2.6: Different Faith Marriages

different faith marriages

Oddly enough, marriage statistics show that different race marriages have a better chance of surviving than different faith marriages do, especially in instances where religion plays a significant role in at least one of the intended's lifestyle. Why?

Because, just like Original Recipe or Extra-Crispy, everybody's religion is not just the "right" one, it's the ONLY one. Everyone else? They're going straight to hell.

Unless you've been in cryo-sleep for the last 15 years, you understand that today, in this country, despite the fact that Freedom of Worship is guaranteed by the Constitution, the question of religion has become extremely polarized and people of different faiths with strongly held beliefs generally view each other with the same openness and acceptance as the 11th century Catholic Belgian Mercenaries regarded the Cathars of southern France – right before they burned them all inside their own church.

A good friend of mine who was raised Mormon married a Catholic girl his first time up to the plate. They had a Roman Catholic High Wedding Mass, replete with prayers said in Latin as their service. To this day, my friend's relatives who attended the wedding swear that the priest was 'speaking in tongues.'

So if your wedding is, by necessity, going to involve two different faiths, and you insist on having a traditional religious ceremony, a good place to start is by getting together with the respective ministers from either faith – both separately and together – to see what accommodations, if any, can be made.

Beyond that, as always, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck, Jim. This blog will self-destruct in five seconds.