Religion and Marriage

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=377381" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04900840erlcjm.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>QUESTIONS BEFORE MARRIAGE </b></FONT><B>     |     </b><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QUESTIONS BEFORE MARRIAGE "><U><B>home</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ChildFREE By Choice"><U>ChildFREE By Choice</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dangerous Mates"><U>Dangerous Mates</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="General Philosophy Questions"><U>General Philosophy Questions</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Is Marriage Right For You?"><U>Is Marriage Right For You?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kids: Are You Undecided?"><U>Kids: Are You Undecided?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Managing The Money"><U>Managing The Money</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Opinion/Editorial"><U>Opinion/Editorial</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recommended Reading"><U>Recommended Reading</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Relationship Thoughts/Essays"><U>Relationship Thoughts/Essays</U></A>   |   <B>Religion and Marriage</b>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sexual Opinions Values"><U>Sexual Opinions & Values</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Should This Marriage Take Place?"><U>Should This Marriage Take Place?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Terror Strikes Home"><U>Terror Strikes Home</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04311c00egdysm.gif"> <div> <B>What religious beliefs do you share--or not?</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Can you live with the differences?</b></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Religion and Marriage</b></div> <div> <B>Copyright (c) 2002 Susan S. Levine, All Rights Reserved</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Faith or religion matters a great deal to some men and women.  Therefore, it is important to discuss your religious feelings--or lack of them--with your partner before deciding whether your relationship can or should go further.  If you're a non-religious person, for example, odds of a successful marriage to someone who insists you go to church every Sunday aren't very high.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>It saves time--and potential heartache in the long run--to know where you stand on faith and communicate your views up front.  Trying to convert someone whose mind is set on the opposite side of the fence is generally an exercise in futility.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Of course, you may just belong to one church, while your partner is part of another.  How similar are your two philosophies?  What differences could or have caused problems?  What are the religious issues you disagree on, and how important is shared beliefs to you?</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The following questions may help put your particular issues into focus.  Some may not be important, but you may discover a few that are.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>1.  What views do you have on marriage, religion and sex?</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>2.  What practices about your church or others do you dislike?</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>3.  Do you want your future spouse to be of the same religion?</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>4.  Must your future spouse be a regular churchgoer?  </b><B>Could a future spouse's non-attendance of church become an issue after marriage or after children arrive?</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>5.  What are your views of celibacy in the Catholic priesthood?</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>6.  Should the Catholic church abolish enforced celibacy for priests?</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> </b><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QUESTIONS BEFORE MARRIAGE "><U><B>home</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U><B>About Us</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ChildFREE By Choice"><U><B>ChildFREE By Choice</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dangerous Mates"><U><B>Dangerous Mates</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="General Philosophy Questions"><U><B>General Philosophy Questions</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Is Marriage Right For You?"><U><B>Is Marriage Right For You?</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kids: Are You Undecided?"><U><B>Kids: Are You Undecided?</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Managing The Money"><U><B>Managing The Money</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Opinion/Editorial"><U><B>Opinion/Editorial</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recommended Reading"><U><B>Recommended Reading</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Relationship Thoughts/Essays"><U><B>Relationship Thoughts/Essays</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><B>Religion and Marriage</b><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sexual Opinions Values"><U><B>Sexual Opinions & Values</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Should This Marriage Take Place?"><U><B>Should This Marriage Take Place?</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Terror Strikes Home"><U><B>Terror Strikes Home</b></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>