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My religious wife watches Christian movies and I hate it. Does this happen to anyone else, and what do you do about it?

SalC 6 May 5
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That's a good question. I would have never married her to begin with. Is a belief in god good grounds for divorce? I wonder what Judge Judy would think of that. Ha Haa.

I would love to see that one on Divorce Court T.V.

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Years ago I knew a man who stood with his wife as he told me "as for me and my household nobody here watches 90210." (That's an older TV show.) My impression immediately was that he had control and would not let his wife and kids watch that show. I never watched the show much myself but I felt sorry for them. I really did.

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Remind her that Jesus considers cinema to be a sin so the accursed motion-picture must be burned at the alter in his honor.

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You don't have to watch the movie, and you don't have to go to church with her.

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My wife has religious beliefs, but luckily she doesn't watch those horrid movies. I started watching one on Netflix one night, not knowing it was a Christian movie. It had a very misleading title, and the movie was so forgettable I don't remember what it was about. I couldn't even watch those movies when I was a Christian, much less now.

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Headphones or noise reducing earmuffs and a book.

CS60 Level 7 May 5, 2020

A cellphone with netflix and headphones is my preferred combination

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Do something else, somewhere else while she is watching.

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Watch it with her. Don't you enjoy a good comedy? Make a deal with her -- you will watch a Christian movie of her choice if she will watch "The Man Who Sued God" with you:

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Wife? It's a serial thing, just like replacing a car -- expensive while it breaks down from dealing with you.

Don't tell the women folk. They'll believe you.

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Nope, I tell her to go back home, and it sounds like it worked! (Apologies...I couldn't help myself)

If my significant other was insistent on listening to right wing conspiracy radio in a non-ironic way, I might find some difficulty continuing to respect her perspective and intellect. Same would go for christian movies/tv.

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She's your wife. What do YOU do about it?

Marriage is not forever. If it no longer serves the purpose then there is no need to preserve it. If there are many other positives in your marriage that can win over having to be exposed to Christian television then stay and suck it up. If not, a good lawyer can be found relatively easily.

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My divorce will be final pretty soon.

Now you know what "Charley Harper" is all about! (If you don't get the message, "2 1/2 Men" is always on re-runs.)

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I feel it's important to know what they're feeding/brainwashing people with. You can agree to disagree while watching the movie and I'm sure that she'll tell you to get lost. Problem solved. By the way, did you hear that "God Friended me" got canceled?

Know Thine Enemy

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I remember liking one of the Jesus miniseries in the early '80s, but these "Christian" movies nowadays are insufferable pablum. I think Hitchens called teaching creationism in school "stultifying nonsense", and that's what these Christian movies are now. I just don't get it. They offend me at my core as someone who loves movies and stories. They aren't even bad in a way where you know the filmmakers were really trying, or really loved movies, but just failed anyway. The people who make these movies only care about making a quick buck off gullible Christians, and every frame screams it. It's not in any way art.

I found a funny review of the trailer for this movie, but I can't find it. The trailer is so awful on every level that it is really funny on its own.

Oh my... just wanted to poke my eyes out!! Lol. Nothing worse than watching a Netflix movie that was not labeled “Spiritual” and discovering it’s another one of those stupid ambush Net -Jesus flix...so annoying!

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No.
I do not accept faith/superstitious people into my close circles.

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It does not happen to me. My wife is a sane person, and so rejects the God claim.

You could ways suggest that she watches Jewish movies and Muslim movies.

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Well, being smart not to be married, No!

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Probably the reason I'm not married, but I wouldn't sit in the same room with that crap on and I would have a hard time respecting her. She probably watches housewives of OC too, huh?

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It is really not a problem unless she expects you to watch with her.

Those things are really awful.

I can handle well done movies and tales with a veiled message like the Narnia Chronicles and....well if anyone can think of another one? Chime in.

But things like "Left Behind" and "God is Not Dead" are full body shudder, cringe-gag awful.

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Just chill. If you know your logic well you can ignore it and don’t get irritated, still, she is your wife and need respect for what they believe in unless they are extremists you better run😂✌🏽

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Ignore it. When she gets on the soap box, discuss the logics of how hypocritical religion is.

Trod Level 5 May 7, 2020
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I'm in a religious-free marriage, but my brother has this problem. The more he tries to fight the religious thing with the wife, the more she hangs on to it. There is nothing he can do to stop it. In your case, you have to think about separation if the situation becomes unbearable, or if you weigh up the situation and think it's worth it then you must design a lifestyle where everyone has periods you can enjoy independently. Get two TV sets, or PC's , have a music room if possible, if she goes to church on a regular day and time, you use that time to regularly visit a buddy, the pub, or a personal hobby like reading, build airplane models, read, hike, photography or whatever you like. But you have to enjoy that what you do and detach from what she does in that period. If you do things focused in what she's doing at that very same moment, it won't work. You have to genuinely enjoy your time by yourself and in time you will be less bothered by what she does, or maybe you end up realizing you don't need the relationship anymore.

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Do some slow and subtle Pavlovian training. Everytime she watches a movie, have annoying little things happen. Dinner that night kind of sucks. Annoying sounds from some gadget. Home temperature outside of comfort zone. Etc . . . It will take a few months, but will work.

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I generally won't watch religious themed movies. I also avoid "religious fiction" in the books I read.

A large part of enjoying entertainment is being able to suspend disbelief, and I just can't do that with religious themes in movies or books.

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Good Luck with that! I can't do it, nor do I feel I should, free choose.

xlog Level 2 May 6, 2020
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