Blissful22,

Religion can certainly be a deal breaker, but it doesn’t have to be. It kind of depends on you. If you feel that he has a condemned soul because he isn’t a “god-fearing christian”, then it might throw up a lot of distance between you two. If you can see that God works magic through all of us, then overlooking the “atheist” label could be easy. Its not about what we believe, its about the love that flows through us into the kingdom. It reminds me of Abigail Chase from The Stand. Stu comes up to her and says “I don’t believe in God.” She laughs, and says “That doesn’t matter, because God believes in you.” Said differently, no matter what he believes, if love is with him, God is there.

Your mileage may vary, of course, because its between you and your heart, as its always been!

With warmth,
Matt