It Will Be Interesting To Hear (Thruthfully),

[MrsLulu]

how many atheists who are married, got married in a Church.

[Old_Geezer]

Many I would suspect, it is a pointless ritual anyway so where you perform it is equally so. May as well stick with tradition; it looks good in the photos.

[FredPuli43]

Mrs L, there are two people in a marriage, you know! I was married in a cathedral, no less; there's a solemn edifice to Christian beliefs; but that is what what my wife wanted, being a genuine, churchgoing, fully paid-up Christian herself. It was of no concern to me. She was entitled to have her beliefs respected.

[Kathyan]

I may be an atheist but I am not a hypocrite so I married in a register office.

[naomi24]

Me - but that was before I saw the error of my ways, so I don't suppose it counts.

[vulcan42]

Sometimes the brides mother has greater power than anybody else.:o)

[society]

One partner might might be atheists and the other is not. The atheists went along with the procession and got married in church to please the religious one?

[Octavius]

I may be wrong, but I would have thought that for an atheist to get married in church (an atheist at the time of marriage) they would have to lie about being an atheist. And given that the ceremony - yes Ummm, it is especially long winded! - includes a solemn commitment to raise any children born of the marriage 'in the faith' it would seem rather hypocritical even if just to appease your partner. Having said that, they are nice places and if you want a church wedding for the photos, why the devil not.

[vetuste_ennemi]

How many atheists who are widow(er)s arranged a Christian burial for their partner? I for one.

[naomi24]

I've arranged Christian funeral services for people too.

[sherrardk]

I don't believe in God (though each to his own) but I got married in a church. Alternative venues would probably have been very thin on the ground and Pontypridd registry office is not exactly attractive.

[RATTER15]

I was married in a church the first time, I was an Atheist but my Wife to be had very strict Catholic Parents, She (the wife to be) wanted a church wedding and I went along with it. I thought, what the hell, It wont hurt, it was the flower festival week and the church looked amazing, everybody was happy :-) Now I would not even entertain the idea, Carakeel and myself will be getting married soon, when we get around to it. There will be no mention of any God and it wont be in a church. Actually the important part wont be in a registry office either, we will have to get it officiated by some legal procedure but that is just paper work that has to be done.

[vulcan42]

So did I vetuste_ ennemi, it was not the time for controversy.

[Bazile]

I got married , in a daze

[FredPuli43]

Octavius, the C of E marriage service has nobody promising to bring children up in the faith. I did worry that I might be asked to honour and obey my wife but I wasn't. As it turned out, both children are Christian, not atheists.

[beso]

We were married at a sports field. Lovely setting and we had the reception in the clubhouse.

Never even considered a church. That would be an anathema to us. Wouldn't be seen dead in a church either.

[naomi24]

Beso, //Wouldn't be seen dead in a church either. //

You might - if someone else was arranging your funeral. ;o)

[jim360]

Not even to admire the stained-glass windows, beso?

[naomi24]

I wonder if Mrs Lulu is going to come back and give her opinion on all these answers?

[mibn2cweus]

Just wondering . . . does fornicating in a steeple count?

[Jan1957]

The first question my future mother in law asked me was "Why aren't you getting married in a church"? I told her it was because I didn't believe in God. She couldn't really argue with that.