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[quote=Anonymous]In my family, we were raised religious but my brother is now atheist.  He married a faithful Episcopalian woman.  It has caused issues for them:

1) He wasn’t upfront about how anti-religion he is.  He told her when dating that he was raised christian but wasn’t “super religious like my sister, but I totally respect it.”  But he is actually pretty anti-religious.

2) He is not interested in doing anything to participate in church, ever, which is tough with a family-oriented faith.  His wife would like to attend some things as a family but even allowing her to have their son baptized as a baby was a big negotiation/fight.

3) I think the biggest issue is more about the underlying world view.  My SIL is very sunshiny and go-with-the-flow.  I think being a person of faith can often go with that personality type (not always).  She is definitely the kind of person who is able to “let go and let God.”  My brother is an anxious control freak.  🤣 He often gets frustrated with her not being as worried or stressed about things or not wanting to plan for every possible contingency.  For example, when I visited recently he told me that he was annoyed with all the houseplants she is buying because “Our plan was that if I die, she would turn the house into an airbnb and use that for income.  How will she do that with all these plants?”  So overall I think the biggest issue has been the underlying mindset.[/quote]

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