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**kazinopartnerkae** · 07-08-2009, 05:58 AM

The expectation of an Orthodox marriage is that the family will participate in the Orthodox lifestyle. If one family member is not willing to do that then both parties need to go into this wide-eyed with the understanding there will "probably" be problems down the road. An Orthodox spouse is bound to raise his/her family as Orthodox.

It's like going to dinner at a pizza parlor. We're all going to go eat pizza. If one member chooses not to, that is their choice, but the rest of the family is going to eat pizza or else why go to the pizza parlor in the first place? The one member will go hungry.

It's not that Orthodoxy is being "pushed" on a nonbelieving potential spouse, but it IS the expectation of the Church that the marriage will live according to the Church's understanding of marriage and not the couples.

Paul

As far as the implications of the last two sentences, that is something his priest will need to discuss with you both.

07-08-2009, 05:58 AM	#45
kazinopartnerkae Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 453 Senior Member	The expectation of an Orthodox marriage is that the family will participate in the Orthodox lifestyle. If one family member is not willing to do that then both parties need to go into this wide-eyed with the understanding there will "probably" be problems down the road. An Orthodox spouse is bound to raise his/her family as Orthodox. It's like going to dinner at a pizza parlor. We're all going to go eat pizza. If one member chooses not to, that is their choice, but the rest of the family is going to eat pizza or else why go to the pizza parlor in the first place? The one member will go hungry. It's not that Orthodoxy is being "pushed" on a nonbelieving potential spouse, but it IS the expectation of the Church that the marriage will live according to the Church's understanding of marriage and not the couples. Paul As far as the implications of the last two sentences, that is something his priest will need to discuss with you both.
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