Many friends of mine who are atheists or agnostic talk about wanting church weddings and even go to church or get Christened so that they are allowed (it is a requirement in many churches). What is the point of this? Also have you had this experience?
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1. Melissa L
February 28, 2010
i believe they just want it to look “fancy”.
it’s a lot more glamourous than any person authorized to marry doing it in a court setting
2. Days like this.
February 28, 2010
Known as hypocrites. Its all for that wannabe experience and spend mega bucks on a wedding that means nothing when marrying in a church especially when you do not believe in God or Jesus or anything to do with a religion.
It really is making a mockery of the church and its congregation of worshippers. I doubt very much if the bride and/or the groom ever go back to the church during their marriage lifetime. Oh, maybe, to christian the kid.
3. Ryan H
February 28, 2010
I was actually thinking about that the other day and I never came to a conclusion. I just might do it to satisfy my relatives, and my future wife’s relatives. Getting married…to me… is more of a celebration, and just a good way to make it more of a reality. It’s better then that feeling of signing the title for your car at the notary.
4. Eros
February 28, 2010
Silly traditions, marriage itself is a silly tradition, another failed christian institution. Most marriages are awful, even most of the people that do end up staying together don’t stay together because they love one another, or are truly happy, but because it’s convenient.
5. Me And Me
February 28, 2010
Generally the ceremony is not really just for the bride and the groom. I only had a ceremony because I knew the family wanted to see the “union” take place. I personally claim agnostism but I knew it was important to both our families.
6. ?
February 28, 2010
I don’t know. Perhaps they wanted to be accommodating to their family, or perhaps they wanted the traditional marriage.
As for myself, I had no desire to be married in a Church.
7. The Dark Side
February 28, 2010
Absolutely no point at all. Usually it’s because it’s traditional, or they like the building and all that goes with it, or they want more than a civil wedding can be.
8. sticky
February 28, 2010
Tradition I suppose. You grow up going to church weddings, so when you imagine what yours would be like, you pretty much picture it in the same way. Not true for everybody of course.
9. justbene
February 28, 2010
perhaps the significant other wants to have their wedding in a Church.
otherwise tradition is probably involved.
10. crazysar
February 28, 2010
There’s absolutely no logic behind it. It’s just tradition. I’m agnostic, and I would never feel right getting married in a church.
11. Sam
February 28, 2010
You can still get married in a church if your an atheist and that’s where you want to get married, its not like your skins gonna start burning if you enter a church
12. Exodiafi
February 28, 2010
I find it hypocritical that they don’t believe in God, but then want a church wedding or use phrases with God in it.
13. GaryD
February 28, 2010
a church is simply a nice building to a nonchristian
14. taximom2
February 28, 2010
My husband and I didn’t have a church wedding. We were married in our living room by a Justice of the Peace.
15. †♥Manda♥
February 28, 2010
many non believers still live according to Gods way of life weather they realize it or not…
16. Rev.AGGY™ anti-religious✓
February 28, 2010
its most common
17. Corey
February 28, 2010
Cosplay is fun.