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Originally posted by MTSUGURL
Umm, I'm not, as you put it, one of THOSE people. Your posts have been very accusatory, and that's not something I'm used to seeing in your posts. I've apologized if I've said something to offend you, and I hope that you will accept that.
This is the only thing I'm going to say about tolerance - I want to be more than tolerant of the person I date or marry. I want to be THRILLED with what we have in common, as well as how we compliment each other with our difference.
One of my closest friends for 6 years was raised Baptist, then becamse Charismatic, and is now agnostic. Her son, however, was christened in a Catholic church and I am his godmother. I more than have tolerance for this family - I love them to distraction. However, we do not agree where religion is concerned.
I don't assume that if I marry a man that is my faith and denomination that we will agree in every aspect of life. But it does mean that we agree in the aspect that I consider most important.
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I'm not trying to attack you specifically, or anyone else in this thread. If you really feel it is that important that your future spouse be your particular flavor of Christianity, then fine, do that. I'm not planning on marrying any of the posters in this thread so it doesn't affect me.
My problem is with all y'all who are saying that people can't lead Christian lives if a married couple doesn't worship God in the exact same way. I think it is entirely possible for people to follow God's instructions for a relationship while worshipping in two variant forms. I've seen it done, a lot. You're saying you don't think I can do what I want to do with my life. I don't think that's true.
And as an added thought - I think those of you who are calling Jews for Jesus "completed Jews" would not be so happy if I called you an "incomplete Catholic." I'm assuming you're all Protestants, because I don't think the Catholic Church has much to do with converting Jews.