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I do not believe in organized religion either. Or should I say follow organized religion? It is the God of my understanding that I believe in. My God needs no building in which to know him. But, on those same lines: It is good to visit or be a part of a church where like minded people may gather and feel the same as you. Church is not about God. It is supposed to be about learning and becoming part of worship. We are not even supposed to have idols where we worship. Many churches do that; Have idols. Crosses, crosses with an image of a man on it. Saints. Many idols. If my memory serves me...we are to worship God, through Jesus. God being the only idol. As far as I know, there are no such idols. God, I mean.

Kat

INnotOF
Sorry i'm late on this one, but would like to bring back what you said in your opening statement.

You wrote:

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1) ' Who believes that a strong faith in God is VITAL in a relationship? ' ... 'ME'.

You further wrote:

2) I met a guy with a great personality, a great heart, and even good lookin'. The only thing missing was God. I know that I need a match that is compatible or even more involved with God than I am. So when I told him I couldn't continue seeing him based on this need, he said he'd go to church with me. I told him that if he wasnt' seeking God on his own before I was in the picture, what makes him think he'd continue seeking God after I was his. He didn't get the picture...
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Truly with all due respect INnotOF, and stictly in my own opinion, for what it might be worth,
... could you consider for a moment that YOU might not be GETTING THE POINT HERE!!! (no judgment intended, just a striking observation from my perspective, in reading this account).

It appears to me that non-negociable CONVICTIONS such as:
‘… faith in God’ being VITAL in a RELATIONSHIP,

and equally non-negociable INTERPRETATIONS,
‘… I couldn’t continue seeing him based on this need’ ,

… got seriously in the way of what appeared to me to have all the ingredients of a great (still potential maybe) relationship!!! (Your own insecurities, compensated by your need for a particular kind of God, simply resulted in a seemingly wonderful human being 'blacklisted' from your life). :(

Imposing our beliefs and convictions on others, however worthy and pure they might occur to us, simply separate human beings. It will never do anything to unite, and bring them closer.

As far as I'm concerned, you might eventually find someone whom at first 'check' meets your criteria. You might then move on to marry such a 'checklist' approved man, only tpo discover later that there are 'other serious' incompatibilities in your personnal 'non-negociable' convictions. That's what happens with any situation which MUST meet a particular finality or 'expectation'. It can never meet it, and it always breaks down.

AGAIN STRICTLY 'IMO',
If your God put this 'good hearted' man on your path, thank Him, and let go of your administrative convictions. Trust your DIRECT CONNECTION WITH GOD TO GUIDE YOU WITH THE REST.

Better connecting human beings of good heart and good will together, than trying to match illusive concepts!!!