaith dating...I've never thought about it much. Course...my dating

Ryan, "I think what I am saying is that, for me,...

2005-01-12T14:16:00.000-05:00

Ryan,
"I think what I am saying is that, for me, a person's faith is an integral part of who they are, in so far as me showing interest in them as a dating partner goes."

I guess I wasn't clear about what I said or meant (mea culpa). The person's faith is whatever it is TO THEM (instead of TO YOU). Your faith is an integral part to who YOU are. Be clear that you can control <

Dear All, Thank you for your comments. I want to...

2005-01-12T00:26:00.000-05:00

Dear All,

Thank you for your comments. I want to make a few responses and see what you have to say. Let me be more clear on one point - when I say "different faith", I am not referring to a non-Episcopalian Christian. I am referring to someone who is not Christian. I don't know if that point was confused by anyone, but I saw it as a potential ambiguity.

K - I think

Ryan, This is an interesting post. I am glad you...

2005-01-11T14:41:00.000-05:00

Ryan,

This is an interesting post. I am glad you shared your thoughts. I think that what makes marriage a challenge is that you are never really ever on the same page as your spouse.

Let's pretend I find someone of my faith tradition...a Baptist. Let's say she's a professional Baptist, a minister or missionary. Maybe we even went to the same schools. This all may mean

Well Ryan, I think you need to develop more your t...

2005-01-11T10:21:00.000-05:00

Well Ryan, I think you need to develop more your theology of dating and then from that a theology of marriage will be more defined.

Let's be clear, you are dating a person, not their faith. Differing faiths is one of the many joys and tribulations of working out what makes you two compatible in the whole dating process.

As for me, I have no requirement that "he" (

I think another facet to this issue would be somet...

2005-01-11T02:41:00.000-05:00

I think another facet to this issue would be something akin to the devoutness (piety doesn't seem like the right word and I don't want to label anyone as "conservative" or "liberal") of both parties in a relationship where a common faith is shared on some level. Even if all the "big questions" are solved between the two, little issues still prick up and cause problems. Whether something as minor