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  5. Interfaith Families

    in Abrazo's Chapel Potluck

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    I am in an interfaith marriage and it is working on its 12th year.

    When I was growing up I was taught that you married your own “kind” and then you don’t have as many problems. My parents were not against other religions but they came from very strong deep roots in the Methodist Church. My mother’s parents were both minister’s. On my father’s side is the first bishop of the Methodist church. Very deep.

    Craig came from an interfaith marriage. Craig and his father’s family are “crib” Catholics. Craig’s mother was a non-practicing Baptist before and after she was married. I think it was about 6 years ago she went through RCIA and joined the church.

    When we started talking marriage we discussed our religion. Craig, like your ex, didn’t see any differences in the church. I on the other hand had studied world religions in depth in high school. I could see many differences and he could not explain them to me. Our eventual compromise was that we would raise our children Catholic but not with blinders on. They are to understand their religion and to be aware of the beliefs and practices of other religions.

    In the beginning of our marriage I had to push Craig out the door on many occasions because he would have been happy being an Easter/Christmas Catholic (not my up bringing), until we found “our” church. There was a priest at that church that helped us not through counseling but his sermons. Every Sunday we would come out of church discussing what he taught us. Craig and I learned to respect each other’s opinions. We have since moved to another Catholic Church and we are both very active in this church. Even though I am not Catholic I have thrown myself into this church as this is my family’s church.

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