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[quote=Anonymous]This seems fairly obvious. If she's the first to provoke, then you respond in a calm manner and try to keep emotions down. She's acting badly, but you can rise above it while remaining constant to your own non-belief. So, if she makes a rude remark about the morals of non-believers (has she actually ever done this?) then you respond just as you suggested: calmly, patiently. You are the better person here.

My concern is that you will be the first to provoke, given your statement above, that you think "people should stand up against harmful beliefs." This suggests (1) you think religion is harmful ipso facto, i.e. you are intolerant yourself, leading to (2) you have a fast trigger concerning any mention of God or a suggestion to pray over dinner, winding up at (3) you will "stand up" for your beliefs by making a scene instead of, I dunno, thinking quiet thoughts during the dinner prayer. I worry about this combination of your intolerance and your suggestion that confrontation is always justified.

Frankly, if you guys are having a civil cermony and your parner doesn't practice, she must suspect your positions anyway.[/quote]

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