Belle, thanks for the topic. I’ve been married for over 40 years to a staunch Christian. He steadily became more and more righteous, programmed weekly by a Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor and congregation. I am very turned off physically by my husband because of his close minded beliefs about “discipline children”, “abomination of gays”, his belief that he is the “spiritual leader” of the family. When I married him we were partners, no longer.
I feel, I believe I have lost a good friend. I grieve that his religion is so much more important to him than his family.
I don’t believe I would ever spend time with another religious person, friend. I can not express myself around them because they are so convinced of their righteousness and superior knowledge of the bible.
