I just divorced one. Frankly I would rather be single than even date one incapable of living and functioning in reality. I know that sounds harsh, but I don't trust one who makes choices based on pretend.

Well actually I have. And the marriage did end in divorce. But it had nothing to do with a difference on the idea of religion.

Yes. An open minded one.

I don’t want to get married. But as far as having a meaningful relationship, yes, if we were very compatible in other ways and religion weren’t super important to them. I’m a liberal and have dated conservatives. I’m a vegetarian and date meat eaters. It’s all about respecting each other’s differences.

Now if the person were a religious fanatic who thought I was going to “hell” for the way I live, now that’s something else entirely.

I tried it once and that is why I have an ex-wife...

I never want to be married again, but if I had a man who was Christian, I wouldn't care, as long as he didn't try to get me to be involved with it. Now, if he was a trumpist, that would kill it for me.

Sure. Why not?

if you loved someone it would be difficult to abandon that person b/c she suffers from a mental illness.

Nope!!

Yes

Not again. Fuck no.

No, as I get older I have trouble with the filter on my brain and mouth! My brain thinks it and my mouth says it and that's how the fight starts!

Christian as all religions are based on faith.

I believe a positive relationship should be based on mutual respect and honesty.

To accept then assert faith (belief without evidence) is a methodology to determine truth (things that can be demonstrated with facts) is dishonest.

As I do not respect dishonest people and value truth over superstition, I would not and do not engage with a theist on a social adventure.

Depends on how religious she is.

Depends on how open-minded they are and whether I thought they would try to push me into their religion.

Each situation is different but there aren't many in which I would pursue a relationship with a believer.

I was married for ten good years with and am still besties with a Christian woman. However, she said if there was a Buddhist temple nearby, she would probably be Buddhist. Great woman. Obviously not a FERVENT Christian. That I could not stand for a day, much less a decade, ha,ha!

My first wife was a "fallen away," as she called it, Catholic. We were married by a Lutheran minister friend of mine.
My second wife was raised as an Orthodox Jew, does not follow Judaism much, and we were married by a Unitarian minister and a Rabbi we located in lower Manhattan, N.Y.

Love the ‘but’. ‘But’ always was negates the previous clause that is used, to introduce a justification or even a disengagement for what you are about to say..

The statement you are really making with a preceding disclaimer is ‘She is a Christian’

Now the irrelevant nonsense is out of the way, the real question is should you pursue a relationship with a Christian.

If you have to ask that question you are possibly not ready to pursue any relationship. The whole scenario is narcissistic with no regard for the other person.

It has the same depth as asking should you have eggs or cereal for breakfast.

I had one of the most fascinating relationships with a born-again, dope smoking Christian. I remember when she asked me: "Will you stay with me for the rest of your life?" I replied: "No worries, I am convinced you will make sure it won't be a very long relationship!"
She was amazing to the point that even women chatted her up in broad daylight. When she moved it looked as is she was levitating. I guess she hovered on the clouds of dope and Jesus magma.

I did, twice. 20 years & 18 years.

I am an atheist and attend two churches regularly. One is Catholic and the other is Mennonite-Amish. If I ever were to reveal that I was atheist, I would agree to follow all of the rules of the church of my wife, and would agree to raise my kids under that faith. Christian wives are too devoted to give up on, and the social benefits of fellowship with the church are valuable. The Mennonites and Amish pool their money together to help each other have farms, houses, vans for lots of kids, businesses. I mean, you have to give testimony and be baptized and such, but I don’t mind talking about the Bible and speaking “Christianese”. I was raised Catholic, so everyone there assumes I’m catholic as long as I do what everyone else does. I am trying to keep my “license” at both churches, in the hope that I might find a wife in either. There is nothing that exists that will make people drive 30 miles, rain or shine, and meet en masse, other than a church. There is nothing that exists for the population to be high enough that there is enough representation among each age group in order to have a sizeable group of each age group, other than a church. If you can find me an atheist church, great. All the people in the atheist groups near me are old and have suffered exclusions, setbacks, and delays for being atheists, or so it appears. There are no young women for me to marry in these groups, and I wonder, is it harder for females to be atheists or is it possible that they are working way worse jobs than I have? Anyway, even if I were to marry an atheist, I would still find it hard to stop attending church altogether, since I don’t want to make enemies. I also know that because I’m autistic, I lack mind reading skill, sometimes called “theory of mind” by philosophers, so I can’t see god as a person, just as a natural process in the universe that speaks through fractal geometry and quantum physics. I also have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, so in theory I experience a higher sensitivity and empathy than the average population, so the argument about god punishing the good and rewarding the bad seems a lot stronger to me.

I would not, unless the potential relationship mate simply identifies as Christian, but realizes that much of the Bible is myth. There are many people who adhere to Christian values (the good ones anyway) and have respect for those of other faith and no faith as well. That kind of Christian might be a keeper.

No. Hell no.