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I look at religion with women the way I look at politics and women. If they are hellbent or extreme about it, it's not going to work out, I don't care what they practice or believe. Anything more than going to church/synagogue/temple/cult once a week probably won't work with me.

I don't care and it hasn't caused any issues. tWife takes the kids to church on Sundays, I either officiate, hunt, fish, or just take a nap. I don't discourage it, it just isn't for me right now. She is non denominational I am Lutheran. I prefer to go to a Lutheran church if I go, but since I don't, and she does, I have no issues with her taking the kids to the non denominational church.

This thread is especially relevant to me right now because in about an hour, a Hindu priest from up in the Himalayas is about to come my house and do a two hour puja (prayer).

I was not raised religious at all. I didn't care one bit what religion my wife was, and it's actually really cool to see how other people do things and think about the world.

And while I did have a small traditional ceremony in the US, I garauntee no Christian wedding can top a big Hindu wedding. I rode a white horse down the middle of a crowded street with my friends dancing to a live band that moved down the street with us while excessive amounts of fireworks exploded from every direction. Hands down the coolest experience of my life.

I think you need to stay open to anything.

Two Catholics marry and 14 years later they have two kids. Catholicism fail. (cause we should have like 18 kids by then)

Yes and no. I'd prefer another atheist/agnostic, but its not a deal breaker. They could practice what they'd like, as long as they're not all about it.

I wouldn't allow it to get to the point of marriage if she was very religious, she probably wouldn't allow it either.

Wait, what? Who are you 'quoting'?

I'm Jewish and married a catholic, non practicing though she is. Anything short of scientology (or other cults obviously), and probably a Mormon and I wouldn't really have mattered. However my son is being raised Jewish. I honestly don't know if that not being the case would've effected a decision in the pre marriage life. Very tough decision because of how valued that is in my family and for me. I'm lucky because even though its every Jewish parents dream for their kids to marry fellow Jews they fell in love with my wife as well and welcomes her.

No, as long as she wasn't preachy about it and/or acted appropriately in public.

I tend to disagree with the OP and your notion that religion is and will continue to lose it's strength in our society. For those who are Christians we don't worship rituals or traditions, which can die out over time in society. We worship Jesus who we believe is alive.

Anyway, I would think marriage would be hard enough if you both didn't see eye to eye.

tWife and I are both Catholic. It works for us.

No conclusions were jumped to. If someone said, "I'm in the KGB and my wife is in the KGB and we both have brains and we don't allow other beliefs to be pushed on us." people would question it.

This. The only facet I'm a little more flexible on is politics - the others would bring too much tension all year.

I don't plan on losing the current one, so I guess the next one will have to be a mormon.