Christians - if your son/daughter wanted to marry an atheist who did not want to convert, what would you do?

Loli, darling...love knows no boundaries. And if a parent is more concerned about religion than the happiness of their child... they should be slapped in the face with a frozen fish, everyday, for the rest of their miserable life.

If my daughter was an adult, and mature, she has every right to marry whoever she wants to, Atheist or Christian etc. The sad thing is that many Atheists are more loving, compassionate, honest people that some Christians. The title of Christian seems to imply that the person involved are following the teachings of Christ, all wonderful teachings. Unfortunately that is not the case. There are good and bad in every religion and every non religion. My daughter could be marrying a wonderful, kind, compassionate loving man, who would make her very happy, They could be members of an organized religion or could be an atheist, agnostic etc.

A religion, does not make the person, apparently. It is how that person lives that is important, not what religion or non religion they practise.

It is non of our business, parents or not, if that son/daughter is an adult.

We don't want you to convert, but best nuns and priests are former atheists who can't miss that.. But some christianity gives us hope...your job is on the line, your salary is static, friends are competing and getting fewer and than you ask yourself what are you living for? why you here? why is everyone changing why is it not so nice or safe anymore? why should i wake up? to give my bit in life. And what gives me hope? that i'm loved and my journey wount end in this misery and i wount be a coffin. I'll live on in a better place... Thats christianity. Its Good news and hope

This question cuts across all religion and creed. some people will be quick to jump and say "I don't have kids" "I don't care" etc.

If you have children and one of them comes up with this situation... I bet all will freak. That said, I personally will be DISTURBED.

What I will do or say I don't know. To be honest I can't contemplate but I do know I will pray. Pray hard. Very hard.

Then again, I can't say much until we get to that bridge.

I don't pray to be in a situation like this. I don;t pray for it.

I would not insist on a conversion. I actually do not understand what conversion is. We are all alive and we all live our lives under the same sovereign universe. But I would test each of them to see if there is animosity toward others because of what they believe. If there is then the union will face trouble. But as everyone knows, all you can do is let them know your concerns. The decision will be theirs with or without you.

I'm Christian, and wouldn't care. It's my kids life, and I think they can decide something on their own. Unless my kids were marrying a jerk, christian or not, I don't think I'd not like my kids future spouse.

I probably wouldn't even ask what their faith was to be honest.

I honestly feel like if you raise your child with God and reading the Bible, they will look for someone with equally important values. I would not have considered a non-Christian just b/c my faith means too much to me. I also wouldn't have married someone who didn't want to have kids b/c having kids was something very important to me. You tend to look for someone who has the same interests/goals/dreams.

If however, my child goes down a different path, of course I'd still love them and support them. They are my children.

I have not disowned my daughter for her action, but I do believe that ones choices in life diirect their path, and also the person they choose to be their partner affects that path also, but it is not given me to make there choices or to forgive, but to pray they make the choice right for them, and God will sort it out later.

For happiness can be found in many ways, I dont place judgment on my daughter as I dont on people whom hate God, but I do on those who profess God and seem to fall short through actions or doctrine. I would only seek to lift them out.

Scipture has many questions and as many applications, but applies only to them that belive in them, that is what we are judged on

If you were a true Christian you would accept them... however most Christians are not accepting and judge people far more than atheists from my experience.

I absolutely cannot wait to see the answers here.

PS: Do people ever call you Dolly Llama?