Yet Another Marriage... How Original!
She was Catholic, deeply committed to her faith. He, on the other hand, was not baptized, not even religious in any sense. Yet, to get married in the church, he had to undergo a multi-year process of religious instruction and baptism. It was a long, grueling journey, done only to meet the requirement for a church wedding. This story isn’t uncommon, and it baffles me. In what world do we ask someone we supposedly love to endure such an ordeal just for a ceremony? At best, it feels egotistical. How can that be an act of love when one partner is talked into converting to a religion they don’t believe in? It’s a façade—for what? If either of them had exercised intellectual honesty, they wouldn’t have gone through with it. ...