I’ve noticed a lot of religious people insist on marrying someone of the same religious affiliation.

To those of you who feel this way, what would happen if the person you marry changes their religious beliefs down the road?

If I were already married to the person, then I'd have to live with the change.

I plan to marry a man of my Faith. I do not feel I would have a problem with him changing his religion later, because I am not seeking a religious man but a man, who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

What if you have children together? How do you deal with it if she wants to expose your children to another religion?

What if he became an atheist?

He would know who I was when we got together and if he became an atheist afterwards, I believe God would work that all out.

In a hypothetical situation, there would have to be mutual respect for each other's freedom of religion.

Sounds good to me. Children will choose their own beliefs eventually anyway. I think exposure to multiple experiences gives them the tools to make conscience decisions.

With that kind of faith, I would not think it would matter if you married a non-believer or man of faith. If you were not specifically looking for a man of your faith, it would greatly broaden your search scope wouldn't it?

I have no desire to broaden my search, to get a man not of my Faith. Bible teaches not to be unequally Yoked for a reason. God is in control of putting the right couples together. I am already talking to a man of my Faith. Also, I have dated men of my Faith, but it doesn't necessarily mean I am going to marry them either. Love plays the major part and I am not inlove Yet.

doesn't that put a limit on prospective suitors? i mean, there are some decent people out there that are not religious...

no offense towards you here, but i just realized i don't think i could be with a woman that lets "god" make all of her decisions for her... i don't mind religion, even tho it's not my thing, but for someone to live their life by letting god make their decisions for them seems a bit too much.
how do you know what god wants? i know he doesn't tell you, so you have to make a decision there somewhere...
and what if your interpretation of what god wants is wrong?
you would never know because your to busy thinking you know what he wants...

No, I am talking serious to someone now, and have had several dates in the past years.

God speaks through his Spirit and his Word! We all have the freedom to make Our own decisions in Life. Whatever you choose to do with your life to is Your Choice. You do not have to agree with me or choose to date a woman like me.

My prospective partners are limited as I want someone who believes in God, but not a zealot.

God is important in my Life, and any man that doesn't know God will not know me.

You're not going to strap bombs on and blow yourself up, are you?

So what about you hippy? You fall in love, marry a woman whose beliefs are similar to yours, but 10 years later she has an epiphany and changes her views. Maybe she meets a Buddhist and converts or discovers one day that she doesn’t believe in anything at all. How will that hold up in your marriage? If you have kids together?

The kids will be free to chose, per free will. As long as she doesn't beat me over the head with her new beliefs it will be good. It is hard to fall in un-love.

Since you have a very religious view on marriage and seem willing to discuss your position with us...I hope you don't mind if I probe a bit more.

What will you do if God does not bring your no longer believing husband back into faith? Say that from the time of his descent, 10 years go by with you continuing to trying to save him and him resisting you. Is there a breaking point where you have to tell him you are no longer evenly yoked and he has to go?